Sunday, September 07, 2008

A birthday and some paintings




Another year. Collin has turned four. He so very badly wants to go to school. His best friend goes to kindergarten and he wants to go with him. I would take him to a preschool but there aren't any good ones in the area. Everyday after I pick him up from the babysitter, we sit at the kitchen table and practice "letters" He traces all of the alphabet upper case and lower case. He is getting pretty good at it. He also has become a master at puzzles. At first he would force pieces together. He finally realized they make a picture so he is very good with matching colors and lines together with the puzzle pieces. Yep, another year. So if we are past the terrible twos, tremendous threes, what does year four have in store for us?

Here are some paintings I made for the nieces' bedrooms.
Brit's Bears -2 feet tall, 1 1/2 foot wide



Allison's Deer - 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 foot



Samantha's dragon - 2 feet tall by 3 1/2 long This one is by far my favorite. Sadly it was hard to give away but I got past being selfish. The letters say Samantha.



I just got the principle's permission to let me do a mural in the school gym. He wants a ginormous bulldog (mascot) and an American flag with an eagle on a different wall. I am very excited as well as nervous. What kind of paint do I use? How am I going to get that high on the wall?

3 comments:

Kay said...

I can't believe Colin is 4! Man how they grow! ☺

abeNanna said...

I hear that you love Sam the most as her pic is the biggest and most detailed....

Mr. ELF said...

Love the art! Amazing detail and very fun.