My most recent portrait comes on the tail end of holiday portrait orders. This portrait was requested by a wonderful mother interested in having her daughter’s portrait created in honor of her first birthday. I found that to be such a sweet gift.

She decided on graphite pencil and couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate medium for the image she wanted to portray.

Introducing Ella, in all her beauty and grace…

Child Portrait in Graphite Pencil

Following the Twin Tower tragedy of September 11, 2001, I created a portrait titled, Speechless, to help me come to terms with how I felt inside –  if that was at all possible…

Today, in commemoration of that day ten years ago, I am reposting Speechless in hopes that in some small way my thoughts and prayers will be felt by the family and friends of the lives lost on that day…

Speechless Giclee Print

I’ve been in correspondence with Nataly, a wonderful mother from Russia, with regards to painting a portrait of her daughter Sophie. After much consideration, we decided I would create a portrait inspired by a photograph taken by photographer, Anastasia Serdukova. This portrait is titled Kissed by the Light.

As Sophie is such a vibrant girl, I felt the best choice of medium would be pastel. Since PanPastel offers a strong painterly effect, I opted to use this type of pastel for the portrait as I wished for bold, bright color and light - a representation, I felt, worked best in Sophie’s likeness.

Thank you Anastasia and Nataly. Most of all thank you Sophie for influencing this piece with your lively personality and beauty.

Child Portrait in Pastel

Come and view this portrait in more detail by clicking on the image above or by visiting my website.  Comments are always welcome below.  I am also always available for commissioned portrait work.

–Daune Sheri
www.DauneSheri.com

Over the past month I have been working, once again, with a fairly new type of pastel called PanPastels. The medium is a joy to work with.

This is a formal portrait of Zachary titled, Black Tie Affair. He is most often on the move and would rather not waste a moment to have his photograph taken. This portrait captures him in his holiday attire, looking like a little man.

Pastel Child Portrait

Come and view this portrait in more detail by clicking on the image above or by visiting my website.  Comments are always welcome.  

–Daune Sheri
www.daunesheri.com

I have been desperately trying to complete this piece in-between commissioned work.

My latest portrait of an Italian Greyhound in pastel titled, ‘Til You Come Home is complete. A more detailed image can be viewed at my official website. Prints are also available at Imagekind.

Pastel Dog Portait of an Italian Greyhound

I recently completed a portrait of an amazing young girl called Maya, titled Sound of Music. By her mother’s description, Maya has overcome many challenges in her twleve years, all the while exuding an incredible sense of humor and beaming this contagious smile!

I thank Maya’s aunt, photographer Lisa Tricoli for inspiring me through her photographic work. I thank Maya’s mother for allowing me to create such a beautiful likeness of her child. Most of all, I thank Maya for influencing this piece through her beauty and joyful spirit…

Pastel Portrait of a Young Girl

Come and view this portrait in more detail by clicking on the image above or by visiting my website.  Comments are always welcome.

 Best Regards,

–Daune Sheri
www.DauneSheri.com

As a gift, I was given a new type of pastel called Pan Pastels. What a joy it has been to work with this type of medium.  These pastels are very soft and highly pigmented which lend to an oil painting-like effect. The application is very much like painting with the use of brushes, foam applicators and sponges.

With a sincere thank you to Robert Provost and his son, the introduction to my first portrait completed in Pan Pastels titled, We All Have Ghosts below.

Pastel child portrait

To view this portrait in more detail or to submit a portrait for commission, please visit my website. 

 Best Regards,

–Daune Sheri
www.DauneSheri.com

I am very excited to add the image of this beautiful child, titled Spirited, to  my online portfolio collection. This particular study is created in pastel which, I feel, works well with the overall composition. This was the last commission portrait of the year created for the Christmas holiday.

The story behind this young girl’s struggle very early in her life has greatly inspired the process of this piece, as did the influence and devotion of her mother, Nicole…    

To view this portrait in more detail or to submit a portrait for commission, please visit my website at www.DauneSheri.com.

 Best Regards,

–Daune Sheri
www.DauneSheri.com

I’ve just spent several weeks completing a dog portrait of a Vizsla portrayed in colored pencil. The rich autumn hues compliment each other very well…

Thank you, Brian Guest, for the use of your photograph of Cricket.

Colored pencil portrait of a Vizsla

The original artwork is part of a private collection and is available for sale by contacting me directly, however prints are available at Imagekind.com. To view the portrait in more detail please visit my website at www.DauneSheri.com.

 Best Regards,

–Daune Sheri
www.DauneSheri.com

Below is the completed Italian Greyhound portrait created in colored pencil titled, Eavesdrop inspired by the animated, whimsical personality of the Italian Greyhound. Of course, I must thank Carol for blessing me with the gift of this little soul I call Paige.

The original artwork is part of a private collection and is available for sale by contacting me directly, however prints are available at Imagekind.com. To view the portrait in more detail please visit my website at www.DauneSheri.com .

 Best Regards,

–Daune Sheri
www.DauneSheri.com