Thanks SO much!!

Géant !! It's excellent !

thank you Orelly!!

yyou're welcome..

i love the contrast again . and his eyes are so lifleike and so stunning . too fabulous .

thanks you so much, too kind!

Great job Rick!! Bravo my friend!

Hi J! Thanks for your support!

Thanks Vry much Helen!!

Beautiful!!! well done, the lips look amazing

Hi Kaitly...Thx so much!!

Bravo!!

Thx a lot PAL!!!

Oh my God, dearly loved brother Ricky, Extraordinary, Fabulous, grandiose, gigantic, Fantastic close-up of Don, you have even designed a wonderful masterpiece, unique, rare, with your pencils gold, I think I'm going to Chicago, taking lesson with you, what glory your close-up, like it very much and I love you a lot, congratulations, I embrace you very srong my very dearly loved brother Ricky Texan ... Muuuaaahhh!!!!

thx dear sister French Angelina Jolie loving sweetheart! You are always so kind! The next one I draw for you and should post Saturday morning. pass a good day my dear pencil-sister!

Hello very dearly loved brother Ricky, a very handsome man of love King pen gold I like a lot your great masterpiece once again, like all other extrardinaire your gallery, what a pleasure for me eyes, hummm, you are very vry talented, I'll take the air France / Chicago, wait for me, I 't haste to see my surprise Saturday, you are a true love, it will yet be a true marvel, a true masterpiece, especially rest you, I do not want you fall sick, I draw a man, I 'm more for women, congratulations again for this extraordinary portrait, pass an excellent day, I embrace you very strong my very dearly loved brother Ricky Texan, .... Muuuaaahhh!!!!

I'm leaving for the airport now sis! Thanks again SO much my thoughtful french pencil buddy!!! Pass a gr8 day!!! muuaaahhh

super cool, I wait, I would see if your beautiful sports car come and so I see a very handsome man, tall, muscular, I recognize you immediately....Muuuuaaahhhh !!!!! my very dearly loved brother Ricky Texan to pencils gold

maybe in a few yrs I will get that sports car I've always wanted I shall start the mystery man 2nite muaaahhh

few yrs to wait, it's really long but it passes quickly good luck for your next masterpiece, my surprise, the mystery man.....Muuuuaaahhh !!!!

hehe, well I've been driving a nice car, Chrysler 300M but it's time for a new one with 2 doors! Yes, it WILL be a surprise, because it is NOT one of the 2 I told you of recently muaaaahhh

I have a 2 doors, a black sports car, an Audi TT Roaster convertible, you can try if you want, if not one of the 2 that you told me, then there will be supriste a double, you are a love Ricky ... Muuuuaaahhhh !!!!!

Bravo, j'adore : Il nous regarde droit dans les yeux !

thanks VERY much!!!

Wonderful Rick !! I love it !!

Hi Landie, thanks SO much!!

Wow Brilliant Artwork !!!!!!!!!! Great detailing, I just loved this portrait !!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Diwas...thank you kindly!!

awesome!

Thanks so much Nihale!!! Saw your P.Cruz today...very good!

many thanks!! you're a great artist; I'm learning from you

awww thank you MUCH!! Read my reply to amyleigh21 below for speed tips?

WHOA....this is eye catching...fantastic as always..

THANKS very much...as always

Hi Sera and THANKS!!!

Congratulation!

thanks a LOT Tony!!!

GREAT as always Rick !

thank you Sellia!!!

JR!!!!!!!!!! very very nice portrait... vacation destroyd my drawing plans but ur gallery has grown so much .. awesummm ...

Hey there CC!!! Thanks very much! At least it was a vacation and not a hurricane or something? Welcome back! I see we both drew the exact same Lima photo...cool & gr8 job!

thx.. glad to be back.. ur lima looks a billion times better good luck on ur next portraits

wow...quick reply, ha! You hit the darks better and is there really a better style than another? To each their own I say? I like and can do sketchy stuff too with cross hatching showing. I like that. Just MAKE yourself draw again! Want inspiration? Google a photographer named MARTIN SCHOELLER! Thanks where I got this one, and MANY more of his to come! click here: www.acegallery.net/artistmenu.php?pageNum_ACE=2&totalRows_ACE=126&Artist=41

aawwhhh yes i see he has very nice portrait pics thank u

WOW,WOOOW,WOOOOOW,...........................

Thanks my good bro!!!

OMG!!!, your sooooo fast, how do you work so quickly and still produce work to this standard?

