My Sketchbook

115 responses

1. hvwallis96 08.22.2009

   oh my goodness. you are AMAZING Hal ! you should post more of your artwork! you are really talented! keep drawing! :)

2. bree 09.13.2009

   this is really amazing!!!!!!! :P I’M AN ARTIST   2 U SHULD POST MORE!!

3. heavenlywa 09.28.2009

   kewl dude

4. Yori 10.01.2009

   nice. You really are GOOD!

5. avrilsophie 10.05.2009

   What does this piece/sketch say?

6. tiffany923 10.11.2009

   wow, this is amazing!
   keep posting!
   what does this sketch portray? is amanda in the sketch?
   do u have any of her while u guys were out 2gether?
   tht might b helpful.
   xoxo tiff

7. EmoCourtneyG 10.12.2009

   This is really great!  But one quick question…  Do you have any drawings of Amanda?  Like what tiffany923 said, do you have any of her and you guys while you were out?  Maybe theres a sticker somewhere in one of those places…  Like has she ever asked you to draw her a certian place?  That might be worth looking into.  I dont know, just a thought.

8. lvrgrl123 10.12.2009

   you all are so stupid!

9. EmoCourtneyG 10.13.2009

   Ummm..  why are we stupid?

10. NewsiesGoil 10.28.2009

    the is really good!

11. BehindTheMask 11.04.2009

    Im an artist to great job Hal!

12. Hal Bennett 11.06.2009

    wow. thanks guys. there is another drawing of Amanda I did in Invisible I that you should check out. If I had more, I would post them, the thing is, after she left I realized that all my drawings of her besides this and the one in Invisible were gone…

13. MinnieMouse 11.09.2009

    they are all very drawn. ur a wonderful artist Hal, and i luv the use of colour. im an artist to… and thats a bit weird that all your pictures of Amanda were gone. could she have taken them so none of us could help find her or was it purely a coinsidence?  Mariamxxx

14. Lesli 11.11.2009

    That is so beauitful…I’m hypnotized:)

15. Lesli 11.11.2009

    ps. I’m also an artist too!!!

16. Ashley 11.16.2009

    wowz, I’m an aritist too (sorta) however my sketchbook isn’t as cluttered. I guess your way is better for the environment, less paper used. Still, your better at drawing than I am.

17. ravenweirdo 11.16.2009

    OMG hal ur a really good airtist

18. imreallyodd 11.22.2009

    You’re such a talented artist, one who can portray thousands of words in one beautiful picture.

19. haitianqueen 12.16.2009

    you really got talent u probably be one famous artist some day

20. sumiko*~ 12.18.2009

    wow i think ur one of the top 10 artist in america, bummer i didnt knew that they had an ralationship even though i read the book i didnt pay attention to that i some times make drawings well they are just dresses whatev peace out ARTISTS

21. Nicolla 12.21.2009

    OMG the picture is AMAZING hal. such a pity the pictures of Amanda were taken, I do really think that she took them

22. pmckinney12 12.23.2009

    this is amazing I so wish I could draw that good

23. danni.roxs 12.23.2009

    That drawing was so cool

24. fun-lovingirl 12.31.2009

    Keep up the good work! Its amazing! And keep posting them!! pls!

25. mojoproject 01.01.2010

    This is really good but give us 1 of amanda

26. nanda 01.01.2010

    This is so amazing!

27. demi101 01.02.2010

    OMG!!!! i love your art work hal. it is so amazing. can’t wait to see more.
    LOL!!!
    ♥♥♥♥♥

28. uliucer 01.04.2010

    I’m really impressed. Im an artist too(take it from my parents) and its really cool when someone else is soo good at what you like doing. Cant wait to see more!

29. EmiJeanMarie 01.05.2010

    you are a really good artist! the best i can do is a stick figure! you are really good, hal. keep drawing and hey could you do as the other’s have suggested and post more of your art?

