Assortment

Sketches

 

It all started with this tracing of a Clone Trooper (other wise referred to by those less-in-the-know as a Cologne Trooper!) by the nine-year-old boy.  He'll sometimes take tracings of pictures he likes in order to get the feel and technique for a particular image. 

  

Then, he runs with it, freehand. 

Soon, the brothers catch the Cologne Trooper (sorry, had to!) drawing fever, and what started with that tracing up there, soon turns into this:

 

And, they go from one sketch, to a pile of sketches in a matter of a couple days.

Then, the boys decide they need to spread the Cologne Trooper drawin' love, and give their parents private one-on-one drawing lessons. 

   

So, for my lesson, there were detailed step-by-step visuals quickly drawn out by my nine-ear-old tutor.  (He found the technique on starwars.com)

Side-by-side we sat.  Step-by-step he patiently told me what to draw and how to draw it.

He ended up with this:

I ended up with this:

   

Short arms, big head, definately a female Cologne Trooper. 

Then it was Daddy's turn.  Daddy, the self-admitted non-artist in the house, was game for a drawing lesson with his seven-year-old boy.

Side by side they sat.  Step-by-step the boy showed him what to draw and how to draw it. 

The boy's drawing came out like this:

 

Daddy's came out like this:

 

Whoo-hoo, Daddy!  (You're gettin' cuter by the minute!) 

Now, for a simple critique of this amazing Cologne Trooper...

Nice helmet, great shoulder pads (nice and high). 

Um, in his right hand, is that a gun?  Could be.  Could also be a handkerchief or kleenex.  Could be his cuddle blanket (Clone Troopers probably don't have cuddle blankets, but a Cologne Trooper might).  Maybe it is a gun, and maybe he just shoots upside down.  Maybe that's his thing. 

Love the foot-length to leg-length ratio on this guy.  Love it.  (A good under-standing is always helpful if you're a Cologne Trooper.)

But, wow, what takes the cake, for me, is how this non-artist completely by-passes the spandex super-hero underwear look, and goes straight for the diaper look.  The saggy, full diaper look, none-the-less!  Brilliant interpretation.  Simply brilliant!

All I can say is, keep it up, Daddy.  I think you're on to something!

 

Done!

I know what you're thinking, but no, not quite done around here with the Big Project (though we're in the trenches with that today), but I am done with something else that is always a huge relief to have behind me...

Taxes! 

What used to be in here...

   

Is now in here, sitting there all cute and put together,

 

waiting under the front portico for the mail lady to come pick it up!

I love  my mail lady, she comes to my door and picks up my out-bound packages! 

Your mail carrier will do this, too, I promise!  Just go to usps.com and follow the instructions to print out a postage-paid label, then schedule a free mail-carrier pick-up!

So much better than waiting in line at the post office!

A Little Bit More

Here, just for your Monday morning, are peeks of the progress with the Big Project :

 

 

 

Original artwork by the nine-year-old boy, to celebrate the near-completion of the Big Project.

   

A new use for an antique floral frog.  Perfect for holding meaningful things right where I can see them on my desk.

   

A fun part of a major purge is finding all those little things you forgot you had!  Tic-Tac-Toe has been played a lot lately, now that it sits out on an open shelf.

 

A these came in very handy.  Exactly what did I do with them?

You'll see soon in the full reveal!