Arowyn Drawing Master Yoda

Arowyn wanted to make a present to give to Teagan tomorrow. It's funny how when he goes to bed or is otherwise out of her hair she misses him and wants to do nice things for him. If only that love and kindness would carry on into our daily life when their together would be awesome. So after Teagan went to bed she borrowed his master Yoda and Giraffe from his room. She then posed them together on the couch and began to draw. Her drawing skills have came so far. I love that most of the time now I can actually tell what her drawings are of and not have to resort to random guessing that usually earns me a scowl when I guess wrong.

 Arowyn drawing Yoda

Arowyn's finished work

Why Won't You Hold Still..Perfect!

My dear little artist has decided that she is ready to move on from drawing and painting things she sees in her head and making renderings of photos. She has decided that she is ready to sketch a live model. It was quite the selection process though in finding just the right model. Serenity wants attention so bad that the minute you look at her she wiggles and shakes which is not a good quality in a live model when your just starting out at this. Buster our cat would jump and run off at the slightest sound and after chasing him down a couple of times she gave up on him. Bella didn't want to sit or lay the way Arowyn wanted her to sit so she was nixed from the running. But fortunately Grammy and Grandpy happen to be visiting us this week so she found that Frodo made the perfect model.

 Arowyn and her willing model Frodo

Drawing from A-Z

Along with our Atelier Art curriculum we are also working on basic drawing skills. The Drawing from A-Z was a great beginner’s book for both of the kids. It was challenging enough for Arowyn but also easy enough for Teagan. Not only is it good practice for learning how to draw but it is also helping with their handwriting and letter forming skills.