Ella Grace!

I was - before my ridiculous bout of influenza- down south and stayed with Jon, Sarah and Ella, and it was pointed out by at least one dedicated blog reader that there was no Ella to be seen!  So in order to remedy such problems, here are a few.

Notice the BIB?!  :)

I was thrilled to be there when she was fed her first ever solid food! It was a hoot to see, she was more than ready to eat it.

Mmmmmmm,

Mom and Dad have been holding out on me!

Can't someone drop SOMETHING on the floor??

And now for the second course....

I also shot a few fall family pix for the Oswalds--

We also got in some "SO BIG" action, which she clearly thinks is hilarious!!  We all giggled a bunch about it!

While it wasn't in yet, she was working on getting that first tooth through!

Dis cold fing feels gweat, Gwamma!

It was so much fun to see her and the kids.  

And only a couple weeks and we will see her again!  What a joy!

Student Art work courtesy of the Mad Art Teacher- November 2013

I had mentioned in a previous post that I would put up some really nice student art work and so here it is!  There is a variety of classes represented and a variety of assignments.  From realism to abstract  to design, there is a lot to see here.

This is my HS student's art work, I put some of my Elementary kid's work on the other blog I have.  The other blog is merely a way for me to keep track of the very irregular schedule the elementary ends up having.  Wow, I think I have seen my Thursday kids, in particular the 5th grade once or twice in the past 5 weeks.  

Anywho, there are some single shots of work and some window pictures.  I did no editing, so if some of the pix are dark or unclear, that accounts for it.  :)

close-up drawing

Close-up assignment

Skeleton drawing for drawing and painting. Initial drawings for Advanced art

Design assignment, abstract painting

Closeup

Abstract 1

Design

closeup

Initial drawing

Initial assignment

skeleton 

shading assignment- Intro to art

abstract2- leaf

Abstract 2

Abstract 2

Hand drawing- Intro to art

I am very proud of the progress made during this first quarter.  Even though the advanced art kids are asking for the freedom to do their own projects, they are doing super well with a bit of structure.  AND none of them would have attempted any sort of abstract work.  We are not familiar with abstract up north here, so a little exploration was well worth the discomfort they felt exploring absolutely unfamiliar territory.
Don't worry their chance is coming!  But they will have to prove that they have some deep plans for their projects.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the art work!  I am really looking forward to the 2nd quarter- they are proving to be an outstanding group of artists.  And this is giving me so much joy.

Cloudy-flower portraits and other dreary day things

This is just a quick picture post- I am seriously so tired I can't even....  

I had a great time editing, but now, I'm just tired.

So you will see that there was something of a blue sky showing here- something I haven't seen much of in person.  Other than in passing- like while passing through the outside from one indoor location to another.  

 

However, I am having a good time this weekend being outside a bit, in spite of the clouds.

So, here are a few pix from the week, and I will be back tomorrow when I can see straight, and write, and maybe continue my quest for a little more joy!  :)