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Pearcy, AR - United States

very very good work

Spokane, MO - United States

The eyes are INCREDIBLE. Tanja

Râmnicu Vâlcea, Và - Romania

Stunning!

Winchester, VA - United States

This is awesome, Dirk! About how long did it take?

Prospect, KY - United States

So much detail. Hard to believe it's not a photograph. Excellent work.

Harrogate, no - United Kingdom

Great work!!!!

Portland, OR - United States

WHAT TALENT!! Voted

King Of Prussia, PA - United States

fabulous!

Sardegna, Sa - Italy

Spettaccolare!

New York, NY - United States

Wow this is really amazing, very impresive, I really can't image all the effort you put on it, I hope you sell many copies of this fabulous work. - Pamela J.

Cumming, GA - United States

a truly wonderful piece of art. Love the detail, looks like a photo, it's so realistic!

Crowborough - United Kingdom

Amazing detail and a terrific drawing! .....f/v

Chennai, Ta - India

No words to express... What a feel! I salute you..

Bucuresti, Bu - Romania

great shot, it kind of makes you just sit back and inhale the black and white feel! nice!

Richmond, BC - Canada

Great shot, beautiful.

Cork - Ireland

Fantastic !!!

Zagreb, Cr - Croatia

Great portrait !!!

Madrid, Ma - Spain

Really a great work!

Belgrade, Se - Yugoslavia

Incredible !!!

Pottstown, PA - United States

Great drawing!!

Strongsville, OH - United States

Great detailed BW image

Zoetermeer - Netherlands

Really...beauty of old age Dirk...

Mumbai, Ma - India

Outstanding work!

Aberdeen - United Kingdom

Phenomenal work. v

Vanderbijlpark, Ga - South Africa

Absolute wonderful work!!!!!

Campo Grande, Ma - Brazil

Deep work! Really Amazing!!!!

Pearcy, AR - United States

wow congrats

San Diego, CA - United States

congrats on the feature, miraculous work

Tomball, TX - United States

Amazing work! Evey detail is finely tuned. v/f/f

Nashville, GA - United States

This is very finely rendered, you can almost see his soul.

Pearcy, AR - United States

very real looking

Pearcy, AR - United States

very real looking

Bailey, CO - United States

Beautiful; i love this drawing. it is so arresting, I can't stop looking at it. beautiful work.

Starachowice, sw - Poland

FANTASTIC!!!

Glasgow, Sc - United Kingdom

I was about to compliment you on an amazing photograph.. Oh my god this is incredible!

Uckfield, Su - United Kingdom

Totally blown away - fantastic drawing skills!

Fort Pierce, FL - United States

Your work is amazing! Seeing the care you have given to portraying this person makes me wonder about them, although I understand people deserve their privacy, but can you tell us anything? What did this person do for work? Does this person have grandchildren? The light in this person's eyes captivates me. What have they seen and experienced in their life that they would want to share with us viewers?

Brooklyn, NY - United States

Amazing work, technically awesome and emotionally powerful

Hamilton, ON - Canada

wow very realistic!

Hicksville, NY - United States

Awesome portraiture!

Vanderbijlpark, Ga - South Africa

Absolutely wonderful work!!!

Staffordshire - United Kingdom

Incredible features...and masterful art Dirk.......v/f............Jean !!!

Peterborough, On - Canada

Holy crow! I thought you were a photographer! Thank you for sharing your talent!!!

Brisbane - Asia/Pacific Region

The face of this person somehow represents all of us in some way, shape or form at some stage of our lives. The artistic quality is raw in its beauty in that it is far greater than just skin deep. With great skill, the artist has captured a depth of soul which is portrayed on the person's face for all to see. And yet at the same time, the opposite is true, because it's like looking into a mirror and seeing not just a mere reflection of our face, but our whole life captured and portrayed on the canvas of our soul. This is truly captivating...

Dubbo, Ne - Australia

Brilliant. big f/v!

