Disney World family portrait commission #2

I've shipped off the first commission which was a surprise from her mother for the gal shown in the middle here with her 4 children.  This version...a different composition than the first (which had the father).....is for the gal's mother, grandmother of the twins and boy and girl holding hands. This was created using 4 different photos.  A real challenge to get everyone in the correction proportion to each other.  Full sheet watercolor on 300# Arches  22" x 30"
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Little Ava....budding artist

Ava's art. As I was loading my car yesterday getting ready for Indian Wells Arts Festival my neighbor and her little 3-1/2 yr old granddaughter stopped by to look at my art. Ava wants to be an artist and loved my lady bug paintings. An hour later the doorbell rang and its was Ava bringing me a gift of one of her drawings. She wanted the artist she met to have one of her pieces of art. How cute is that !

ArtColony Challenge: Daffy Dolls

The ArtistColony challenge for May is "daffy dolls." It started because one of us, who shall remain nameless, misspelled daffodils. So, the theme evolved, and can mean something floral, or whatever you want to make of it. I did this crayon quick-draw in 1967. I saved it all these years because it is so different from my usual style. I almost can't believe I did it. It's so loose and well...."daffy." Not that I couldn't be considered daffy at times....just not something you might say about my art :-} Seemed to be perfect for the challenge.