Mom
1922-1992
Charcoal portrait that I created of my mother, referenced from her 1940’s portrait.
She will always be missed.
Born 12/18/1922 to 10/10/1992
May She Rest in Peace
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Created with charcoal powder/dust and charcoal pencils.
I primarily used my cotton cloth technique as an application method.
©
A dear friend of mine, Binky,
recommended that I re-post this artwork
since I was new to the blogosphere at the time of the original posting on December 27, 2008…Thanks Binky
Adamsart 
Androgoth
/ July 31, 2011In this wonderful portrait of your mother I can see the truly delightful energy and immaculate detail that you have lovingly applied within, and it is a beautiful portrait my friend. One that I am sure is framed and has its own special place inside your home. Brilliant
Androgoth Xx
Debbie Adams
/ July 31, 2011Ah, my mother’s portrait….my favorite of all of my portraits to this day. I am still very pleased with the results of this one; her expression and features are captured extremely well. She would have been proud of this; rest her soul.
Thank you for commenting on my mother’s portrait, Andro! You have made my day again!
dontchawannadream
/ April 9, 2012What a beautiful woman! How could I miss this AMAZING portrait? 😦
I think it’s my favorite, Deb!!! Wow, wow, wow!!!! <It's a masterpiece.
Deb
/ April 9, 2012She certainly was…miss her bunches too! You’re favorite too!. You make me so much more proud, Cha! Mom would be pleased that you said that!
Love and Hugs, xx
Binky
/ April 9, 2012That’s a very nice portrait, Deb. I would imagine it would have been difficult to paint.
You posted this one so long ago, few of your present commenters have seen it, which is too bad. Maybe you could re-post some of your earlier works when you have a slow time.
Deb
/ April 9, 2012You know, Binky, you right! I’m going to do that to see what feedback I get after all these years….thank you for the suggestion, Binky!
♥Hugs♥ xx
Binky
/ April 10, 2012A lot more people will be able to appreciate it now that they get to see it.
Deb
/ April 10, 2012I haven’t got any feedback on it yet today, but I do hope you are right. I know my mother would have loved this drawing of her.
Thanks Binky for the idea. It never occurred to me to re-post them, then when you mentioned it, I recalled us talking about it once before.
♥Hugs♥ xx
kathrynmartins1
/ April 10, 2012Wow, Deb. She looks kind, and like she felt things deeply. You take good care.
Deb
/ April 10, 2012She was very kind…a heart of gold. When she felt very deeply…mostly love!
You take care too.
Thank you, Kathryn!
Hugs, xx
Hellopalz
/ April 10, 2012She is gorgeous… Love the subtle smile on her lips, its a beautiful drawing
Deb
/ April 11, 2012Thank you, sweetie. She’d be as happy to hear that as I am!
Hugs, xx
prenin
/ April 11, 2012Lovely piece Debbie! 🙂
Your mother was a very pretty woman and you’ve done her proud… 🙂
Thanks for the visit and comment! 🙂
The new keyboard was ordered yesterday from Microdirect and should arrive in the next few days! 🙂
We have similar weather problems here.
As I write it is snowing in Scotland and wet and cold here! 😦
The colour is fine hun – the pictures look good and everything is eminently readable – remember your text will remain its original colour, so your old blogs will be unreadable on a light background…
The couhing has eased and I feel great – a couple more days and I’ll be fit to go to church! 🙂
Love and squishy hugs!
Prenin.
Deb
/ April 11, 2012-She’d of love to know that…wonder if she does anyway. Thank you, Prenin…I really put my heart into this one.
-You’re welcome…it’s my pleasure.
-Glad to hear that your getting a new one!
-I know, back and forth all the time.
-I’ve managed to get the text to change with the lighter background without any troubles. The trouble is I can’t seem to make up my mind about the dark or light.
-I’m really glad to hear you’re getting better. I’m also sure you’ve been missed at church….keep getting well.
Love and Hugs, xx
Princess
/ April 11, 2012She looks so serene and calm…lovely art.
Deb
/ April 11, 2012Thank you, Princess
Hugs, xx
Autumn Sunshine
/ April 11, 2012What a wonderful tribute to your Mom, Deb 🙂 I love it!! hugs xx
Deb
/ April 11, 2012Thanks so much, Autumn!
