One of my favourite actresses!! So wonderful work, dear Christine!!! I love it very much!!!!!!!!!Thank you!!!!

Thanks again and I am happy you liked Meg!!

I adore Meg!!! and I love your excellent work very much, dear Christine! Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Thanks so much I wasn't sure this was going to turn out. But I guess it was a good photo and her expression is one of puzzlment so I guess it will do.

wow..Great, she is very beautiful, congratulations my very great friend Christine....At very soon

Thanks Anne it was just posted I appreciate your compliment and have a great weekend!!!

Thanks again my dear friend Anne Marie. I tryed very hard to get her expression it was one of puzzlement I think!!

Good work Christine!!!

Thanks I wish you could come here and help me get my values better. Are you still going to conduct the class you mensioned or is that over now??

It's only a 5 week class, once per week, 2 hours each. We just had our 2nd class, and started our portraits. I wrote this for them as a Tip guide of everything I've learned in my first year. Maybe you can get something out of it? ricksdrawings.blogspot.com/2009/01/self-portrait.html

Thanks JR. I will be looking at that and I know I will eventually get better at values. I am totally afraid of darks you probably can tell. Oh well something to work toward. Thanks again and I am sincerely glad to be your friend I feel very lucky to know you JR!!!

Awww that's sweet! Being afraid to go dark is prob the most common thing I notice in most drawing on here? I've always just known that the range of values can totally make a drawing? Keep up the good work Christine!!!

Have a great weekend and God Bless You!!!!!

super-amazing

Thanks Koala still trying to get Meg down pat. I don't understand why her likeness is so hard to master she is such a natural beauty!!!!

excellent portrait Christine!!! bravo!

Thanks Chantal glad you liked my attempt at Meg Ryan!!!

she is very successful and over she's a wonderful actress

Hey Christine, it seems like forever since our paths crossed. The is awesome prettiness. You've captured her coquettish good looks so nicely, she looks demure and lovable.

I was off on vacation but I am back. I am so happy you caught this expression it was very difficult to master the features and get her look of puzzlement here. She was in full acting mode here and I was hoping to capture that!!!!!

Well, welcome back lovely Christine. I hope you're well rested and ready to create many more moments of genius to share with us. Have an AWESOME weekend wonderful lady

It is always good to hear from you dear Jeanz so happy you like this portrait and please get some rest and keep creating I love to see all of your work honey!!!!!

I just finished an Elvis portrait which I shall submit during the week. I'm moving to my new home tomorrow and I need a couple of days to settle in first. KEEP SMILING ...

Thanks Ju Ju glad you liked my Meg!!

Magnificent portrait Christine !! I like it very much !!

Hi Sellia thanks for commenting and have a great weekend honey!!!

Thanks my dearest friend and great artist. I am so happy you liked this portrait I miss you very much and hope thing your way are good.

every thing is Ok. hope the same for you.

Yes Shahin we are both okay!! We had a good rest and since I got another cortisone shot in the hand that is better too. The doctor is going to operate on Nov. 19th. I am scared but I know it has to be done. I have been told that the operation does work well. I love my doctor he is very good so it should be okay. I will be in a cast though for ten days. Oh I will have to be posting the Presidents each alone durring that time because I don't think I will be able to draw anything. Thanks for the nice e-mails and keep in touch!!!

it is only a short span of time and I am sure you will return to your drawings with a new power.

Very beautiful and excellent work Christine!! Bravo my friend!

Thanks my dear friend and thanks for all the great e-mails too. I always am pleased to open my computer and see all your great greetings. Are you corrisponding with Lu Lu she is a fantastic artist and a great person too!!!

Christine, I put in a message for LuLu but she never repied. It's not easy when you don't really know the person.

I did see that she wrote to Jean Piearr he is french and she is too so that may be why she isn't writing to you. I will try to tell her about your facebook. Maybe she doesn't really know you are my friend. I will do that!!!

thanks so much Lise I am sooooo happy you liked my Meg Ryan. I worked very hard to get the expression of puzzlement on her face.

Wow,this is great! Bravo Christine!

Thanks honey this was a very hard one don't understand why her likeness is hard to get. She is so very beautiful but very challenging too!!!

You're very welcome dear Christine will done, the eyes!! perfect with a high feeling have a nice day!

Thanks Laura sooooo happy you liked my Meg Ryan it was a challenge to get the expression on her face but I think it came out okay!!!

Thanks Umberto I am truly happy that you liked this portrait!!!!

very nice!

Thank you so much hope to hear from you again soon. Have a great weekend dear!!!

have a great weekend too dear Christine

Superb!!!!!

Thanks Bashya this looks a bit high on contrast. I think in the original there are more grays and it is not so stark. Oh well these scanners don't always pick up on the beautiful subtley of pencil work. Thanks have a great weekend!!

Thanks and bravo again!!! Have a nice day!!!

wow , you always get the likeness so well excactly like her , she has got so unique face and she can show so many emotions i think at the moment she seems a bit confused and sad . very beautiful hair also i like the way you do her lips and eyes , really good

Oh thanks so much because this was hard to do and I was fighting with the likeness. I love Meg Ryan but she is a total challenge for me. Also I have trouble with Michael J. Fox too. Oh well more to be challenged by!!!! Have a great weekend.

Thanks Henri so happy you stopped by and keep in touch have a great weekend!!!

Thanks Claudine so happy you like my Meg Ryan!!!