There is a rising star in the hockey art world and she’s a 19-year-old from Scotland.
Rebecca Thomson gained some exposure earlier this summer for her realistic sketch of Alex Ovechkin hoisting the Stanley Cup and she was back at it again this week, posting an impressive rendering of Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares.
People within the Maple Leafs organization liked the drawing so much that the team’s official Twitter account replied to Thomson’s post with an emoji round of applause and a message that read, “Looks amazing, Rebecca!”
Finished coloured pencil drawing of John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs @MapleLeafs @91Tavares pic.twitter.com/FUMOsA3aqe
— Rebecca Thomson (@reebeccathomson) September 6, 2018
In a follow-up tweet, Thomson explained that the drawing took her 50 hours to complete.
Progress pictures from this drawing, took about 50 hours to complete @MapleLeafs pic.twitter.com/VLfhTUHMjy
— Rebecca Thomson (@reebeccathomson) September 6, 2018
“I really found my interest in art when I began [attending hockey games] around five years ago,” Thomson, who has been drawing since she was old enough to hold a pencil, wrote in her bio on her website. “I decided to try drawing a portrait of one of the players. I’d never drawn a ‘realistic portrait’ before this point but instantly fell in love with it. Since then I’ve self-taught myself to draw portraits, specializing in drawing sports people, still mainly hockey players and some golfers.”
You can check out Thomson’s portfolio on her official website, but also take a gander at a few of her recent sketches of NHL stars below.
Finished coloured pencil drawing of Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby @Capitals @Holts170 #ALLCAPS #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/S92pK8tJqn
— Rebecca Thomson (@reebeccathomson) August 27, 2018
Finished coloured pencil drawing of @DallasStars @tseguinofficial pic.twitter.com/fapEutMAMj
— Rebecca Thomson (@reebeccathomson) July 20, 2018
I’ve just updated my art print store!
Check it out here if you’re interested https://t.co/s7x0Axbgaz pic.twitter.com/238oXtI4Bh
— Rebecca Thomson (@reebeccathomson) June 20, 2018