Mickey by Ruth Dolan

She looks like quite a character Ruth. Very well drawn especially the light and shadow on her face.

Thank you Val....yes she certainly was a character, one of the old brigade and always up for a challenge!

Super portrait. Full of animation and character. Well done Ruth

A jolly character, great portrait too.

This is great full of character i bet she was pleased.

This is so well done Ruth. Love everything about it so good. Such character - but what I really love is the wiggly shadow of the glasses on her face.

What a lovely reminder of Mickey. Well done Ruth!

This is so well done, you have got such good structure to a face full of character and charm, and I agree with Jeannette that the glasses are marvellous!

Thank you all for that encouragement, it really helps so much. I was beginning to think I would never be able to cope with faces. You have made my day!

Out of my depth here Ruth but looks good to me

Hello Ruth, I dropped by to thank you for all your lovely comments you left on my gallery, and discovered this lovely gallery! You are certainly so very versatile! I have just started on portraits, so am paying special attention to them. I really love this one, because it is so full of character and joie de vivre. And I too wish you a very happy, healthy and artistically productive New Year!

Super portrait Ruth, and in the very unforgiving coloured pencils as well ! I had no idea you had dabbled in people portraits as well, great skintone and texture and super work in her dress as well, great light and shade and love how you have shown her glasses so perfectly as well, you really made a super job of this portrait Ruth you really should do more you know!