Along with hiking and other such outdoor activities, drawing has always been a special project in my life. The traditional style of creating a work of art is a fascinating activity that requires devotion and understanding. As a self-taught, teenage artist, I specialize in animal portraits using the conventional graphite pencil and pastel pencil. Comparable with other art mediums, graphite and pastel yield countless opportunities of which the artist is challenged, including creating a unique likeness. Although I have barely begun the long journey as an artist, I am already...more