More 30 Day Art is Life

Daisy

The challenge was to draw a flower and I chose a daisy that my daughter had picked for me.

Jacket

 I like the folds that denim makes so I drew my son's jean jacket.

Something in Water

 I couldn't think of something cool for this challenge so I just drew what I had in the kitchen.

My Loves

 I wanted to capture the personalities of my family without drawing their faces.  Robbie wears a Cubs hat all the time.  Mike likes to dress up as the Green Power Ranger.  Will is usually in a bucket hat.  And Elizabeth has my curly hair.

Blanket

The challenge was to draw fabric and I just drew my son's blanket since it fold like fabric.

The Last of the First Drawing Challenge...

My Loves

I couldn't pick just one love so I drew my husband and son, Will.  Then, I wrote their names and my other two childrens' names.  Our children are our pride and joy.

Scenery

 We spend summers at my in-laws' cabin and I drew the beach for the scenery challenge.

Something Orange

I loathe balloons but find the form of a balloon interesting.  For something orange, I drew this.

A Banner

To celebrate the last day, I drew a banner to myself congratulating myself.  Yay, me.

Next five in the 30 day drawing challenge.

Robbie and Me

 The day that the challenge to draw a couple came, I took a picture of Robbie and me.  He wasn't too cooperative about it but I managed to edit and add a little something special around us.

Inspiration

 I was stuck on what to draw for my inspiration so I just wrote words that all started with "F."  Drawing off-off-the-cuff isn't easy these days because I'm always pressed for time. These words represent what I usually draw.

Turning Point

 Truly, a turning point in my life was when I became a mom.  I no longer had extra time to work on art, my career, and my house.  But I feel I have a wealth more inspiration that I did before children.

Mermaids

 One day, I could draw anything and since my daughter loves mermaids, I spent that day drawing my own version of a mermaid.  She loves it and wanted to keep it.

Niagara Falls

I have big plans to visit Niagara Falls with my family when Will is a little older.  I've never seen it and since living in Wisconsin allows an easy road trip, that's where I would like to go.

And more drawing challenge...

Liz, Mike, Will

This is the next selection of 5 drawings from my 30 day drawing challenge.  My accomplishments have been many but none have made more of an impact than becoming a mother to three beautiful children.  Ask any mother where they take pride and most will say, "With my kids."

Doodle

One of the 30 days was just a doodle day so I created the drawing above.  It kind of reminded me of a flower or plant when I finished it.  I tend to draw more organic shapes than geometric shapes.

The Walking Dead

I wouldn't say that I'm a huge fan of "The Walking Dead," but I do enjoy watching the show.  The real reason for me drawing this picture on favorite-tv-show day was an excuse to try my hand at drawing zombies.  Again, I wanted to play around with lettering.

Heros, RRR, Stache

I had to create a comic one day and even though I taught my students how to do storyboards, comics, and animation; I never really sat and drew my own.  I struggled with this and came up with the above.  I think it would look neat as CGI.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

I was stuck for my favorite movie so I just went for my favorite movie title.  I thought that walking jeans would look interesting as a drawing.  Behold.  The above is my final product.

More of the 30 Day Drawing Challenge.

Favorite Animated Character

When Beauty and Beast was released by Walt Disney Studios, I absolutely loved Belle.  She was a book worm, tender hearted, and gorgeous woman who got her prince in the end.  She was able to look past a person's appearance to find his or her good nature and I could see myself being friends with her.

Favorite Candy

 I can't help but like Almond Joy.  If I get a bag of the minis, I indulge and that isn't good for anyone's waistline.

Favorite Fairy Tale

I couldn't think of any fairy tale the day this challenge came so I drew the glass slipper from Cinderella.  I like the fairy tale but can't say that it's my favorite at the moment.

Family Portrait

 I wanted to create more a representation of my family instead of a realistic portrait.  I like the design of the lettering.

Favorite Plant

My grandmother's favorite flower was the ditch lily and an aunt of mine told me this after I got married.  I designed our invitation with a tiger lily and my bouquet had tiger lilies.  The vibrant colors were so attractive to me and I am in awe that I share this with my grandmother, a woman I barely knew.

