I am in awe of your work. Your use of pencil is phenominal. Your technique & ability to capture the emotions in the animals is spellbinding. I look forward to following your work
Tara, what a nice message! Thank you. And I just looked at your blog and it made me smile and laugh. Your expressions and style are lovely. And I’m right with you on your goals for 2010! They are mine also. Both blogging and Illustration Friday have been amazing motivators and fire under my butt. IF’s also introduced me to sooo many wonderful, generous artists. Nothing better than knowing someone’s watching…I’ll be following your posts also. Penny
I just stumbled upon your blog through searching images of “black and white” on google. I am STUNNED at your talent! Some of your postings sound as if they are assignments – as if through classes. Are you majoring in anything that is teaching you to develope your artistic skills? (If so, it’s WORKING!)
I would love to know. I used to be very into sketching (usually of people) and could scratch out life-like images in less than an hour. Since having children my talent has been pushed to the way-side. I’m almost 24 and still haven’t found anything I feel passionate enough to invest the cost of education in yet. I’ve muddled through Veterinary Science, Animal Behavior, Photography and am constantly remembering the good old artistic days and wishing I could recapture my ability. I’d love to hear what you have to say on the topic.
my name is alyssa im 13 years old recently i couldnt decide what i wanted to do with my life, where do i wanna go to collage, do i wanna be a stay home mom or own my own company although ive always been artistically active with some kind of art and then i started liking to sketch a little, and then when i found your website i started skethching constantly. there was ALWAYS led on the side of my hand! and i just wanted to let you know how inspirational your art is and that ive been drawing…your drawings! i would love for you to email me and maybe, i could email you the pictures that i copied from your website.
I just saw your site. Your work is so beautiful!
What an experience to live in Africa! You got the best out of it by bringing home and continuing to create those incredible animals!
Your style is very clean and and there is so much to look at!
Do you sell on Etsy? I think you’d do great selling children’s art.
I am still working on my portfolio to put up my own site eventually but am thoroughly enjoying the process.
dear mr or ms Penelope P. Neal
i like your work alot it gots alot of inspiration
my name is d.Ahmed zakaria, i m a children and teen novels auther from egypt most my writing is about african animal and egyptian wild animal my drawing is not so talanted as you but i hope we could find a chance to cooparate together, i will drop u some links of my new novel, tales of the crocodile lake:
Nothing Worth Stealing 
I am in awe of your work. Your use of pencil is phenominal. Your technique & ability to capture the emotions in the animals is spellbinding. I look forward to following your work
Tara, what a nice message! Thank you. And I just looked at your blog and it made me smile and laugh. Your expressions and style are lovely. And I’m right with you on your goals for 2010! They are mine also. Both blogging and Illustration Friday have been amazing motivators and fire under my butt. IF’s also introduced me to sooo many wonderful, generous artists. Nothing better than knowing someone’s watching…I’ll be following your posts also. Penny
Dear Penny,
I just stumbled upon your blog through searching images of “black and white” on google. I am STUNNED at your talent! Some of your postings sound as if they are assignments – as if through classes. Are you majoring in anything that is teaching you to develope your artistic skills? (If so, it’s WORKING!)
I would love to know. I used to be very into sketching (usually of people) and could scratch out life-like images in less than an hour. Since having children my talent has been pushed to the way-side. I’m almost 24 and still haven’t found anything I feel passionate enough to invest the cost of education in yet. I’ve muddled through Veterinary Science, Animal Behavior, Photography and am constantly remembering the good old artistic days and wishing I could recapture my ability. I’d love to hear what you have to say on the topic.
I LOVE your work. TRUELY worthy of praise.
Best Wishes,
Laura
dear penelope,
my name is alyssa im 13 years old recently i couldnt decide what i wanted to do with my life, where do i wanna go to collage, do i wanna be a stay home mom or own my own company although ive always been artistically active with some kind of art and then i started liking to sketch a little, and then when i found your website i started skethching constantly. there was ALWAYS led on the side of my hand! and i just wanted to let you know how inspirational your art is and that ive been drawing…your drawings! i would love for you to email me and maybe, i could email you the pictures that i copied from your website.
thanks for bein such an inspiration,
Alyssa
Hi Penelope,
I just saw your site. Your work is so beautiful!
What an experience to live in Africa! You got the best out of it by bringing home and continuing to create those incredible animals!
Your style is very clean and and there is so much to look at!
Do you sell on Etsy? I think you’d do great selling children’s art.
I am still working on my portfolio to put up my own site eventually but am thoroughly enjoying the process.
Glad to have met you! 🙂
Just visited your web site – lovely watercolors and sketches with a gentle humor. It was a pleasure viewing .
Love your work, the style is much like mine.
there amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! Your sketches have brought warm fuzzies to my day! God bless. He sure has!!!
dear mr or ms Penelope P. Neal
i like your work alot it gots alot of inspiration
my name is d.Ahmed zakaria, i m a children and teen novels auther from egypt most my writing is about african animal and egyptian wild animal my drawing is not so talanted as you but i hope we could find a chance to cooparate together, i will drop u some links of my new novel, tales of the crocodile lake:
https://www.facebook.com/CrocodilesLake
hope to hear from you soon