Wow!... its hard to have not a pleasant end of january with such a nice image!!! And really, from the pose to the hair, everything invites to "be her delight" :-) One dissapointment: why dont you scan the part that is missing, and fixem with psp?? Its a real pitty not to see the full image!! By the way, love the "fatal-girl" expression on her face :-)

Beautifully done!!

Great, really great! :)

lovely, sensual and very inspiring!

Nice new one, Meli! Gotta hate it when the scanner does that. Great work!

Very nice pencil work indeed....thumbs up

Charming! I love the hair... (They remind me of a friens of mine that has such soflty, richly curled hairs ans is always having them made stright, because "curles are not elegant", I wish I can show her the elegance of your pic!)

Meli, she's gorgeous... please... scan the two sections and send the two files to me. I'll merge them for you and you won't see the join. It would be my pleasure. Just give me an area of "overlap" that's on both scans, to make it easier hugs :-)

Simply amazing..Would like to be a company for this cute lady! :-)

Gorgeous and brimming with your unique style. She is very delightful ;) hugs Thanks for sharing it Meli :D

I like this sketch very much. The pose, face expression, the hair, the sensuality, ...
A good piece of art to make my day a bit better :-)

Beauiful, sensual and sexy..( that almost hidden hand exposes more than it hides ;) ) I agree with the above comments..show the full drawing if you can. I'd love to see it. Great stuff.

What sensual beauty!!! Like her very much.

This is exceptional! Beautiful hair and expression, excellent composition!

The pose is something I found on a picture.. I loved the style of it, but I was not really liking the face of the model, nor her style, too grossy and globally too malicious in exposure. So I mantained the idea of the pose, but give her the face I liked and especially the hair (I am glad you all seem to love them!!:)) At one time the face was lookin like Mariah Carey, thing whichh freakened me out ;) but when I finished it, I liked it and I am happy you did too :) I'll send to Jim the two parts, I am sure he will make a great patchwork and so you will see also the complete version :) Thank you all for the cute support :)

really beautiful meli. hugzzzz

so sweet and sensual..**

Oh, inimitable unique and always recognisable Meli's manner in pencil femelae portraits! One more masterpiece. I've been missing them... Looking forward impatiently to seeing more of them!

Another sensual treat for us. The image is very inviting and the pencil work is masterful as always. Love the position of the left hand. It invites and witholds at the same time. Nice touch.

great image - very enticing

:O awesome work. wish i had your skill. Great work, plan to keep an eye out for ya.

Finally I can see it. (although yes..technically I have seen it earlier ;)). The Mariah Carey face you were so 'scared' about is not that obvious anymore at all, as you said yourself. :)You have done a great job fading her face out into another face. The hair is as always perfect..the curly hair you do sometimes is one of your specialties for sure. :) The rest...well others have said it all. A great pose and a great drawing :)

The light and dark is husky and sinister. A difficult posee to find all the elements of limbs, hair frolic and facail tilt. She is whole and complete.

Incredible sensual energy combined with excellent execution of thought. Powerful and intense!!!

Wow Meli! She's sensual, strong, bold, beautiful...she's amazing! You're amazing! I really think this is a wonderful picture, she is portraying a dominant figure, while keeping the trademark gentalness of a woman. You did a wonderful job on this, not only in the drawing, but in the air and life you gave it. You always amaze me dear Melina! Heather

Wow this is stunning work. Thanks for sharing it with us.

mercy please! Im only a man...

I'm glad she's wearing clothes, otherwise the picture would give me a whole other feeling...ANYWAY...there's nothing that resembles mariah carey, a thing that would've freaked me out as well. The hands look a bit strange, but hands are difficult to draw anyway. I think it's time for me to pick up my pencils again...it's been months...

veeery nice!:)

how very lovely!