Illustration Friday-Maria-Underwater

My daughter drew this picture during her homeschool art class, and then just happened to check Illustration Friday and see that the word was Underwater. She was excited that it worked so perfectly, and I was excited because she hasn't wanted to post anything on here for a while, even though she never stopped drawing. I always try to encourage her to keep drawing because that's how you get better, but I'm not going to force her to post. I do that as she desires. 

Scuba Diving is Fun

Maria-8-Pen & Marker

"I have this type of pet theory that all kids draw,

 artists just keep drawing."

- Nathanael Lark

God Bless You,

Maria

1Timothy 4:12 NIV

"Don’t let anyone look down on you 

because you are young, but set an 

example for the believers in speech, 

in conduct, in love, in faith 

and in purity."

Illustration Friday-Maria-Scattered

Hello World! I was going through my kids old drawings that I have meant to scan and put on here and I found this cute/quick sketch Maria did of a bunch of squirrels running around a tree. I went onto Illustration Friday and saw that the word was "Scattered" and thought that this would work really well.

Scattered Squirrels

Maria-6-Pen

 

"But you just said they're mine."

God Bless You,

Maria

Jeremiah 31:10 ESV

“Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and 

declare it inthe coastlands far away; say, 

‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and 

will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’"

Illustration Friday-Maria-Hibernate

It's funny how art happens. I tell my daughter the word for this week and she kind of shrugs it off. Then out of nowhere she hands me a drawing that I don't think lives up to her potential. I scan it, and open it in Photoshop to darken it a bit so it stands out, and I think it looks amazing now because it now has a textured look in the background (I'm known to like rough pencil sketches more than finished projects). It's weird how you can change your mind about something when you look at it in a different light.

Hibernate

Maria-6-Colored Pencil

I really like how she signed her name inside of that rock. Fun!

May God Bless You,

Dad

Psalm 4:8

"I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;

For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety."

Illustration Friday-Elissa-Imperfect

Welcome Back!!! Elissa decided to sharpen her colored pencils and jump in on this one. I'm really happy with her idea, and I'm totally in love with the colors :) Check it out!!!

Elissa-4-Colored Pencil

Imperfect

It's a flower without any petal going up the middle. On your left you will find some 

of the most colorful butterflies ever, and on your right, for some reason, polka dots?!?!

I still love the colors :)

God Bless You All So Much!!!

Love, Elissa

Romans 10: 9-10 ESV

"Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord 

and believe inyour heart that God raised him from the dead, you 

will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified,

and with the mouth one confesses and is saved."

Illustration Friday-Maria-Imperfect

Welcome back!!! Maria threw down for this one :) As I've said before, she loves dogs, so she based her drawing around one again.

Maria-6-Colored Pencil

Imperfect

It's a three-legged dog, but check out that smile :)

He knows he's not like the rest of his friends, and while that may

not make him perfect, he doesn't really seem to let it get to him.

Thanks for stopping by and God Bless You!!!

Maria

Romans 10: 9-10

"Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord 

and believe inyour heart that God raised him from the dead, you 

will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified,

and with the mouth one confesses and is saved."

Illustration Friday - Elissa - Cultivate

I really didn't think my older girls were going to do anything for this weeks Illustration Friday, and then I came home to be pleasantly surprised. I love it when my girls pour over a drawing all by themselves and give me something that they are proud of. Elissa really mad me happy because she told me the day before, "I can't draw broccoli," and I told her, "That's because you've never drawn it before." I then began to explain how you look at it in order to draw it, and if you mess up, you have learned something along the way that you can put to the next drawing you do. You keep drawing and drawing until it looks the way you want. She did!!!

Cultivate

Elissa-4-Colored Pencl

 

I really like that her blond hair is pulled up in this picture. The design on the shirt alsotells me that she's paying attention to detail. She's holding a green tomato and her broccoli. Like I told her, draw it until you are happy!

Here's a link to her sister's picture for Illustration Friday

God Bless You, 

Elissa

Gen 2:8 KJV

"And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; 

and there he put the man whom he had formed."

Illustration Friday - Maria - Cultivate

I really didn't think my older girls were going to do anything for this weeks Illustration Friday, and then I came home to be pleasantly surprised. I love it when my girls pour over a drawing all by themselves and give me something that they are proud of.

Cultivate

Maria-5-Colored Pencil

Here's a link to her sister's drawing. 

Again, I couldn't be prouder of both of them this week and really pray that everyone learns the lesson I learned a while ago. Some times you have to stand back to make room for their imagination!

God Bless You,

Maria

Gen 2:8 KJV

"And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; 

and there he put the man whom he had formed."