Artist Reply: Camille: thanks so much for taking time to look at my work. I appreciate your comment a great deal. Have a very good week. Regards, Will

Artist Reply: Margie: thanks so much! This piece took quite a bit of time to do. I couldn't work on it for long periods at a time. But I am pleased how it turned out. I'm glad that the piece also spoke to you. Thank you again for supporting my work. Best regards, will

Artist Reply: Mike: thank you so much. I think that this is one of my favorites also. It was a delight to do, but it did take quite a lot of patients. I could only work on it in short bursts, but I am pleased with how it turned out. Thanks again and best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Carmen: thank you so very much! Your comment is greatly appreciated. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Mark: thanks so much for such generous and kind comments! Pocket watches do remind us all of someone we knew as kids. Seems like almost every older person carried one. Now, many people don't even wear a wrist watch. Rely just on their phones! I'm glad that this piece brought back some fond memories, although I'm sorry that the one you received from your grand dad was stolen. Have a good week. Best regards as always, Will

Artist Reply: Darlene: you are absolutely right. It was lots of work and took patience, but well worth the effort. This piece was done on commission and the original has been purchased. I'm glad that you found it pleasing. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Golanv: thank you so much for taking time to view and comment on my work. I enjoy doing very realistic works and embrace detail. Have a nice week. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: James: thanks so much for your kind comment. Pocket watches are very interesting subjects to paint. Time means a lot to all of us. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Sara: thanks so much for your very kind comment. It is greatly appreciated. I am pleased with how this turned out, but it did take lots of work and patients. I again looked at your work and I'm quite impressed with your acrylic paintings. However, please don't leave your colored pencils in the drawer for good! Have a great 2015 and continue to be your creative self. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Misty: thank you so very much. Your comment is greatly appreciated. I loved doiing this piece, but it did take a bit of patience! Thanks again and best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Jack: thanks so much for looking at and commenting on my work. Your comments are greatly appreciated. I like doing detail and using Prisacolor Verithin pencils helps. I also believe that using the matte surfaced Dura-lar polyester film also helps to acheive the results that you see. You are right. This did take awhile and quite a bit of patience! Again thanks so much. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Anne: Thank you so much! I like for viewers to think about what my art means to them. I hope that in some cases it means different things to different people, but in other cases, I hope that my work can invoke common thoughts or memories to viewers. All the best to you, Will

Artist Reply: Dawson: thank you so much. I enjoy detail and I enjoyed working on this piece. I'm glad that you too found it pleasing. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: MH: thanks so much for your comments. Greatly appreciated. By the way, I've looked at more of your work. Amazingly thought provoking. Keep it up. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Ascension: No problem with the miscue on my name. Thanks so much again for your generous comment! This did take a bit of "time" to do. I would start and then stop, start and stop. Probably should have used stop watches as a subject! Actually, it wasn't too bad once I would get into the rhythm of it. Glad that you like the piece. As far as how long I've been drawing...I'm a little older than you. I just turned 70 last month. I too have been drawing or doodling for many years. All the 31 years that I was a University biology professor, I did cartooning. Many I used on my exams for a tension releaver for my students and others the school newpaper used. I became more serious and branched out to other media probably 7 years ago or so, but finally settled on colored pencils. I retired from teaching in 2011 and now have devoted most of my time to my colored pencil art. When I get tired of concentrating, I take a bike ride. Generally ride 30 miles a day when the weather here in Iowa permits. I guess that we are somewhat kindred spirits regarding our enjoyment in our art. It's very nice to share my art with you and others and to enjoy your art with you. I know that many others are also very appreciative of your talents. All the best my friend. Perhaps we will cross paths in person one day. Regards, Will

Artist Reply: Maria: I suppose that it is, but most of us spend lots of time following it. What a beautiful way to spend our time. Thanks for your comments. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Brigitte: I just wonder how much time each of us looks at a watch or phone or asked someone the time? These beautiful old pocket watches just spoke to me. Thanks for your generous comments. Art is where we can find it, I guess. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Ingrid: thank you so much for these very generous comments. They are greatly appreciated. I love doing detail and photorealistic pieces, so these old pocket watches shouted out "paint us". Glad you too enjoyed them. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Jennifer: thank you so much. This subject is a bit unusual. Perhaps because we don't often see a collection of pocket watches these days. When I saw these displayed, I knew that I wanted others to see them as I had. I wanted to paint them in a photorealistic style inorder to enjoy them longer than simply clicking the shutter on the camera. I'm glad that you too enjoyed them. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Dusan: thank you so much for your comment. I'm glad that you find this piece pleasing. I enjoyed doing it. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: John: thanks so much for your lovely comments. They are greatly appreciated. I'm glad that you find the colors pleasing. They did take a bit of work to get them to look this way. Again thanks. Best regards and enjoy the remainder of your weekend. Will

Artist Reply: Angel: thank you so much for these very generous comments and for your POD. Very much appreciated. These old pocket watches were so beautiful that they shouted to be the subject of a painting. I'm quite sure that viewers looking at them will also be reminded of individuals they may have know that carried a pocket watch. To "Times Past", best regards, will.

Artist Reply: Sharon: thank you so much. When I saw this displayed as the original watches, I knew that I had to try to render it as realisticly as I could.Thank you for appreciating it. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Joanie: thank you so much for your generous comments. This piece did take quite a bit of work and patience. I would work on it for awhile and then take a break, then back to it. It was gratifying to see the work take shape. I'm glad that you too enjoyed it. Have a nice weekend. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Marie-Claire: thanks you so much! This did take a bit of patience. I could only sit and work on it for a relative short time and then would need a break. But it was very nice watching the work take shape. Fewer people even wear wrist watches anymore, let alone carrying a pocket watch. Perhaps this is what prompted me to entitle the piece "Times past". Have a very nice weekend. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Bonnie: thank you so much for your nice comments. I too like the way the composition turned out. By the way, "Old Timers" also would have been a wonderful title for this work. Thank you again and have a great weekend. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Andy: thank you so much! No, I usually don't have lots of patience. However, in this case I guess that I did. I would have to take lots of breaks. I looked forward to doing the black background. I didn't need to be so exact. It was satisfying to see the piece take shape. Have a great weekend. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Kate: thanks so much! When I took the original photograph that this work is based on, I knew that I needed to try to render a colored pencil painting from it. Doing so allows me to enjoy the moment of discovery for a longer time. I was pleased with how it took shape and I'm glad that you too found it pleasing. Have a geat weekend. Best regards, Will

Artist Reply: Heloisa: thank you so much. Your comment is greatly appreciated. This did take patience and time, but the painting process allowed me to enjoy the moment of discovery of this subject longer than I get from just snapping the shutter of the camera. Have a great weekend. Best regards, Will