Comments on: Graphite Portrait Giveaway : Week #1

By: Graphite Portrait Giveaway : Week 2 - Graphite Portrait Giveaway - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:50 +0000

[…] to Week 2! Week 1 was a great success, I was touched by your submissions last week and look forward to buying another box of Kleenex to get through your entries this […]

By: Portrait Giveaway Winner : Week 1 - Graphite Portrait Giveaway - Leanne Wildermuth : Artist by Nature

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:52:52 +0000

[…] a few hours of going through all of the photos and submissions for my first custom portrait giveaway for 2009, I’ve selected Michelle’s submission of Bailey as the winner. Here’s her story: […]

By: Leanne

Leanne — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:20:15 +0000

Thank you all for your entries! I am closing comments now and will review everyone’s submissions this evening. I’ll update with a new post once I’ve selected the winner!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:43:05 +0000

I hope I made the deadline!!!

what a fun idea!!!

By: raehan

raehan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:43:20 +0000

I’m so happy you are doing something. I just need to get my act together and inspire you. Hmmmmm.

To all readers: I’ve had Leanne to a portrait for me and it was amazing. She brought the person to life more than the photo did. A gift she has.

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:45:21 +0000

OK Leanne, I misread this contest when I initially responded. I would gladly submit a photo for the contest…

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=70042&id=1426307131

The story? Well, you know me. I love things that make me laugh. I am in constant admiration of your talent so I hope you know that I don’t take your work or your talent as a joke. But the story is that this is a photo of a great friend of mine, Deborah. The photo was taken at our 20 year reunion (I’m sure you’ve heard from Paige…!!!) and she is making a classic drunk model pose for the camera. This night might go down as one of the most riotous evenings of my life. I haven’t laughed so hard ever, honestly. I’d love it if you did this portrait in graphite. It would totally capture the fun of the evening, and (here’s where you have to know me and understand my love for your work and not get offended) it would also be so super funny to give Deborah a custom piece of artwork of her in the most over the top model pose I have ever seen. You see drink straw is in the shot so there’s no question she’s drinking and posing. I’ve seen your work, it would be so great that she would (of course) display it and then have to answer to questions about it forever… the thought of THAT makes me laugh out loud even now. That is assuming that I could part with it… because looking at it myself daily actually sounds like more fun!!

So I guess I want this photo to be selected because your rendition would just make someone laugh daily, and that to me is inspiring in and of itself.

Thanks for the opp.!!

Becky

By: Shannon Bringolf

Shannon Bringolf — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:32 +0000

Cool idea! We have four dogs, but here is a link to one, our Boston Terrier Reiko Suave.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sbringolf/3155567406/

By: Ammie

Ammie — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:57:15 +0000

I love that you are going to run a contest giving away your art work. you know how much I admire what you do. Now, what do I link to?

Hmmmm….

How about this photo of my daughter:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleepingmommy/2883796366/

You should be able to view it as you are listed as a friend on flickr, I think.

Josie is my middle child. My only daughter and this photo captures her spirit and personality and beauty like nothing i have ever taken of her. She adores attention and as a middle child craves it as if she were starving for it. I would love to have a piece of art that I can frame that captures this stage of her life. There is not other Josephine–at least none like our Jo.

By: Big D

Big D — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:53:18 +0000

Hello,

This picture is very precious and dear to my daughter. This butterfly was followed and tracked as a caterpillar. Once it made a cocoon, it was driven more than 200 miles to a remote location. My daughter waited and waited, it seemed like months went by, and finally a butterfly popped out. She named it “Beautiful.” After the butterfly was born, we released it into the wild, and never saw it again. This is one of the last photos taken of Beautiful. My daughter hopes and prays that this photo will become work of art by the greatest artist known to mankind (besides my wife). :dance:

http://ardentgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/bfly2.jpg