Spiderwick

We love the "Field Guides" Tony DiTerlizzi created to go along with the Spiderwick books. Isaac references them often. Here's some Spiderwick fan art the kids have produced recently...

First, three pictures by Isaac:

Goblin
pencil


Wood Elf
colored pencil on black paper


Phoenix
cut paper

And here are some Sprites from Gracie:

Orchid Sprite
cut paper


Flower Head
colored pencil


Thicket Sprite
colored pencil

Be sure to visit Tony DiTerlizzi's website and blog!
UPDATE: Isaac was selected out of 70 entries from around the world to win a drawing contest on Tony's blog! Congrats Isaac! Check it out here...

Critters Walking Critters

Gracie has been making these cool pictures of friendly Critters taking their pets out for walks. Below are a couple of examples... (Make more! Make more!)

Family Portrait Party: Isaac

A few weeks ago we devoted a whole evening to a Family Portrait Party! One by one, all seven of us took a turn posing in the middle of the room while the rest of the family circled around and drew the portraits. It was super fun! While none of the portraits are spot on, if you amalgamate them in your minds, a great likeness does jump out. The following seven posts are the results of that wonderful evening activity. We'll start off with Isaac:


by Lily


by Gracie


by Mom


by Dad

Family Portrait Party: Grace

by Lily


by Isaac


by Mom


by Dad

Family Portrait Party: Lily

by Gracie


by Isaac


by Mom


by Dad

Family Portrait Party: Elijah

by Lily


by Gracie
(she included the popsicle we gave him to hold still)


by Isaac


by Mom


by Dad

Family Portrait Party: Evangeline

In everyone's defense, she was one WIGGLY baby while we tried to draw her...


by Lily


by Gracie


by Isaac


by Mom


by Dad

Family Portrait Party: Mom

In everyone's defense, Mom was the first one to pose for the Portrait Party... we were still warming up. Dad even threw out his original drawing and redid it later when all the kids were asleep. (Cheater!)


by Lily
(Mom is sitting in a chair)


by Gracie


by Isaac


by Dad

Family Portrait Party: Dad

In everyone's defense... Dad pretty much looks like this.


by Lily


by Gracie


by Isaac


by Mom
(very interesting to find out how your wife perceives you...)

Leap, Twirl

Dancer
by Lily

The kids have been doing a lot of pictures with cut paper lately. Love, love, love the action Lily captured in this simple figure...

"Hoard" by Gracie

"Hoard" for Illustration Friday
by Gracie, age 7

He's been saving them in this giant bag, now the dog is off to hide his prize stash of bones...

"Hoard" by Isaac

"Hoard" for Illustration Friday
by Isaac, age 9

A dragon guarding his hoard...

Great Outdoors

Isaac & Dad Hiking Through the Woods
by Isaac

I enjoy walking in the woods with my Dad.  It is fun because we can talk to each other while it is quiet and no other kids are there.  We look around at trees and grass.  There is a tree I really like to climb that we call the Octopus Tree because it has a whole bunch of branches going down.  Sometimes we even walk to a stream.  Once I got stuck on the other side of a stream and had to cross a log to get back.

A Happy Father's Day

Dad and Gracie riding on a Griffin
by Gracie

Book

Just One More Book
by Isaac

Mmmmm... Gators love books...

Booking

Love For Reading
by Gracie

Made with cut paper (snazzy cut paper!)

Booked

Critters Reading
by Lily

A bird, a snake, and a sitting duck

Paint!

Speeding Horse
by Lily

Ducklin'

Circle Duck
by Lily

Lily constructed this out of some pre-cut paper circles lying around...

"Baby" by Gracie

"Baby" for Illustration Friday
by Gracie, age 7

A mother deer and her baby fawn. (Dad likes the little squirrelly guy looking on...)