30. Ellen 01.06.2010

    wow! hal ,your amazing you should totally keep posting more. do you hav any of amanda in a place she asked you to draw her? if you have look in that place…xoxo

31. *SugGAHiPpY* 01.07.2010

    Wait…Hal are you like..REAL??Or Have I missed something here…
    Dude I am confused…
    =-/

32. lvrgrl123 01.07.2010

    why do u guys keep callin me hal cuz i hate that so stop really or ill stop postin

33. lvrgrl123 01.07.2010

    cuz wen u email me u call me hl and thats a [removed] name and if u keep callin me that name ill stop postin k? and im very serious cuz this site is stupid and reitarded cuz i havent read the book yet and those rnt my pics they r somebody else’s drawing.

34. *SugGAHiPpY* 01.07.2010

    Um…lvrgrl123…WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
    We are actually reffering to Hal the guy that drew the pictures not you..

35. Rushwater 01.11.2010

    ...Okay then, moving along. Those are REALLY good pictures you drew, HAL BENNETT. I’m a pretty good artist, but not THAT good.

36. Norton_Gurl 01.12.2010

    i lik it, very creative. jst i would say draw one of amanda but u prob. wont. :P

37. Pipper 01.14.2010

    I wonder, if you could draw us a picture of Amanda for us, since ur such a great artist and all

38. Lilangel 01.16.2010

    I love the picture! Very creative and so impressive! Please draw a picture of Amanda for us! Keep posting more too!

39. bellagaijin 01.16.2010

    I love this ♥ It’s so beautiful…

40. QTpie1234 01.16.2010

    wow this is really good im kinda new here and i was woundering is this book post to be true and is everyone thats in the book r relly real

41. Zoey 01.20.2010

    Your an awesome artist!! you should post more!

42. Skinnyhippo 01.21.2010

    wow your a really good artist!!! i hope you post more!!!

43. ilovebooks 01.22.2010

    Omg that is sooo cool what dose it mean??? post more !!!

44. inkheart 01.28.2010

    r the people in the picture Callie, Nia, Mr.Thornhill, Todd, and some random people you decided to draw? it’s really great! could you post like more pics with Amanda?

45. Dinging_Cloud 02.05.2010

    thats amazing! im an artist to and have like fifty-million sketch books

46. Julie_A 02.05.2010

    whoa wait… why are we so stupid, lvrgrl123?

47. arvi777 02.07.2010

    I luv to scetch but i dont color them. Hal’s scetch is pretty cool, but what is the subject? didn’t the book say he drew a lot of pics of Amanda?
        Who exactly IS she? (i know its a book, but still.)

48. inkheart2 02.07.2010

    if this site is so [removed] and stupid then why are you going on it lvrgrl123?!

49. Julie_A 02.08.2010

    ooohh inkheart2 u like inkheart too
    just like me OMG!! glad I’m not alone

    (yeah say it like it is girl!)

50. inkheart2 02.08.2010

    actually inkheart2 and inkheart is the same person inkheart lost her password so she had to create another account

51. Julie_A 02.09.2010

    ummm i was actually referring to u like the book Inkheart too…. but anyways glad to know.

52. arvi777 02.09.2010

    ummm…... i just think that this “amanda” person is wierd….. not to mention
    dangerous

53. mileycyrus223 02.09.2010

    i’m reading invisible i now and i have a few clues

54. mileycyrus223 02.09.2010

    inkheart was such a good book

55. Julie_A 02.10.2010

    Yeah it was but Inkdeath and InkSpell wasn’t as good

56. TiGur-Gal 02.12.2010

    so awsome, TALENT!!!

57. baconsoap64 02.15.2010

    You drawing looks a lot like a more refined version of Quentin Blake (illiterator for the Roald Dahl books. ). Like, more realistic, but also that same every-line-is-important look. I just drew a picture of Amanda from when I remember her (“Ode to Amanda. Changing lives”), and id like to know how much you think it looks like her.

58. baconsoap64 02.15.2010

    i also just put up another one of her of what i remember her as. (i met he rin 5th grade, so she’s not QUITE what you might know her as.)

59. shortcourt 02.15.2010

    WOW! Your really good Hal! I’m an artist too I’ll even post one of my pieces onto the art gallery!

60. AmeKumo 02.18.2010

    Oh my fudge.. I thought that I was good at art.. Look at yuors.. I don’t know how to compare it because I don’t know how to show my art. Can you post things that you’ve drawn on paint. Well just wondering. I’ll get my dad to refix my sisters stupid scanner and show the world my skills!!!!!!

