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)!

Guest Artists: Easter-ish

I was drawing with a few of my nieces yesterday at my brother's house (there was a sleepover), and we couldn't come up with anything 'timely' to draw. So we decided to do some scenes where "Easter egg time" didn't go quite right...

Helena's "That's Not a Chicken Egg!"

Jackie's "Hungry Bunnies & Aliens"

Uncle Kenny's "Steal an Egg for Ariel"

Guest Artists - Niece & Nephew

I was at my brother Kevin's house for the day yesterday, and I brought my 18" x 24" sketch pad. I spent some time drawing with my niece Jackie, and after a bit, my nephew Jared joined in as well.

We all drew on the same giant page, so find below the entirety, and then the close-ups of our 'designated areas':

Jackie had the left, I had the right, and Jared grabbed a pencil & joined in awhile later on top!

Jackie's aliens and flowers!

I showed Jackie a shortcut to drawing roses. I also drew a robot and a yeti!

Jared copied my robot (and added his own spin), and then he drew its rocket ship!

Guest Artists - Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day

Brought to you by my twin nieces, a friend of theirs, and me:

Helena's "Love Bear"

Sabrina's "Holding Hands in Love"

My 60's-inspired "Lovestruck"

Guest Artists - Ken's Nieces & A Friend

Last night via instant message I extended a drawing challenge to my talented niece Georgia, and her friend Thalia. Wanting to join the fun, my other niece Helena jumped in too! We each drew something "wintery". See the awesome results below, and leave a comment on which ideas you thought were cool or interesting!

Georgia's "Warm Winter Cabin"

Thalia's "Golden Winter Angel"

Helena's "Merry X-Mas, Mr. Narwal!"

Uncle Kenny's "Candy Cane Captive"

Guest Artists - Ken's Nieces

I was at my sister's house tonight drawing with my two nieces, Georgia and Helena. We decided to draw monsters, and this is what we came up with:

 

 

 

The One-Eyed Slime Monster dreams of dinner. And then eats!

Underneath a fiery comet, the Horned Fangster runs through the candy forest!



The Finned Leviathan rips a giant mushroom off its stalk for dinner!