This portrait is but a moment in time that is warmed by the life of my daughter Denna.  Her gifts of love and joy  are given ecstatically.  Though I gave life to her one summer day, she has given me back many fold ever since.  I have come to appreciate a life more vibrant than I ever could have imagined.
This pencil portrait was done all in pencils ranging from 4h hardness through 2h, hb, 2b, 4b, and 6b.  The picture was taken from a 3×5 photograph, enlarged manually and completed on an 11×14 bristol board.  The entire picture was first layed out with the 4h lead and then subsequent layers were added in lesser amounts taking shadows and light areas more into account. I took about 15 hours to do.