Artistic Creations by Gayle and Patti Walls

Portrait

2010-01-21T21:58:00.000-06:00

I drew this little boy for his grandmother.

Big Jake

2010-01-21T21:57:00.000-06:00

This is the first colored pencil portrait that I've done in a long time. I was please with the way it came out.

Gayle's Work

2009-11-09T17:52:00.000-06:00

Be sure and check out Gayle's Album for more images of his designs.

T-Shirt Design

2009-09-29T20:11:00.000-06:00

Another t-shirt design by Gayle.

Logo Design

2009-09-29T20:07:00.000-06:00

This design is the logo for a private maritime publishing company.

T-Shirt Design

2009-09-29T20:03:00.000-06:00

This is a T-shirt design created by Gayle for the Cleveland High School Lady Wildcats Basketball Team.

Class Reunion Book Cover

2009-09-29T19:57:00.001-06:00

This design is the cover for the Pearl Pirates Class of 1983 Class Reunion Book.

Logo Design

2009-09-29T19:50:00.001-06:00

This logo was designed by Gayle for our Sunday School class. We are the 24/7 class because we live for Jesus 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

Update from Patti

2009-09-16T19:39:00.001-06:00

No image to post this time - just an update. I'm working with color again! I'm working on my first color drawing in years. It's about time, isn't it?. This one isn't a commission - it is just a fun drawing. I'm really enjoying it, and if it turns out well, I'll post it on the blog. If it turns out well I hope to sell it.

Also, Gayle has done a lot of work over the past couple of years that I'm planning to post. He has designed tee-shirts, programs for school plays, ads, a media guide for a high-school basketball team and other things that can be shared. He's going to send me some image files that I can post soon.

Portrait of Mark Twain

2009-09-16T19:23:00.003-06:00

This portrait of Mark Twain was commissioned by a University Library for a "Mark Twain" room. I was really happy to get the commission. It was my first commission for someone other than a private individual. I finished this in January, 2009.

Portrait of Michelle Sullivan

2009-09-16T19:18:00.003-06:00

This is a commissioned portrait that I did more than a year ago. I never got around to posting it. I've been having an artistic dry spell, but I'm back at it now and catching up my blog.

Portrait of Ken and Marcie Behrens

2008-05-26T19:53:00.001-06:00

This portrait is of a very special friend and his new bride. It was created as a wedding gift for them.

Commissioned Portrait

2008-01-02T21:41:00.000-06:00

This portrait was drawn in 2006. I thought I had
lost my copy of it in a hard drive crash. I was glad
to find a copy of it on another computer.

Commissioned Portrait

2008-01-02T21:34:00.000-06:00

This drawing was a little more difficult than some of my other recent commissions because of the lighting.

Commissioned Portraits

2008-01-01T16:30:00.000-06:00

This post and the previous two posts show my final three portraits for 2007. Since they were all to be given as Christmas gifts, I've waited until now to post them.

Commissioned Portrait

2008-01-01T16:29:00.000-06:00

Commissioned Portrait

2008-01-01T16:27:00.000-06:00

Concept Advertisement

2007-07-14T16:32:00.000-06:00

This image is a concept ad that Gayle developed as an example. It was never actually published.

Patti's Business Card

2007-07-14T16:27:00.000-06:00

Gayle's Business Card

2007-07-14T16:20:00.000-06:00

Another Finished Drawing

2007-07-14T16:04:00.000-06:00

Most Recent Commission

2007-05-19T21:20:00.001-06:00

This drawing is my most recently completed commissioned work.

The Loon

2007-05-04T19:40:00.000-06:00

This is not a new drawing, but it was done for my sister and her husband, and is at their house. I was able to photograph it recently when I visited them, and so can include it on the blog.

Pink Roses

2007-03-25T20:20:00.000-06:00

This drawing is mostly oil pastel, with colored pencil detail.

Business Card

2007-02-28T21:09:00.000-06:00

This image is of the business card that Gayle designed for Patti prior to their marriage.

Golden Seas

2007-02-21T21:19:00.000-06:00

This is a colored pencil copy after the oil painting "Golden Seas" by Charles Vickery. This is one of my favorite pieces.

Three Children

2007-02-21T20:36:00.000-06:00

This drawing was commissioned as a gift for the children's grandmother.

Sarah and Maggie Rhodes

2007-02-20T20:58:00.000-06:00

These two drawings were done as a gift from me and my parents to the parents of the girls. The girls are Sarah and Maggie.

Mr. Hudson

2007-02-20T20:21:00.000-06:00

I had several old photographs to choose from when I was planning this drawing. I wanted to do a close up of the face, but I also wanted to do the full figure of the soldier. I combined the two in the end and was pleased with the result.

Colored Pencil Drawings

2007-02-17T21:56:00.000-06:00

I haven't done many finished works in colored pencil, because it takes so long to do them. But here are a couple that I did some years ago.

Gayle Walls, Jr.

2007-02-17T21:45:00.000-06:00

This is a portrait of my wonderful husband, Gayle Walls, Jr. The original was drawn as a Christmas present for Gayle's mother.

Norton Grandson

2007-02-17T21:17:00.000-06:00

This portrait is of the grandson of a lady with whom I work. It was my first paid commission and I was pleased with the way it turned out.

Elois King Speck

2007-02-13T21:57:00.000-06:00

Several years after doing the portrait of my grandfather, I did a portrait of my grandmother to hang beside it.

Cecil H. Speck

2007-02-12T22:10:00.000-06:00

Here is the first portrait I finished and framed. It is of my grandfather, Cecil H. Speck, and was drawn as a Christmas gift for my grandmother. Some years later, I did a matching portrait of my grandmother, Elois K. Speck.

Greetings and Felicitations!

2007-02-08T21:34:00.000-06:00

Greetings!

This is the first post on my new blog. I do fine portraits in graphite and colored pencil, and also do decorative painting and jewelry design. I hope soon to start doing my portraits in watercolor and oil. I hope I can create something very special to showcase my work.