Paige did a lovely job and we are so proud of her. We hope you enjoyed the photos.
Category: Art
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A painting from a friend
Lovely. Thank you!
She Danced and I Cried
Saturday we watched Paige perform in the brand new dance studio. Mirrors multiplied her steps and brightened the beautiful room. It brought me to tears. There was just so much beauty. Photos could never capture that. But here she is just after performing, standing in the lobby.
If you can make it, we would love to have people come to Oh Holy Night on December 12. Paige plays the lead role in a beautiful Christmas story with numbers from the Nutcracker and even more numbers with a more religious theme.
Celebrating the Arts in our Community
Paige’s art contest entry for the Sahuarita Dance Center, which opens this week.
Taking Time
I love showing the world to my children. I love having time to sit in the exhibits at the desert museum so they can work on sketches. I love these little memories from our last trip to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. In other words, I love how they show the world to me.
Desert Appreciation Day
We went to the Desert Museum for school on Wednesday. Paige took these photos.
Oil Pastel Art
Volcano by Daniel
Desert Sunset by Paige
House by a River by Timothy
We went to an oil pastel class hosted by our homeschool club last Friday. We learned a lot about composition and focal point and some oil pastel techniques. I really like the way these projects turned out.
Bird painting
This is what I have been working on for a long time. I had to put four babies in the little nest because it’s for my bedroom and thus requires some personal touches. I love the daddy bird, looking back at the family as he ponders taking off to look for more food. I asked Mark which bird was the mommy and he knew… it was the one by the babies. He also knew which bird he wanted to be.
We’re all about taking on roles around here. Watch a movie at our house and you have to “be” a character the whole time. For Cars, I am Miss Sally. For Lady and the Tramp, I am Lady. Mark likes to be the monsters in Scooby Doo.
See? It’s not that hard to project yourself into things. This painting is our family… as birds.
Sweet little chickies!
Bird painting inspiration here.
Thinking about Pirates!
Timothy made a great picture of a pirate battle. As always, this drawing is in miniature and you may not be able to see everything. I am amazed at the detail he creates on such a small scale. There is a sinking ship, several islands, a whirlpool (I think!) and some fires. I feel pretty bad about the guy falling from what is left of his ship amidst some heavy fire and a huge splash.
