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Ronna Pernell was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, an artist since the age of seven. In high school she engaged in art classes as well as attended Foster Ester Vo-Tech where she studied commercial art where her high artistic attributes were commended prestigiously with the award “Young Talent of Oklahoma” for Memories of a Lazy Day. The acclaimed work of art was displayed in the Governor’s Mansion. Ronna’s technique stippling is self-taught; she captures the beauty and expression of human life using the medium pencil and black ink on white. Her extraordinary realistic portraits’ beauty caught the eye of on-lookers and generated monies for various political fundraisers. The essence of her work aspired individuals and celebrities to add Pernell Images to their private collections. Ronna’s drawings contribute her success not only to her passion but also her ability and curiosity of the human form which depicts a positive cultural image. Her love for drawing radiates through each portraits’ composition expression. Pernell’s catalog, stored at a home studio comprised of many commissioned portraits in many hues. Her walls exemplify aging Caucasians, a self-portrait, mothers, father with son and African Americans. Some of the portraits depict and assimilate her emotional triumphs, joys, spiritual connections and the need to expose life’s human expressions. One famous commissioned drummer Walter “Clyde” Orange of the Commodores, An African funk/soul band, stippled black and the color red.