LyricPortrait

Richmond, Virginia

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11 years
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May include: A black and white stippled ink drawing of a person with curly hair playing a grand piano. The background features a large star shape and a bright sunburst pattern. The artwork is composed of dense dots creating light and shadow.

ORIGINAL Chick Corea Pen & Ink Lyric Portrait Drawing | Hand-Lettered Song Lyrics | Music Art

$939.72

Rufus Wainwright PRINT | Pen & Ink Portrait Drawing | Hand-Lettered Song Lyrics | Music Wall Art

$55.75

May include: A black and white stippled ink drawing of an elderly person with long wavy hair and a full beard. The artwork features intricate dot work shading and incorporates small, dense text integrated into the hair on the right side.

Lord of The Rings PRINT | Gandalf Pen & Ink Portrait Drawing | Hand-Lettered Lyrics | Tolkien Wall Art

$55.75

May include: A black and white portrait illustration of Maya Angelou created entirely from the text of her poem, Caged Bird. The artwork features her facial features, curly hair, and earrings rendered through the density of the written words.

ORIGINAL Maya Angelou Pen & Ink Lyric Portrait Drawing | Hand-Lettered Song Lyrics | Poetry Wall Art

$773.98

May include: A black and white stippling art print of two people embracing. One person has long, curly hair and is wearing a dress. The other person is wearing a vest and a collared shirt. They are touching foreheads.

Custom Portrait Made from Word | Personalized Hand-Lettered Word Art | Lyrics, Wedding Vows, Poems & Quotes | Original 11x14 Drawing

$663.48

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Last updated on Mar 2, 2026

As the saying goes, "...A picture is worth a thousand words." Artist and musician, Forrest Young, creates customized one-of-a-kind drawings made entirely from thousands of hand-lettered words. “Lyric Portraits,” grew out of his fascination with the magic of drawing and the power of the written word. Watch how Forrest turns his handwriting in portraits of people, life, and imagination here on his YouTube channel.

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Etsy buyer on Jan 26, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Beautifully done. Can’t wait to give this as a gift

Chick Corea| ARTIST SIGNED PRINT | Jazz Pianist | Spain | Song Lyrics | Al Jarreau | Word Art | Signed Print | Poetry Art

Chick Corea| ARTIST SIGNED PRINT | Jazz Pianist | Spain | Song Lyrics | Al Jarreau | Word Art | Signed Print | Poetry Art
Bill on Apr 12, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Very nice print, with a unique idea. Will look great in my music studio.

Chick Corea| ARTIST SIGNED PRINT | Jazz Pianist | Spain | Song Lyrics | Al Jarreau | Word Art | Signed Print | Poetry Art

Chick Corea| ARTIST SIGNED PRINT | Jazz Pianist | Spain | Song Lyrics | Al Jarreau | Word Art | Signed Print | Poetry Art
Alison on Dec 18, 2015

5 out of 5 stars

Bought this item for a secret santa gift and Forrest was great to work with in this transaction. I had originally asked that it be delivered by Thursday and he mailed it out first thing Monday morning. I found out after he mailed it that our Secret Santa party had been moved up to Thursday instead of Friday! With the print already in the mail, Forrest sent me a digital copy of the print in case the hard copy didn't arrive in time. The print came in on Wednesday luckily, and was exactly as shown. Really happy to be able to share this piece of work with other people. Thanks for a great experience Forrest!

The Drummer

The Drummer
Jane on Dec 6, 2015

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely love the portrait! Forrest used beautiful soft shades of pastel colors which added personality to the portrait of this feminine 2 year old. This is the 3rd portrait of my family members that Forrest has completed, and he has done an outstanding job on each one. I highly recommend Forrest for any art project you would like created. You won't be disappointed!

Annie

Annie

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Custom Drawings Made From Thousands of Hand-Lettered Words!

Lyric Portraits on Etsy is a place to purchase highly collectible prints of Forrest Young’s intricately crafted drawings made from hand-lettered words, as well as to commission him for your very own one-of-a-kind original museum-quality lyric portrait piece! Each personalized Lyric Portrait contains literally thousands of hand-lettered words, imbuing your customized drawing with more meaning than any ordinary picture ever could!

Inspired by hugely influential figures in our world from both past and present, Forrest Young gathers his inspiration to paper using words instead of lines. The contents of contemporary literature create the contours and tones of each image. From poetry to lyrics and every other collection of literature, Forrest takes these storied terms to imbue his portraits with meaning. You can gaze at them for hours and still not see all that is there!

Watch exactly how each piece is created by checking out Lyric Portraits on YouTube. Exciting time-lapse process videos for Gandalf, Maya Angelou, Chick Corea, Neil Peart, Lily Tomlin, Kamala Harris, Mr. Rogers, James Baldwin, AOC, and many more are waiting there for you to see.

Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtKZwFFB-ZO-1rQFKlrPbQg