Thank you. It has taken me four years to get to this point. I am not done, though. I have quite a ways to go to reach the point of true realism, which is my goal. I love the NCIS show. It is one of my favorite TV shows. Mark Harman is a very distant relative, as my mother's maiden name was Harmon. Great cast. Love the dialog between Cote and Michael Weatherly. She knows how to push his buttons.
Thanks, dear Rick. Doing a whole portrait with charcoal pencils is quite a new experience for me, but it was fun. I like the dark colors that can be achieved with charcoal, but haven't learned to control it well, yet. Comes with lots of practice, I guess, like everything else. I've been practicing on my Yamaha digital keyboard, more than I've been drawing lately. Between that, reading, watching the OKC Thunder basketball team play, and baking, the days go fast. Thank goodness they are getting longer again.