Words cant explain what hit my eyes when i looked at your work. Im glad you checked out my crap because this charcoal moved me. In all honesty im blown away. Dear GOD

Wow! Thanks! But please don't call your stuff crap! That Keith Richards drawing is really, really good. I didn't add it to my faves cuz it was Keith, I added it cuz it is so very good. It just so happens that I've found two amazing portraits of him and one of them is done by you. I do wish though that I had an answer for you re the scanning problem you're having. I'm guessing it washed out your picture a bit. I'm not very computer-savvy or else I'd be happy to advise you. Anyway, keep up the good work, eh? And, again, thanks for the amazing compliment you gave me.

well i thank you for your kind words, but ive never liked my work since i was a child...which I still am. ha. But thats what keeps me going, is the drive to improve. Every piece is a process, and its all about finding myself in my work. I catch faint reflections but rarely do i feel that i accomplished all i could. Your work goes beyond the figuring out and is shown in a fluid and precise depiction of what your trying to create, sheer art. Thats why it blew me away, and that is what fuels my love for art. Ive seen a lot of artists, and you have now benched most of my opinions on whats good.

Hey well guess what, I feel pretty much the same way about my art as you do about yours. The drive to improve is what it seems to be all about and I don't think that changes no matter how "good" you get, at least not in my experience. I'm totally still figuring things out regardless of what may or may not show in my art. When I draw I stress over practically every little pencil-stroke. Isn't that funny? I'm actually stunned that you think I'm that good. LOL! Compared to others here (see my faves, for example), I think I'm an amateur. So it goes, eh? The grass is always greener on the other side. And so it should be cuz as soon as we think we're the sh*t, we're not. I'm just glad to hear you're motivated to keep going. You have something to offer.

Have you tried contacting Beck and asking if he got it? I know that sounds obvious, but seemed worth asking all the same.

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Yeah I have. Various avenues. I even had some contact with his mom who was really nice and offered to help but then seemed to not be able to follow through on that offer after all. The impression I've had is that he doesn't respond to gifts unless they're given personally, i.e. if you send him something in the mail or indirectly in some other way you'll get no response. Bummer. What I hoped for was a note I could frame with a scan of the pic but I realize it's not really right to expect something in return for a gift. Took me a while to get to that realization though. LOL! Thanks for the suggestion though...

That's a real shame.
Some of us on here have started to make a practice of removing from our watch lists artists who fail to ever reply or give thanks for favs or comments. But of course you dont know if he received it or not, which is a huge frustration.
Such a beautiful drawing too.

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Thanks for the sympathy and compliment, Yamenja. I appreciate that, especially since most folks I've told this story to think I was kinda stupid to expect any response. I dunno...I was actually mad at Beck for a while cuz he didn't respond and I do feel a bit silly about that. Being a celeb I'm sure he gets tons of gifts from fans and, I'm guessing, simply has a policy of not responding to anyone or he'd have to respond to everyone. KWIM? I've seen fans on one Beck forum ask if anyone has ever received a reply for a gift sent indirectly to him and no one seems to have done so.

I'm well over expecting a response from Beck and being mad at him, of course, but I would really love to know what happened to this drawing. Like I said, I just want to know someone's given it a good home. It'd be such a shame if it just got tossed in the garbage by staff at that concert or something like that. *shudders just thinking about that* It'd be pretty amazing if someone on here either has the drawing or has seen it in a friend's house. That'd be a friggin' miracle but stranger things have happened, eh?

I know what you mean, but at the same time, I think it's crappy that he doesn't thank anyone. Hell, if he is given that many gifts he could employ a student or someone to reply for him! And when a gift has had so much go into it and is of such merit, I think there's no excuse. I'm sorry, I think he's talented but I'm not a fan, so I can be mad at him without any dilemma. I really notice it on myspace, especially if I have taken photographs of an artist and offer them copies - I think it really gives you a lot of insight into what people are really about. Ive had big, established people give support to causes, wish me happy b'day etc, and others who nobody has heard of fail to acknowledge my existence when I have put a lot of time and creativity into something for them....it really affects who I support and how much I respond to them - it doesnt make up for the insult of being ignored but it empowers one to give the love where it is deserved.

And yeah, stranger things have happened than someone having seen the pic somewhere....but on the other hand you got as close as him mum with no joy, so I guess all you can do is leave it on the back burner for now. Or maybe consider reworking the scan in some way, to make it yours again, rather than his, or someone's. Or hopefully as well as...!

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