Hey, Ben!! It's me again...Barbara. :o)b I see you have been visiting my 'rounds'!! :o)b I was inspired today coming home from work and I have added several new rounds. I am cracking myself up right now. :o))))b I also opened up the rounds so other photographers can play too. Want to join in??? Barbara. :o)b

said pompeii7 2004.03.02 at 18:09:52 PST

Hi Ben! I've been visiting your drawings and I stopped half way thru to tell you I like your "Omiba' You have really started to show your mastery of shape, shading and precision. Looks like you spend alot of time with the pencil and pad in hand!!! That's great! If you would like to visit my family's art, you can do so at 'Bob's legacy...art from the Bob gene pool'. I'm going back now to contiue my enjoyable study of your work. Barbara, Dallas, TX :o)b

said pompeii7 2004.02.06 at 16:55:31 PST

Hello again Ben!I am so excited that you enjoyed my paintings -I am so opposite to you, I just grab my paints and paint I don't sKetch anything in just bumble my way along until I think I've finished !Tell me are you a science teacher or something or an illustrater for that type of book -your sketches -pencil drawings -pen and ink or whatever fascinate me they would appear to be meticulous and precise -surely you are not a fiddler like me-you appear to have a definate image you need to portray -any way LOVE them and hope like crazy that darling wee Jacob has inherited his Grandaddy's talent!Hope you gave him some crayon and paper for Christmas!Take good care Ben -I'm off-I talk too much! Bye from New Zealand -Lynne

said lynne294 2004.02.01 at 02:15:19 PST

Hi Ben! Thanks for stopping by. Thanks for sharing your talent and imagination these are terrfic. Happy New Year to you and yours! Jane

said peonierose 2003.12.31 at 13:56:12 PST

Dear Ben,your drawings are soo intricate and detailed and the line to all of them is superb-I really enjoyed viewing your wonderful talent,thankyou !Thankyou too for your very lovely comments -I am honoured that you enjoyed sharing my garden -it is ever changing -the most tempory artform.Our son,Benjamin,is serving in Afghastan at present.All Ben's are beautiful people -keep in touch -best wishes from Kimbolton,New Zealand!

said lynne294 2003.12.16 at 07:41:41 PST

Hi Ben, thanks for visiting my web, you have a wonderful talent, your drawings are superb. Rest of the web site great. Thank's again. God Bless the USA, we did it together. Cheers. RAY (UK)

said viking153 2003.12.15 at 08:20:20 PST

You have a real tallent.. I very much enjoyed the slide show.. Wonderful!..Thanks so much for sharing..Sheree

said shereeg39 2003.11.26 at 19:19:32 PST

Ciao Ben! ...you asked me..most are my watercolors when I had enough time...and who know? may be one day I will meet my little nephew...! Thanks, Clara

said clarita137 2003.11.16 at 14:35:19 PST

Thank you for your recent entry in my guestbook and your idea of giving CD's to friends and family with my work is great! By the way, your drawings are amazing. Very imaginative. I hope you do more in color.

said carmela2000 2003.10.07 at 05:47:29 PDT

Greetings Ben, Thank you for your kind and gentle encouragement.I viewed your drawings three times, and I see you have a put a lot of time into them.Your talent is very original!! You have your own style and I like that.. Big mushroom #3,Brick stairway #6, Mushroom #6, Park #17, and the Stone wall #19 are my favorites.I would like to say please keep drawing.I would like to see what you came up with if I suggested a kitten sleeping on an old wooden fence railing with an old barn in the background, or a beautiful flower growing out of a rickity stone wall or out of the crevice of a mountian at sun rise or set.Your work is very distinct!! My Mom is the true Artist in my family she went to Ringling art school in Sarasota Florida and got her Bachelor degree in Art. I like to draw art that is in the middle part abstract part real. Like you!!!It has been "very nice" to meet you..and your Grandson Jacob is a real handsome Baby."Congratula ions"keep in touch. God be with you!! Marilyn

said velvet259 2003.10.06 at 07:31:58 PDT

wow those drawings are fantastic you are very talented thanks for sharing mark

said markandrews102 2003.10.04 at 10:58:52 PDT

PS...my 'art' is under user aussie_gypsy I'd love to have a 'play' with 'frog in knots' and 'big Mush'...my e-mail is gypsy646@hotmail.com...*_ *....

