Instead, the pencil is accessible, plebeian and utilitarian. If put in the right hands, it can also produce incredible works of art. Pencils are often relegated to sketching and drafting.

Shania McDonagh, (16), became an overnight sensation in Ireland, where her pencil drawing of an old man won the 2014 Texaco Children’s Art Competition. She is a schoolgirl in Claremorris, ...

“I have been drawing and painting for as long ... Irish American girl's hyper-real World Cup portraits (VIDEOS) While she works in many mediums, pencil drawing is a particular passion.

In fact, it's not even a photo of a blob of paint. It's a colored-pencil drawing. CJ Hendry: I just kind of sit here and doodle around and just draw a little bit. Narrator: That's CJ Hendry.