♥Love♥ and Hugs, xx
andreas6314
/ April 11, 2012Wspaniały portret,pięknie i delikatnie wyeksponowane rysy i światło……
Deb
/ April 11, 2012Thank you very much, Andreas!
Hugs, xx
Eve Redwater
/ April 11, 2012So beautiful Deb! x
Deb
/ April 11, 2012Thank you, Eve!
Hugs,♥ xx
frigginloon
/ April 11, 2012Kind eyes
Deb
/ April 11, 2012Aw, mom would have loved to hear that, Loon!
Thanks!
Hugs ♥ xx
lesliepaints
/ April 11, 2012I couldn’t agree with Binky more. These drawings were what drew me into your site. Each and every one of them is unique and represents your vision. Thank you for re-posting so I could enjoy them again.
Deb
/ April 11, 2012Aw, thanks Leslie. Glad you like it!
Thanks for coming in today too…you’ve been missed.
Hugs, xx
spilledinkguy
/ April 11, 2012I think it was a great idea to repost this portrait…
you’ve created a lovely tribute in this piece, Deb.
Your mother sounds like a wonderful woman…
I’m sure she would be very, very proud…
Deb
/ April 12, 2012Thank you so much, Bob! I think mom would be very pleased too. If she were around still, she’d want this drawing. And she was a wonderful woman…the best!
You’re right about re-posting, Bob. I’m glad I took Binky’s advice.
Hugs, xx
Sabina Brave
/ April 11, 2012It’s beautiful! And she is beautiful. R.I.P.
Have a wonderful evening Debbie 🙂
Hugs,
xx
Deb
/ April 12, 2012Aw, thanks Sabina! I’m sure she is happy even now to hear all that!
Thank you!
Hugs, xx
Sue Dreamwalker
/ April 11, 2012Deb, I am so pleased that you reposted this wonderful portrait of your Mum.. Its excellent Deb.. and she I am sure is as proud of it as you are Im sure.. Thank you for sharing it with us again or I should have missed it.. 🙂 ~Sue
Deb
/ April 12, 2012Oh Sue, you make me smle! And thank you for commenting on my drawing of her. I know she loves to hear all this as much as I..even now.
Hugs, xx
Tom (Aquatom1968)
/ April 11, 2012Beautiful portrait, Deb. I can see why you are proud of creating it.
Deb
/ April 12, 2012I’m proud of her and the drawing, Tom! Thank you so much for your lovely comment too!
Hugs, xx
Red
/ April 11, 2012How wonderful! You have done an amazing job. I am glad you reposted this one. She looks lovely.
{HUGZ}
Red.
xxx
Deb
/ April 12, 2012Thanks Red, and thanks for the lovely comment too!
Hugs, xx
Jeremy
/ April 11, 2012This is beautiful Deb.
Deb
/ April 12, 2012Thank you, JB!
Hugs, xx
beautifulchaos2
/ April 12, 2012How very special that is Deb, it’s a wonderful talent you have to be able to create a portrait of your mom. A beautiful masterpiece!
Hugs, Nikki
Deb
/ April 12, 2012Thank you Nikki! I know she would have loved hearing that as much as I do now!
Love ♥ Hugs xx
Krystiana
/ April 12, 2012Your mother is beautiful……pięknie namalowane,ale to mama,widać ile serca jest w tej pracy;-)
Deb
/ April 12, 2012I like the way you had put that, Krystiana…thank you!
Hugs ♥ xx
northpenninegallery
/ April 12, 2012Beautiful technique and subject Debbie.
Deb
/ April 12, 2012Thanks Keith
Hugs, xx
Autumn Sunshine
/ April 12, 2012I nominated you for an award, congrats!! Hugs, Autumn ♥
http://autumn-sunshine.net/blogs/?p=1514
Deb
/ April 12, 2012Thank you, Autum! You’re the best and yes, I do accept…I’m honoroed and humbled that you thought of me.
Hey, you got the heart down pat now…Great!
Love ♥ Hugs ♥ Kisses
Androgoth
/ April 12, 2012I agree with Binky, it is a very fine offering
my great friend and worthy of a re-blog 🙂 😉
Thank you for all of your sweet comments
upon my Space, especially over the course
of the last ten days that have covered the
A to Z Challenge, it was a tough one but I
have enjoyed every posting 🙂 Have fun 🙂
Androgoth XXx
Deb
/ April 13, 2012You’re welcome, Andro! And there are still a couple of your a-z challenge posts that I want to catch up on too.
And thank you too for the lovely comment about my drawing of my mother.
You have a wonderful day today, my friend!
Hugs, XXx
lscotthoughts
/ April 13, 2012Hi Deb, I’m finally back and catching up! This is absolutely lovely and a wonderful tribute to your Mom! She would be so proud and I’m glad you re-blogged it to share with us. I can now feel your loss with my Mom’s passing. I was just thinking how hard this Mother’s Day is going to be for all of us…well, wonderful job, my friend, sending you hugs! xo
Deb
/ April 14, 2012Yes, and you have been missed too, Lauren. I hope you have a wonderful visit with your dad over Easter.
Thank you for this lovely comment on my drawing of my mother. I know she would have loved that as much as the drawings. And she would have really loved you too, Lauren!
No, Mother’s Day is not an easy day…we both miss our moms now.
Love and Hugs, xx
Mars
/ April 14, 2012She’s beautiful! And what a wonderful mother you have. Thank you for sharing this heartwarming post. Hugs from this side of the world 🙂
Deb
/ April 14, 2012Thank you, Mars! And so sweet of you to stop in too!
Hugs, xx
dontchawannadream
/ April 15, 2012🙂 Binky is so right!! People need to see this incredible work, Deb.
Hugs.
Deb
/ April 15, 2012Aw, thank you so much Cha! I’m really glad I took his advice. There are so many artworks as this one that never got any attention back when I posted them because I knew nothing about how to draw in public views.
My mom would be so glad you liked the drawing of her…as I do!
Hugs, xx
Novroz
/ April 15, 2012Lovely drawing Deb…I wish I could draw my mom like you too
Deb
/ April 15, 2012just try, you’ll surprise yourself being that it is your mom. Follow the tip in my link I provided in the post.
Novroz
/ April 15, 2012Although I understand the technique…but it is the sense of art that I don’t have.
I will just do what I can…write about her on my blog on her birthday which is on June 🙂
Deb
/ April 15, 2012That is also a form of Art, Novroz…I love when you write about her.
Hugs, xx
Carl D'Agostino
/ April 15, 2012I have managed to do a few respectable side profile portraits over the years but the frontal view – forget it. You’re particular talent is that it looks like a B/W photo.
Deb
/ April 18, 2012Thank you, Carl!
Hugs, xx
George W Mahn III
/ April 16, 2012Beautiful, Deb!
Deb
/ April 16, 2012Thank you, George!
Hugs, xx
Scott Mitchell
/ April 16, 2012I had to revisit this one, as it came to mind over the weekend as I sat and pondering shading in face drawings, etc. Very beautifully done Debbie!
Deb
/ April 16, 2012Oh my mother would be tickled to know that you were thinking about her…as I am too!
I would love to be able to do a painting of her. Of anyone for that matter, but I just haven’t managed to date to get them to look too realistic.
Thank you for the lovely comment, Scott!
Hugs, xx
Soma Mukherjee
/ April 17, 2012This is absolutely marvelous Deb…
you have drawn your moms potrait with so much love
She has done such a good job raising you..you are absolutely gem and a beautiful heart. you make her proud every day.
Deb
/ April 18, 2012Thank you very much, my friend! This is one portrait drawing I will always cherish.
Thank you for the gift too, Soma! You always bring me love. 🙂
Hugs, xx
asmalltowndad
/ April 18, 2012Such a wonderful softness to the drawing and your mother’s eyes. Beautiful drawing and one to cherish for ever!
Deb
/ April 18, 2012Thank you, Ryan!
xo
Oceanwaves
/ April 21, 2012Stunning..both drawing and your Mother Deb. She had amazing eyes.
A glourious work of art hun.
Peace be with you.
Big hug Txx
Deb
/ April 21, 2012She had the deepest brown eyes you could have ever seen. Her eyes would just swallow me up with warmth.
Thank you so much, Tracy!
Love and Hugs, xx
cat
/ May 11, 2012Wow …I discovered the wonderful drawing of your mumme, Deb … just when I thought: Wonder whether Deb ever drawing a pic of her … and there it is … Love you, my friend. Always, cat.
Deb
/ May 11, 2012Yes, you did…and I’m glad too!. Thank you for such a lovely comment too!
Hugs xx
Binky
/ May 12, 2013Still a nice picture and a nice tribute to your mother.