61. carley 02.20.2010

    Inksheart is totally good!!! Anyway…..luv lov luv the sketch!!! your totally talented and i luv it!!! its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

62. carley 02.20.2010

    oh, and pppppppppllllllleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeeee draw a picture of AMANDA 2

63. mileycyrus223 02.21.2010

    I’ve never met amanda but i think can picture her

64. mileycyrus223 02.21.2010

    those pix of mr.thornhills car could you supposivley post those hal

65. carley 02.21.2010

    mileycyrus223…... are u really mileycyrus?????????????? and yeah, post pics of his car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

66. cnd214 02.25.2010

    omg i like loved that it was rockin

67. LIDLODZ 02.26.2010

    u sure can draw a great pic!
    u have talent!
    :)

68. amandaluver16 02.27.2010

    wow your a really good artist!

69. Bambi 03.01.2010

    WOW, a lot of people have posted on this one. any way, i didn’t even know that you put stuff in the gallery Hal, really really good. i love 2 sketch. maybe i should post some of my stuff 2.

70. Amanda2secret 03.07.2010

    wow this is so good you should put more of your artwork on here its amazing!!!

71. MadiMoo 03.11.2010

    WOW your good as! You’d never even get an alright stick figure out of me haha! And i totally agree with the others… YOU DEFINATLY GOTTA POST MORE! :)

72. twilightsaga3 03.17.2010

    OMB (o my booda) Hal you are so amazing! I love your drawings so much just keep on drawing, ur kind of like Jack (Leonardo DeCaprio) in the Titanic, he draws a lot really well no not well GREAT!!!!!!!!!  UR AMAZING!!! KEEP ON DRAWING!!!

73. cathy2247 03.17.2010

    hal,u r so amazing! i love ur drawings so much

74. ColorVienna 03.21.2010

    From one artist to another… You have real potential, keep up the good work.

75. MandMs 03.22.2010

    Holy cow, there are a lot of posts on this one!! Is it just me or did everyone pretty much say the same thing? I wish i could draw. :( I am NOT an artist. Hal, the art is *awesome!*

76. jessicahuey 03.24.2010

    awww beautiful

77. AmeKumo 04.01.2010

    Still awsome!! A burito is a sleeping bag for ground beef. Just had to put that out there.

78. jessicahuey 04.01.2010

    aww haha good humor >AmeKumo>

79. Trinity.M. 04.03.2010

    OMFG HAL!!!!!THIS IS [removed] AMAZIN:)KEEP DRAWIN!!!!

80. misssugarplum 04.03.2010

    Y is that person saying were stupid, i guess she shud just get a life, i bet she cant even draw, i dnt know wot her problem is, GET LOST.
    p.s that drawing/ scetch is AMAZING, keep on posting.

81. Fearless 04.03.2010

    OMG!!!! A-M-A-ZING!!!! U SHOULD GO PRO!!!!!!!!

82. Fearless 04.04.2010

    CAN U TEACH ME TO DRAW LIKE THAT??????

83. XmaxiX 04.05.2010

    this is so good! i wish i could draw like you i am awful! all of u guys are american arent u i am english?

84. Vampire 04.10.2010

    wow. this is great. but, my sister is a natural redhead…

85. LINDARTIST 04.10.2010

    The art is pretty okay, it’s not amazing and I’ve seen better, but it’s better than lots of drawings by teenagers who think they’re “artists.”

86. Acadia 04.17.2010

    Hal ur a beast! haha. I agree with many others, maybe amanda took the pictures. can you remember her enough to draw her and give us visuals? i _really_ want to find her! again, hal that is soo amazing, don’t stop drawing! one of my friends is a fantastic artist too. great work, Hal!!

87. Dorkqueen123 04.24.2010

    Your really good but puting everything together like that can get confusing for the eyes and draws away from the whole image

88. freshmanchick 05.06.2010

    Dude, I LOVE to draw. As a fellow artist, I say this is totally amazing.

89. millyx 05.16.2010

    great art work!!!

