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JB Elmore“My main concern is to really get the portrait life like and make the image look real. I know I have something when it starts to come to life.”I have been creating hand-drawn portraits for years. It started when I picked up a pad of paper and pencil and tried my luck at my first portrait when I was in high school. I have been a commercial artist for over 25 years enjoying every minute of my craft, which I call “Photographic Realism.” “Every time I start a new project, it's a new challenge. I take great strides to capture the true essence of each portrait I work on. The hardest part of the entire portrait is getting the face to look right. If the eyes are not quite right, you might as well start over. It is important to pinpoint every little detail of a person's face. It goes a little bit beyond a sketch. The larger the picture is, the easier it is to capture these little details. It often takes six to seven hours to finish one portrait with a single person. The time is usually doubled when more than one person is in the drawing. The finished portrait is worth every minute! You can have extra photographs printed, but a penciled portrait is one of a kind. Older people have a lot of character. Younger people are so expressive. Whether it be a grandparent or a young child, these portraits help capture memories, or a stage in life, in a unique way. To give the portrait that finished look, the work is matted and framed. What a perfect gift, especially for those that are hard to buy for! Elmore's work has been on view at Cozy Corner Bookstore and Coffee Shoppe in Louisiana, MO. For more information about J.B. Elmore's portraits, call 573-754-6356, or email me at artist@jbelmore.com. |
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| 11 x 14 | Starting at $200 |
| 16 x 20 | Starting at $350 |
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Notecards and Prints
| 11 x 14 Print - Abraham Lincoln $25.00 Contact artist |
Boxed set of 10 notecards with envelopes
- Abraham Lincoln $15.00 Contact artist |