Alice in Wonderland by Savannah

I ran across this beautiful drawing Savannah Rose did for me last year of Alice in Wonderland at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party.

She knows I love and collect things from Alice in Wonderland. I must get this picture framed for safe keeping.

I love her colors in this piece.

Dragon -- Fuzzy Black Velvet Art

Wynston has put this character on the back burner for now. He started him on the many miles of road we covered on our move from Tennessee to Montana.

I know he will feel inspired to finished him when the months are cold and snowy in our new habitat.

This is so Wynston flavor with the knight, sword, and dragon. Then again, isn't it for most 11 year olds.

Plans on Paper -- Savannah

Savannah has inside her some where some day a quilt to sew. She has drawn this plan on paper.



She is also purchasing fat quarters of fabrics that she feels inspired or happy with and storing them up until such time to get started.

Acrylic Painting -- Great Falls Arts Association

Savannah, Wynston, and I recently attended our first meeting on May 14th with the Great Falls Arts Association. The topic was acrylic painting with a guest speaker by the name of Dave Maloney. See my new blogsite at this link which has some of his artwork and notes displayed: http://greatfallsartsassoc.blogspot.com/

Here is a picture Savannah created while at the meeting. She is a dancer.



I also did a couple of things. This is my first time picking up a paint brush to paint a picture. It is something I have just never tried. I like to draw, but knowing what kinds of paints and different techniques -- such as the term "washings" just seems to escape me. I am determined to try more till I can get pictures in my head to look the same on the paper. I fear this may take many years however.




Also, Wynston did not feel inspired during the meeting. He is more into painting his puzzles than trying to lay something out on a piece of paper from scratch. Different aspects of art appeal to different people.

Mosaic Art

In my recent unpacking I came across one of our art projects a little over a year ago. The kids really like trying something their mother is learning. One of those things I did was a mosaics class.

Here is a cross I believe Wynston enjoyed making.



I am going to hang it right by the back door to see often as we go in and out the door often and go up and down the stairs as well. Art is to be seen and enjoyed!

Savannah Drawings

When picking up the sketch book to work with Avery on Saturday, I opened it to find surprises. Savannah has been drawing some here recently. It has been a while for her, but I love to see what she has come up with. This fairy elf is very colorful. She is not finished with the picture as she has a mushroom on the edge of it, but I have cropped it out for now until completion.



We went this past Thursday to the Great Falls Library for the first time and got our new cards. Savannah selected 4 books (new patron probation limit) and these pictures may be inspired from one of the books she has been reading.

Wooden Puzzle Art -- Wynston's World

Wynston has become fascinated with 3-D wooden puzzle art. He loves to put them together and now has added acrylic paints to them to enhance their look.

I helped him with the final touches on the wolf. Wunston is very proud of him.



He was disappointed on a recent trip to Michael's Hobby and Crafts here in Great Falls as they do not have a very good selection of these puzzles. I will have to do some online searching and get him some. He has shown an interest in maybe selling his finished painted ones. I think they would sell so he could afford some more.

I love his tiger. He did this one by himself.



The bears are not finished yet. I think he will be adding some other color or perhaps black lines to add some texture look to them.





Some of the puzzles, Wynston just thinks and I agree are wonderful plain, without acrylics added to them. He has chosen to keep the eagle puzzle natural.