said gypsy646 2003.09.25 at 23:27:50 PDT

Gidday Ben...Thanks so much for visiting my albums and for your kind comments...you are a very talented fella...these drawings are wonderful...I love the 'mushies' and the park and the roots...My art is allllll done by computer...I cant even draw a straight line with the help of a ruler...LOL...Kindest Regards from Gypsy in Western Australia....*_*....

said gypsy646 2003.09.25 at 23:24:14 PDT

Again me! Now I read your entries and I realized that I wrote you the same words some time ago - Special meaning -

said clarita137 2003.09.22 at 12:58:01 PDT

Ciao Ben! I just saw slideshow of you drawings...a brainstorming..no words..intriguing..so simple..so deep..I could stay hours on each one..in Hammerhead I found my little fish..and at the end my crab...

said clarita137 2003.09.22 at 12:51:00 PDT

Ciao Ben!!! I just changed the title of African sunsets, it is a real alligator, how did you see it!!??!! It took a little bit to me to see... I love your drawings, as just i told you Crab is my sign..this time i have choosen Fish, he seems so little and worried I do not about what...he makes tenderness* Un caro saluto, Clara

said clarita137 2003.09.06 at 11:01:52 PDT

Ciao Ben! your words thouched me deeply... and there are no words to say just: thank! Clara, Rome, Italy

said clarita137 2003.08.15 at 12:57:00 PDT

Hi Ben...Appreciate your kind words about the wooden barn photos..Yes you are right as these are a wonderful past of the history of our country..I truly enjoy taking the backroads searching for these treasures, along with the old wooden churches...it's like "taking time to smell the roses"..getting off the Interstates to enjoy parts of the country we would only miss if we didn't take some time..Glad to see that others are viewing your drawings from the comments below as you are blessed with a God Given talent.. Have a Great Day & God Bless...Ken

said bigdaddy8x14 2003.07.28 at 01:56:09 PDT

Hello! Thank you for your kind words about my albums! It's so important for me, because I'm not very experienced in all that! I feel such support from you!!! Julia

said yulia_home2 2003.07.24 at 08:08:53 PDT

Thank you for your kind words in my guestbook. If you had not left a "calling card" I would have missed all of this. Your drawings are fantastic! Thank you for sharing them. joan (ta2, primordial101) (New Jersey)

said primordial101 2003.07.22 at 19:47:26 PDT

Very tallented, such complex drawings. Greetings from New Zealand.

said glennisnz 2003.07.13 at 01:20:48 PDT

What a talent you have - great album!!

said blazeofglory02 2003.07.12 at 10:17:41 PDT

Hi Ben! Thanks you for your kind words in my Crater Lake album..To answer your question of "how".. Only God has that answer..I will tell you this..a trip to Crater Lake is well worth the time spent there as it's one of the most awesome places I've ever seen..So much beauty to behold..Hope someday you will be able to make a trip to the Pacific Northwest.just allow lots of time beacuse in Oregon alone there are so many places that I missed due to the time factor..View my albums & this will give you an idea..Also look at some of the albums of people who live in that area..This way you can plan a trip like I did..Now about your drawings..these are simply awesome..You are turly blessed with a gift which can only come from God..Hope to see many more albums from you in the future..Thanks again for sharing & God's Blessings from Texas...Ken

said bigdaddy8x14 2003.07.12 at 07:43:18 PDT

Thank you for the nice words! I am happy that it's your island, I think it's everyone island to dream about... Your drawing are really intriguing, I could stay a lot of time looking at each one, I love Crab, it renders perfectly the idea of my astrological sign. Bye

said clarita137 2003.07.12 at 07:27:10 PDT

Loved your drawings. Has a Michael Whelan kind of quaility. Very cool!

said unicorn67mom 2003.06.18 at 13:43:07 PDT