Merci Beaucoup, Davana.

Excellent work, dear Joyce!!!!

Thank you, Lanka. I think Meryl Streep is one of the GREAT ladies of Hollywood. Her acting is superb.

Yes! I absolutely agree, dear Joyce!! Meryl is the GREAT lady and actress!! I love her acting very much and respect her totally!

very good work!

Merci beaucoup.

Yowza Joje - BRILLIANT!!!!

Thanks, Jeanz. I wouldn't say brilliant, though. I am pleased that people recognize her. She is a favorite actress of mine. All of her film work is good.

Mmmmm Joje ... don't sell yourself short! You have captured her with minute accuracy and in your own particular brand of style. It's Jojemo genius!!!

It is very kind of you to say what you have. Thank you so much. I apologize for not replying before now, but I have been out of town.

excellent!!!

My thanks, fabdulogie.

Wow ! Your portrait is incredibly lifelike !!! I love the light and the shadows Congratulations Jojemo for this beautiful portrait

Thank you, Severnaya.

Many thanks, Lise.

wow..Extraordinary masterpiece, I like it a lot, congratulations my dear friend Joyce

Merci, Anne-Marie. Mon mari et je me rendrai à FT. Worth, TX demain, pour le week-end. Je suppose que cela signifie qu'il s'agit "au revoir au revoir", qui je l'espère, ne sera pas long-temps de votre part. Prenez garde, mai et que Dieu vous bénisse. Beaucoup d'amour de votre ami Okie, Joyce

c'est un au revoir et non adieu, je te promets de revenir ma grande amie Joyce, you're a wonderful woman, so nice, very talented, a great artist, toutes mes félicitations à nouveau pour ton fantastique chef d'oeuvre, I luv u a lot, pass a great day, take good care of yourself, I embrace you very very strong....Muuuaaahhhh !!!!

Many thanks, dear Anne Marie. I will miss you while you are away, and am looking forward to your return to this site. God Bless. With much affection, Joyce

God bless you too my very great friend Joyce at very soon...Muuuuaaahhh !!!!

Oh i ADORE Meryl Streep!!! This is FANTASTIC Joyce!!!! now really, its fabulous!!!!

Hey, I am with you! I ADORE her, also. Thanks, Biggs. I am going to be out-or-town this weekend, so I won't be drawing anything new until next week. Joyce

Very beautiful Joyce! Bravo!

Thanks, Jeanette. Meryl is one of my all time favorites. I wanted to get a good likeness of her. I admire her film work. I'll bet Meryl is a nice lady to know, too.

very nice drawing. i like meryl very much,the look is georgeous. Congratulations.

Thank you, Anna. I like Meryl very much, too. I also like that Il Divo man from Switzerland, Urs Buhler; and my gallery affirms this to be true.

Wow, beautiful!!

Thank you, Paulo. Maybe, if I live long enough, I will someday get to be half as good at using pencils as you are with them.

You're so kind, my friend Joyce! You're much more talented than you say; your gallery is wonderful!!

Again I thank you, Paulo. If there is any talent in my work, God has had a hand in it. I never thought I would be drawing portraits of people, especially at such a late date in my life. I apologize for my tardy reply, but I have been out of town.

Ha, no problem, dear Joyce! Actually I must thank you for reminding this 'StarsPortraitsManiac' I am there's life out there, haha!!

omg !! incredible work dear Jojemo !! wow really magnificent portrait !

Goodness, Nader. I am overwhelmed by your compliment. But thank you so much. Joyce

Très beau travail !!!

Many thanks, Coise. Il est un de mes meilleurs portraits. Probablement parce que j'ai cessé de collaborer depuis que j'ai commencé cette forme d'art en Mars. La pratique est l'amélioration de mon travail. Au moins, j'espère qu'il est.

Il est merveilleux !!

Il est très aimable à vous de dire que c'est merveilleux. Thank you so much. Je pense que la plupart de mes portraits sont l'amélioration comme je vais le long, expecially si je ne vous précipitez pas et je prends plus de temps pour les faire. Je m'excuse pour ma réponse tardive à votre réponse. J'ai été hors de la ville.

c'est vrai qu'il ne faut pas se précipiter pour faire une beau dessin ... mais j'ai toujours hâte de voir le résultat final !!

Je crains que je me précipite trop grand nombre de mes dessins, mais c'est juste la façon dont je travaille. J'ai dessiné ce portrait tard la nuit dernière, l'a présenté aux environs de minuit, ou peu après, puis alla se coucher. Le plus dur pour moi de faire, c'est de ralentir quand je suis dessin. Dessin me donne une «élevé». J'aurais sans doute commencé une autre après la finition Selma Hayek, elle n'avait pas été une heure aussi tardive.

Vous avez la chance de pouvoir dessiner tous les jours !! moi je travaille et rentre tard le soir, et je ne dessine que le week-end !!

Ce que vous dites est vrai, Coise. Mais je tire rarement pendant la journée. Je tire souvent de nuit, pendant que mon mari est en regardant quelque chose à la télévision que je ne suis pas intéressé à voir. Je ne me souviens comment c'était quand je travaillais, cependant. J'ai peint avec des huiles d'alors, mais je ne pouvais pas rester les soirs de semaine jusqu'à la fin de peindre. J'ai eu à faire comme vous le faites, de la peinture le week-end. Tous les deux nous savons que le week-end peut aller vite, et on ne dispose pas toujours le temps de faire toutes choses qu'on veut faire. De plus, si vous êtes marié et a cinq enfants, comme nous, ça change beaucoup de choses.

C'est vrai ! le travail, la maison, les enfants passent avant nos petits plaisirs !!!