The Quick Post

Sometimes I get so wrapped up in taking care of my daughter's needs and my career, I forget to do something for myself. This blog is my outlet. I love taking photos and find it faster than trying to sit down and draw something out. Since I'm not very patient, results need to be fast. This is a rocking horse that was handed down to my daughter that I saw the evening sun hit just right.

For "Chair"ty

I didn't really come up with the name. But I volunteered to paint an Adirondack chair to be auctioned for a good local cause. This is one of maybe 16 chairs to be auctioned to raise money in support of a company who employs mentally disabled workers.

These are details and the one pictures shows my signature and gives credit to my daughter for helping me out. Even though she was more interested in eating the paint, I was able to get eight of her hand prints. My theme was kids and art. Think back to Kindergarten.

Just a Plug...

Dani Stephenson took some beautiful pictures of Elizabeth and posted them on her blog.

http://danistephensonphotography.blogspot.com/2009/04/elizabeth.html

I thought I would put in a plug for her even though she's not taking on any more photo sessions for some time. But I enjoy looking at her photos as a tool for teaching my students to be creative with their photography in my yearbook class. And she's also very inspiring to me.

Happy Birthday.

Monday, my little girl turned 1! What a fun age. I've been busy with birthday celebrations but wanted to put up a comparison of Elizabeth at birth and almost 1 year.

My Peeps

Hello again. I've missed out on posting to my blog for way too long.

Robbie and I have been pretty busy with Elizabeth. She wants to skip walking and go straight to running. I have to keep a mindful eye on her at all times.

School's been choatic. March was Youth Art Month so I had a number of shows to get student artwork ready for. I try to go the extra mile for my students in hopes that they will take pride in their work. I feel we don't take enough pride in our talents, hobbies, and even our career paths. It would be an awfully boring life without a little color, stress, passion, and creative problem solving.

I am trying to get back to my creative self and enjoy every minute of my daughter.

Cousins...

Yesterday, I took pictures of my daughter for her 9 months. Right now it's getting harder for me to keep her sitting still long enough to snap a few shots off. She obviously really likes her mommy time - and I can't say that I don't miss her when I'm working during the day.

My husband, daugther, and I went to my husband's parents so we could help celebrate his dad's birthday. I wanted to take more pictures but again, Elizabeth could barely let me go. I managed a picture of her wearing these glasses that came with Dai's Nerf gun.

I also tried to snap a few shots of her cousin, Tyler. Elizabeth dwarfs Tyler. I was grateful to hear that he is now 7# 4oz. which is 1 oz. higher than Elizabeth was when we took her home from the hospital after she was born. I take it as a good sign for the rest of his future. Before I know it, both will be running around playing and fighting.

Faith, Love, and Hope...

And most of all, LOVE. I did this drawing for my sister-in-law and her husband for Christmas. After all, they graciously accepted being my daughter's godparents.

I do lettering occasionally these days. Mostly for classroom examples so students can see how to use lettering in art.

Speaking of my daughter, she is 9 months today. Seems like yesterday I had her.

Bowling with my in-laws...

Elizabeth trying her hand at bowling. Must get it from her dad.

I won't lie; bowling is not my thing. Instead of bowling, I decided to take pictures until my daughter wanted her mother - yep, she's a mommy's girl right now. I did a little editing on many of the pics. Hope you enjoy.


Sarah (my brother-in-laws girlfriend) had the right idea. Chill out with a beer. I also caught my brother-in-law, Steve, in action; patiently waiting his turn. I can't resist getting pics of bowling shoes.


I captured pics of Robbie's aunt and uncle with their youngest daughters. How cool is this couple? They are expecting their seventh child. I wanted to get all of their kids bowling - but sometimes I take some bad pictures before I get some good ones.


I captured my sister-in-law, Corry, getting her ball. And I had to take pictures of Corry's shoes and her god daughter's shoes.


Occasionally, my brother-in-law, Dai, does some interesting things. I just happened to capture this one digitally.


I also captured a moment between my daughter's godparents, Cris and Nick. They are the proud parents of the little guy pictured next. He came to my sister-in-law Cris and her husband early but we are happy he is here and healthy two months later for Christmas.