Flowers

We've been planting lots of flowers lately around the yard (when I say we I mean that Claire, our mom, and I have been picking them out and my dad's been doing all the work:)

Flowers

We've been planting lots of flowers lately around the yard (when I say we I mean that Claire, our mom, and I have been picking them out and my dad's been doing all the work:)

This was the stuffed animal that every kid has that got dragged everywhere and lost all of his fur in the process...He lives on a shelf on my desk now.

This was the stuffed animal that every kid has that got dragged everywhere and lost all of his fur in the process...He lives on a shelf on my desk now.

More Fish

I bought a new set of water colors, and the fish were begging to be painted again. Howell is the bluish purplish reddish one and Helios is the Yellowy brown one.

More Fish

I bought a new set of water colors, and the fish were begging to be painted again. Howell is the bluish purplish reddish one and Helios is the Yellowy brown one.

Oaklawn

My sister and I took a bike ride to the cemetery so I could sketch (and catch my breath).

This one got kind of out of perspective, but I like it anyways. The name was pretty degraded, but Claire figured it out by feeling the letters and looking at other nearby stones.



There's a lot of these limbless trees all over the cemetery. In my gravestone symbolism book it says that they can mean that you were the last in your line, or that your life was cut short, or that you were a Woodsman of the World (which is an old fraternal society) This guy was 91, so I'm going to assume that his life wasn't cut short... While I was sketching a guy with a huge dog came by and tried to eat me (the dog, not the guy) He was very cute and fluffy though, so I forgave him.

Oaklawn

My sister and I took a bike ride to the cemetery so I could sketch (and catch my breath).

This one got kind of out of perspective, but I like it anyways. The name was pretty degraded, but Claire figured it out by feeling the letters and looking at other nearby stones.



There's a lot of these limbless trees all over the cemetery. In my gravestone symbolism book it says that they can mean that you were the last in your line, or that your life was cut short, or that you were a Woodsman of the World (which is an old fraternal society) This guy was 91, so I'm going to assume that his life wasn't cut short... While I was sketching a guy with a huge dog came by and tried to eat me (the dog, not the guy) He was very cute and fluffy though, so I forgave him.

Bettas

This is Howell. He didn't like being painted that much. I turned on his light so I could see him better, and usually I only turn on his light when I'm going to feed him. He got pretty angry when he figured out there was no food. (note the angry flare in the bottom right sketch)



He lives in a little one gallon aquarium with a cave. He never goes in it though- he just likes sitting on top of it.



This is my sister's fish Helios. He lives in a bowl with some Greek Ruins next to Howell's tank. They don't like each other very much though...

Bettas

This is Howell. He didn't like being painted that much. I turned on his light so I could see him better, and usually I only turn on his light when I'm going to feed him. He got pretty angry when he figured out there was no food. (note the angry flare in the bottom right sketch)



He lives in a little one gallon aquarium with a cave. He never goes in it though- he just likes sitting on top of it.



This is my sister's fish Helios. He lives in a bowl with some Greek Ruins next to Howell's tank. They don't like each other very much though...

Kensington Park

It is nice to sketch real animals:) The turtles were nice because they held still...

Kensington Park

It is nice to sketch real animals:) The turtles were nice because they held still...