New York, NY - United States

Absolutely amazing work :-)

Kfar Saba, Ha - Israel

You are wonderful, fantastic hands you've got, very detailed. you understand light and shadow precisely, well done.

Kirtland, OH - United States

Spectacular indeed for realism. Amazing?Since your works are large do you take a photo to work from in the beginning?

San Juan De Alicante, Al - Spain

This is awesome!

Bocholt - Germany

Thank you all very much for your comments! :)

Leadville, CO - United States

I just found a brand new favorite pencil artist! You do spectacular work! WOW, just WOW!!!!!!

Santa Fe, NM - United States

You have taken pencil art to a new level. The pictures are not only of your subjects but also of you--an impressive, intelligent, talented, sensitive artist, with a strong vision. Welcome to FAA and congrats on your sale. May this site do well for you. Good luck.

Nashua, NH - United States

Fabulous work Dirk! Congratulations:)

Montreal, QC - Canada

Amazing ! Stunning !!!

Wichita Falls, TX - United States

Your work is just amazing! Wow!

Baltimore, ON - Canada

Absoluteltly incredible talent. Makes one feel somewhat inferior

Corona, CA - United States

Downright amazing pencil work

Suva, Fi - Fiji

Great work and magnificent detail work.

Glenshaw, PA - United States

Remarkable talent! Love it!

Philadelphia, PA - United States

Congrats on your sale!!

Portland, OR - United States

Congratulations! Received notice of your work thru FAA. Looked at your portfolio. All are amazing!

Sellersburg, IN - United States

Your work is utterly amazing and beautiful.

Budapest, H - Hungary

Congratulations on your sale.................Odon.

Prievidza - Slovak Republic

faszination pur....!!!!...dieses Ausdruck ist einfach genial.....v/f

Laval, Qu - Canada

Absolutely amazing work...congratualations Dirk

McHenry, IL - United States

congrats!

Litchfield Park, AZ - United States

Absolutely incredibly! The finest, welcome to FAA Dirk! Congratulations!

Elliot Lake, ON - Canada

You are the BEST!!! Congratulations!!!!

Lakewood, NJ - United States

WOW!!! To say that I am floored would be a huge understatement. This is just amazing work. To think that this a drawing is just mind-boggling. Great job not only doing the piece itself but on the content.

Franklin, ME - United States

Dirk, you have captured and recorded the subjects soul. Lovely!

Amsterdam, No - Netherlands

Incredibly beautiful and artful work!! V/F

Marion, IL - United States

I salute the talents in this pencil drawing. What a grand piece of art. f/v

Lyon, FR - France

Congrats on your sale, Dirk! Fabulous artwork!

Wesley, ME - United States

Stunning graphite work! Congratulations on your sale!

Delft, Zu - Netherlands

What an amazing pieces of work! This is incredible talent I can only dream of - wow!

Dade City, FL - United States

Congratulations....amazing artwork

Bucharest, Ro - Romania

Congrats on your sale !!!!!!

Starachowice, sw - Poland

Przekraczasz granice ludzkich mo¿liwo¶ci.Podziwiam!

Kota Kinabalu, Sa - Malaysia

Are you sure? yes! if it is its more then amazing , To perfect, as even the eyes have perfect reflections of a room. and the on looker . How to get hair like that with pencil? Im gob smacked. Well done and I wish I had your skill. Would not need a camera.

Pfalz, Rh - Germany

Eines der besten realistischen Gemälde, die ich je gesehen habe. Einfach fantastisch! Wie lange braucht man dafür??? VG

Hanoi, ha - Vietnam

tuyệt vời

Bangkok, Ba - Thailand

FAN-TAS-TIC!!

Quito - Ecuador

I'm speechless +_+ How long did it take to create this amazing drawing?

Colorado Springs, CO - United States

You are truly a modern master. I am in awe of your pencil drawings.

Sarasota, FL - United States

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!

Denham Springs, LA - United States

Phenomenal artwork! You have inspired me to keep on pushing myself to another level. It is simply amazing the detail that is captured in this piece. Great drawing!