Merci beaucoup, Henri. How is your large painting coming along?

Thank you, my friend.

WOW ! She's MAGNIFICENT ! Bravo Joyce !!

Thanks Sellia. I feel better about this portrait than I do some of my others. She is a MAGNIFICENT actress!

wow! it´s beautiful! I love the eyes!

Thank you, Claudia.

Wonderful!! I like her warm smile! great work Joyce! congratulations!!

Many thanks, Nihale.

You're welcome, Joyce

You're more into my era now - this is fabulous Joyce!

Thanks, Helen. That means a lot to me. Meryl Streep is one of my favorites. All of her performances are stellar.

Many thanks, Bea.

Wow, really beautiful!

Thank you, emano.

Thank you, emano.

very nice !!! very beautiful !! great actress too !!

Thank you very much. I agree. Meryl IS a GREAT actress! And she is not going on looks alone.

unimaginably beautiful!

Thank you, Shahin. I apologize for not answering before now, but I have been out of town. Joyce

So beautiful!!!

Thank you Bashya. I could not answer your comment before now, because I have been out of town.

You're very welcome, dear Joyce!

GOOD GRACIOUS, CHRISTINE! But thanks for all of those clapping hands. My husband and I went to Ft. Worth, TX this weekend to visit our granddaughter and see our 5 month old great granddaughter for the first time.

I like this portrait very much Jojemo

Thank you, didgiv. I apologize for not replying earlier, but I have been out of town.

very nice!!!

Thank you so much, Blue-Keira.

Very beautiful your portraits

My sincere thanks, kik.

she splendid!!!! I like very much her eyes

Merci, Chantal. Lovely eyes. Yes, Meryl does have lovely eyes! As for her cheekbones, they are marvelous. Great actress? Absolutely!

yes, an excellent actress, she is always so beautiful

very very very beautiful

Thanks again, prisci.d. Meryl's beauty isn't all on the outside. She radiates an inner beauty, too.

Hi Joyce, i am sitting here with my mom and she said: This is a compliment to Meryl Streep! in other words, you should REALLY be chuffed, because my mom is not a big movie fan, but Meryl is one of her favs A big hallo from my mom, Anne and me!

Thanks, Biggs. Please tell your mom "thanks," too. Tell her also, that I think she is still a beautiful woman...just as she was beautiful in her younger days in the photo you sent to me.

Hi dearest Joyce! Its monday morning and the weekend just flew past!!! Aaaah i will tell my mom, she was so excited to see all your beautiful work and she is so impressed that you don't let the internet intimidate you! I think you got another fan! Well i have a zillion mails to answer, and you send me some great pix again! Big fat Hugs, will get there soon and send you next mail.... a shorter one so you don't have to stay up all night again!

Looking forward to receiving your e-mail. Was your husband able to open that MS Office 2007 e-mail attachment I sent to you?

Hi Joyce, i send it to you this morning, this time with foto's of our Entrance Hall, before and after looks.. and i am ashamed to say, my hubby had not have the time to look into your attachment yet, he is usually so tired coming home in the evenings, so i did not want to ask him... sorry.. but will ask him, promise!

Don't bother your husband. The attachment isn't that interesting. I was just trying an experiment, to see if there were other ways I could send you e-mails. MS office allows me to do some interesting things with photos that I can not do otherwise. Other than that, it is not as easy to use as regular e-mail. Got your e-mail with the fine photos this morning. Thanks. Will write later today.

And i got your great emails too! We are like to bees, buzzing across the Atlantic, aren't we!

Yes, technology is marvelous, when it works, isn't it? Oh, I forgot something. I will slso buy the DVD video of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, and while I am at it, DR. ZHIVAGO

Yes when it works, you are so right! WOW shopping DVDs, that must be fun with you! The classics i have is "Out of Africa", while i was in germany i bought it and always cried like a baby, missing Africa.... i have some others, but not the real oooold classics.... yet...

I liked "Out of Africa!" The acting was tops, and the scenery was magnificent. Thanks for reminding me about it. I will look for that one, also.

oh and i forgot, i have "Breakfast at Tiffany's" as well.... did some serious DVD shopping today... they are so expensive here, but there was a SALE on and ofcourse i could not resist... i am so tired now, i thank you for your mail and beautiful photos, i will answer you tomorrow my dear friend! My bed is calling out: BIIIIIIIGGGS!! HAAHAHA MWUAH

That's a good one. I always liked My Fair Lady, too. I used to have a lot of these movies on tape, but haven't replaced them on DVD's. No apologies are necessary. You needn't write every day.

Aaaaaaaaah, same goes to you too, sweetheart... but i DO ENJOY hearing from you daily! oh i saw the My Fair Lady and thought, should i or shouldn't i... i am a bit cautious about getting some of the classics, cause Wolf is not into them and i want to get my collection going with movies that Wolf would enjoy too.... but if its still there next time... HA i am getting it!... oops, will first have to see how much it costs though! Went a bit overboard yesterday...

Well then, if your movie collection does not yet include Lawrence of Arabia, then you should get it. Wolf would certainly like it, and I think you would, also. It is supposed to be one of Hollywood's top 10 movies. As for My Fair Lady, Audrey Hepburn is great in the role of a street, flower selling, Cockney girl, whom Rex Harrison turns into a lady. Harrison does this in order to win a bet and prove that he can pick any girl off the street and transform her speech and manners into what society views as socially acceptable.

i must remember that, next i go, i must have a lookout for the Arabian Lawrence! Oh i wonder if i would understand that heavy cockney accent.... my sis will defnetly, she is a HUGE Audrey Hepburn fan...

i had a typo there, i meant TWO bees not to...