Well, there is much to say about that, ha! First, not only is it "my style" to do just the head and some neck, but I crop off the top of the head, like they do in newspapers. It looks better framed, but a side bennifit is that there is less hair to do. If I do someone with short or little HAIR, it's faster. Also, teeth take longer too. AND I keep them so thit it's about 6 inches from the hair line to the bottom of the chin (8x6). I read that even 20% larger takes 50% more time. I'm not in a race, but I get bored FAST with the same one, so it works out? Then there is the outline method I use. It takes 3 minutes, but saves a HOURS of guess work an erasure time for the space between features. There is more, but I'll be doing a tutorial on that soon

I'll look forward to the tutorial

Thanks much Lise!!

excellent!!

TY very much!!

a new portrait and so soon , you are fast , but your portraits are always so detailed and lifelike love the likeness , it's perfect and skin is so soft really beautiful eyes and lips very very beautiful ! a real masterpiece , everything is so great

Thanks a lot!! Read my comment above to amyleigh21 about speed tips?

Incredible again you are the shit

Thanks Christine!! Musta been that art workshop I went to 2 weeks ago?

Yes my dear JR a work shop can give you a real shot in the arm as far as creativity is concerned. You can also get some good input on how to conduct your class what to do and what you didn't like so much. I like a workshop where the artist demonstrates. Even if they use an outline of the face then do the shading with the class. Also have your people bring along one of their finished pieces so you know where they are in their progress. If someone is better than yourself incourage them to share their knowlege too it is a real nice way to learn as much as everyone can.

I was kidding I didn't learn anything, nor did I expect to. I just went to have a long weekend to myself, ha! Good ideas on the class thing. If they don't get at least 5 people who want to take the class, it will be canceled, but I don't really care?

Hi Jessie....thanks a LOT!!!

Hello Bea...TYVM!!!

Another brilliant, unmistakably JR, picture of perfection.

Thanks a LOT Jeanz!!!

great !

Thank ya much!!

Great work!!!Bravo Rick

Thanks SO much!

thanks a lot as always!

Thaaaanks Sofya!!!

Great!! Muy bien master!

Thanks Marino!!!

So, GOOD!!

Thanks D! Want inspiration? Google a photographer named MARTIN SCHOELLER! That's where I got this one, and MANY more of his to come! BETTER YET...click here: http://www.acegallery.net/artistmenu.php?pageNum_ACE=2&totalRows_ACE=126&Artist=41

oops.. www.acegallery.net/artistmenu.php?pageNum_ACE=2&totalRows_ACE=126&Artist=41

LOL, thanks , I will check it out!!

fantastic as usually rick ... congratulation

Thanks a LOT man!!!

As I said before, I'm late. The next great portrait by you. So detailed. Sometimes I'm really a bit jealous. You're so talented.

Thanks so much as always!!

My pleasure as always.

Thanks Jackie!!!

Thanks Claudine!!!

Thanks a LOT!

You have reached probably total perfection drawing your black&white portraits, dear bro!! Still have no wish to try colour, Master Rick?

I dought that! Both this one and William Macy showed me I can do better by putting another hour or 2 into a drawing, after I normally would have thought it was done? I'm discovering, it is ALL in the blending, rendering and shading?!? Thanks dear sis! I am posting a surprise drawing tomorrow for our dear sister A-M. She knows, but not who it is Be sure to stop by

...what does mean "dought"?..

it means I don't believe that I've reached perfection or my potential

OH WOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!

Thanks a LOT

a great job!!!!!!!excellent!!!!!

Thanks Man!!! Love your new stuff!

splendid job!!!!

Thanks vm Chantal

YIKES DUDE! i saw "Hotel Rwanda" the other day and this is chilling, he is so real ..... oh heck, ALL your portraits are real! DUH! But gees, his eyes... WOWY FACTOR!!! i lovey! very muchey!!!

Thanks again Biggsy!!! But no ovary flinch huh?

Nah, no ovary flinch... but a smiley flinch... i can't help it, dark hair with blue eyes... i am a gonner.... Tall, athletic men, great voice, sense of humor... do i need to go on? NAH! i think i have said enough!

you have described me perfectly! except I have light green hazel eyes

Holy Smokes, delete this quickly before wifey sees it!!! i would love to hear your voice... i know you have a hot bod with great tatoo... LET ME SHURRUP, this is starting to sound as if i am coming on to yah... sorry, but i can't help it, if a man is handsome, its all my eyes fault i am going to look away now...

I have that problem too. It gets me into trouble some times

guess you could say were like two peas in a pod then eh?!...

Gulp!