Precarious Perch

Must...get...inside!

Still needs work, but this is the first day's accomplishment.

There will be a window in the wall somewhere.

Shark Week: Ken Micro

I woke up today and found "Jaws" on TV. I watched the first hour or so, and then decided to do a micro drawing. It took me about 20 minutes, glasses off and face practically pressed to the paper, as I guided my Micron 005 pens and a few colored pencils across the page. As you can see from the photos, the drawing can easily be hidden by four quarters:

Full view

Close-up

Up close & personal! ('micro' setting on camera)

Shark Week: Ken 2010

My first contribution is a bit of a cheat, as I already had this one drawn, back in 2010. I had planned to do a full week of comic strips that year, but I only finished this one:

Shark Week: Helena

I sent a note last night to all ten of my nieces & nephews, in order to get them to contribute to this week's "Shark Week: Guest Artists", here at Balsa Wood Tree House.

Prolific niece Helena's near-immediate contribution (with help from her friend Olivia)!

At the Movies

Can you guess which movie* I saw today with 2 of my siblings, 7 of my ten nieces & nephews, and my mother?

I drew this from memory after we got home, while I was drawing with my nephew Sawyer:

"I am Groot!"

* "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Whomping Willow

I found out that J.K. Rowling had written a few new "Harry Potter" stories in July, so I went over to the Pottermore website to read them. However, in order to do so I had to sign up for the website.

It's actually pretty cool. You have to fill out a few quizzes, which allow for you to: a) be sorted into your 'proper' Hogwarts house, and b) receive the wand that is meant for your temperament. After that, you can either just read the stories, or dive deeper into the world that exists on the website (heading over to Daigon Alley to buy your First Year supplies; going over all of the novels' chapters & performing tasks to earn galleons & other useful things; reading behind the scenes info bits, etc...).

Anyway, today I was drawing with a few of my nieces & nephews, and I drew myself into that world (I am a Ravenclaw), being swatted up and into the air by my interpretation of the Whomping Willow!