Character Designs

Here is a character design page that Katharine made of herself, along with some pages from the her sketchbook.

For the animal drawing, she had to combine a mongoose and a spider to create a new type of critter.

Hot off the Presses

The latest 'Doescher Gazette'.

Four Portraits

Self portraits by Katharine in charcoal.

The Ickabog

JK Rowling recently released a new book online, which I have been reading to Keira at night. It is a fairytale, called 'The Ickabog'.

It is being published in book form this fall, and the publisher just had a contest where kids could submit illustrations of their favorite scenes from the book. If they are chosen, the illustration will be used in the print edition.

Here are Keira's. 

As you might expect, very crafty and creative.

Sunday Funnies

They are all laughing on the inside.

Pose and Picture

Here is Katharine working on her weekly class assignment.

 

Fridays

Sherman loves Takeout Friday.

Well, he pretty much loves every lunch of the week.. but especially on Fridays.

And especially Ihop.

Kid Candids

These pictures were taken on the family camera by Keira and Kassidy.

 

Kids take pictures of themselves a lot differently than parents do. 

 

It is always fun to see them loosen up.

 

Katharine's first summer art assignment

This sketching style is called "reportage". 

The artist draws from life and the pen is never supposed to leave the paper. 

So you will start drawing in one corner, and then just expand out in whatever direction it takes you. 

Color and shading can be added at the end.

The group shot on the couch (2nd image) was from last Friday night, when we visited with the Martels for the last time before they took the kids home for the summer. Everybody was gathered around the TV to watch Hamilton.

Morning Bar

When you can't go to the dance studio, the dance studio comes home.