Toronto, On - Canada

Your gift is of so much value, far beyond your insight and attention to detail. If you could put your artistic talent into words, you could rule the world. Your soul speaks volumes.

Ojai, CA - United States

WOW! Amazing! Good luck here at FAA!

Rawdon, QC - Canada

In french my own language is more easy, Je suis sans mots ,seulement une pensée, comment est-ce possible ? Je crois être un artiste, ou avoir du talent. Erreur, je ne connais rien et je ne suis rien. Je savait cela, maintenant je le voit ! Félicitation Dirk !

New York, NY - United States

Wow simply AMAZING, I hope you have many sales.

Shelley, ID - United States

I see many are using the word incredible, that was my first thought

New York, NY - United States

Amazing work. v/f

Providence Village, TX - United States

.......no more words +++++F/V.

London - United Kingdom

Quite extraordinarily beautiful. I am dumbstruck by your talent. Voted and favourites.

Katy, TX - United States

Just Amazing! v/g+

North East, En - United Kingdom

really wonderful x

Plainfield, MA - United States

Fantastic!

Vancouver, Br - Canada

Dirk you are a very talented artist. Love your work :)

Bad Wildungen, He - Germany

Wow!!!!!!

Ewa Beach, HI - United States

Wow, this is Amazing!!!!!!!

Santa Rosa, CA - United States

Dirk, this is excellent. v/f

Frisco, TX - United States

Amazing! F/V

Beverly Hills, CA - United States

Are you sure this is a drawing? Wow I hope to get as a good as him one day!!!!

Venice, FL - United States

AMAZING... very inspiring!

Reading, PA - United States

Amazing!!!! Wow!!

Ashford, Ke - United Kingdom

Wow , amazing work

Allegan, MI - United States

incredible!!!

Morrison, CO - United States

remarkable & stunning. yeah, what everyone else said...

Putnam , CT - United States

Absolutely Amazing work!! Wow; I have never seen such detail in graphite. What stories this mans eyes, face and body tell. Wonderfully presented. F/V

Spartanburg, SC - United States

WOW... i would have never thought this was a drawing....at all.... great work!!

Cambridge, MA - United States

Great work you have mastered there!

Oshkosh, WI - United States

A master at his art, absolutely amazing.

Bland, va - United States

Beyond amazing !!!

Chicago, IL - United States

Amazing work! ...Such detail..I am truly astounded that this is a graphite drawing!! wonderful ;)

London, H9 - United Kingdom

Fantastic skill my friend

Pattaya City, Ch - Thailand

Wow indeed! As a photo I would have been very impressed, knowing this is actually an image of a drawing ... well, I'm totally blown away!!! Exceptional work Dirk, thank you for sharing your gift and great talent.

London, Lo - United Kingdom

femine..perfect ..beautiful..immortal....many thanks..so amazing lady...om

Bollebygd - Sweden

Incredible! First I thought theat it was a fantastic portrait photo, but when I see it is a drawing I am totally stunned.

Melbourne, FL - United States

Truly magnificant artwork, Dirk

North Platte, NE - United States

amazing work...

Jersey City, NJ - United States

Absolutely stunning! First I thought it was absolutely perfect photo, and then even more impressed when I found out it is a drawing! Its even imitates photographic depth of field! Love it! Love it! Love it!!!

Saint Augustine, FL - United States

Wow, wow, and wow!!!

South Okanagan, B. - Canada

What a fine portfolio, Dirk, welcome to FAA! V/F

London, St - United Kingdom

Is this a drawing (a copy) from a photograph? It certainly has been reproduced photographically or digitally to be printed.

Bilbao, Vi - Spain

Incredible works of art. There is an intensity that is attracting some kind of "sadness" from the portraits. Those "greys" bringing out a drama and a peculiar "scent" of the souls. Not just in this one but in any of them. A softness and a kind of hardship. Rosa

Ladson, SC - United States

wow, this is amazing. Great job. I would never have thought it was a drawing.