90. Ralyat 05.16.2010

    This is a really good drawing but I have a question..Is Amanda real? I know theres a book about her but the way people are talking, it sounds lik shes a real girl who really disappeared and someone wrote about the experiences. Im just really confused and if someone could please clarify it that would be great.

91. meganrina16 06.05.2010

    wow i love to draw too but that is way better.  It’s like it tells a story, I love it

92. meganrina16 06.05.2010

    i love it but what does it mean?  And also is this Amanda chick real?

93. kapownall 06.07.2010

    yes of course Amanda is real

94. Schyler 06.14.2010

    Wow.My art teacher would be grinning from ear to ear all the time if she had you as a student.This is amazing!

95. tsukito29 06.22.2010

    Amazing artwork, Hal!! I draw a lot of anime that I should start posting. I love art too, and I hope to go to an art college.

96. lily101 06.22.2010

    Your amazing! Thanks for showing us!

97. anglecool16 07.06.2010

    yeah u guys are stupid but its good i like it

98. Bambi 07.27.2010

    wwwwwwoooooooowwwwww!!!!!!!! just had to put that out there

99. chlososmall 08.02.2010

    LOL!NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT ! U R THE BEST EVA!

100. LittleStar 08.21.2010

     2 Words AMA-ZING!!

101. bambi95 08.31.2010

     both this and your sketch of amanda in invisible i are amazing

102. camii101 09.08.2010

     WOW….. Your good. Iv’e seen a lot of art work but yours is just…. WOW! You see my mom an artist so is my little sister. I have some of the talent but i’m more of and writer.

103. lorissarockz 09.11.2010

     wow thats really super good

104. webey70 09.14.2010

     wow hal you are amazing i did a peice like that once and even thou your drawings of amanda are gone can you remember any and re draw them

105. gothgirl79 10.01.2010

     omg I love it and i dont love much artwork other than my own which looks like scribbles next to this.

106. Hal Bennett 10.06.2010

     WHOA. I hadn’t checked this post in forever, and there are so many comments! You guys are awesome. Thank you for all of your great comments. I’ll try to post more stuff. - Hal

107. Hal Bennett 10.06.2010

     WHOA! I hadn’t been on this post in forever, and there are so many comments! You guys are awesome. I really appreciate it. I’ll try to post more stuff. - Hal

108. Fyre. 12.07.2010

     jeez . how many comments? I have to agree though this is pretty cool ;) you have amazing taent Hal :D

109. rcvolly 12.31.2010

     wow thats so cool

110. Blackwidow 01.20.2011

     Wow, im jealous.

111. NyteOfKamelot 01.24.2011

     This is purely beautiful! Hal, I would really love to see more of your work, you are a STUNNING ARTIST! Your style is VERY interesting’ Bless you! You seem like such a nice guy!
     The colours blend so nicely! Love it.

     Y’know, it is really interesting looking back at all these comments, where has everyone gone? Like, out of all these people, it seems that only LS and I are still here. Interesting eh?

     Oh, “interesting” seems to be my word of the day! Hee Hee!

     Oh Hal, what kind of stuff do you really like drawing?
     I really do hope you post more stuff soon!

112. Loicamar 01.25.2011

     I LOVE to draw, but I can never really get my thoughts in order, so I end up drawing some really crappy eyes, maybe a distorted face here and there. I’m pretty good at manga faces… The thing about your art is that even though it’s sort of a jumble, all your thoughts and ideas are clearly portrayed right there. The connection from _my_ brain to my hand is like crossed telephone wires. GOOD JOB!!

113. brittobart 02.01.2011

     i have a crush on hal. just like i have a crush on Edward from twilight novels lol. or jacob. :)

114. MysteriousMe 06.22.2011

     I have a question, Hal. What is it? I mean it’s beautiful and all…but WHAT is it? Do you have any pictures of Amanda cuz I’m new to all this: the site, the books and I’d like to be able to like, visualize her, u know? It helps me to like feel that a thing is really there, it really exists. Why do you think Amanda isn’t in Orion anymore? Maybe I missed something cuz I only read “invisible i” so please be patient w me, guys, I’m a newcommer.
     Btw, Hal, u should TOTALLY go out w Callie!

115. AmandaOracle 09.09.2011

     Great stuff Hal, POST MORE!!