Shane and Angie Hake of

Shelly VanNorman of Wahoo, NE purchased "Beth" which is a pastel portrait of her daughter, Beth. Shelly was amazed at how accurately the portrait resembled the picture used as the basis.
She commented, "It is so lifelike!”

Daniel Smith of


Brian Balak of
"I have known Crystal for years. I never knew she had this ability. Crystal sketched my beloved best friend of 14 years Bobbie. No photo taken of Bobbie ever really captured her loving gentle nature as it is captured in the sketch rendered by Crystal. I remember the first email from her containing the first draft....I was floored, and immediately choked up. It took me a while to respond---I just could not get over the sketch. Crystal touched me and my entire family with her work. She is very easy to work with and truly cares about the quality of work she is doing. I look forward to working with her again , she is a true talent!!!"

Cindy Jensen of Wahoo, NE purchased "Bobby and Her Date" which is a portrait she requested as a graduation gift for the girl in the picture named Bobby.
This is what Cindy had to say after giving the gift:


Bruce Von Busch of Lincoln, NE ordered a custom designed portrait of "Moxy" for his friend, Julie. Upon receiving the portrait, Bruce and Julie both said:
" Very nice work!"


Dawn Armory of Lincoln, NE ordered a custom designed portrait of her daughter, Reece.
This is what Dawn had to say after receiving the portrait:


Roger Morrissey of Lincoln, NE ordered a custom designed portrait of his parents as Christmas gift.
This is what Roger had to say after receiving the portrait:


Marla Miliken of Wahoo, NE ordered a custom designed portrait of her brother,
Michael as an anniversary gift for her parents.
This is what Marla had to say after receiving the portrait:




Cherry Semrad of Wahoo, NE ordered a custom designed portrait of her brother standing next to his 2010 Chevy Camaro for a Christmas gift. Various photos were used to create the final piece with a silhouette of the personalized rear plate. This is what Cherry had to say after receiving the portrait: