I believe!

This is a picture for my charming niece Zarah...
It was taken at our favorite place to watch for fairies....
I sure can see them now! She can always spot at least one or two..
her eyes are much younger than mine.....

Painter x

I've been playing with Painter X alot lately...
I still haven't figured out how to do what I want, but I am having fun!
I can't wait until I can get the stuff in my head out onto the paper, or screen...
Until then you are all possible candidates for digital manipulation!
And possibly after as well...
Sorren thinks it's fun....
I wonder why?

Chany's Beautiful kids!

Well, once again, Sarah's summer visit was over far too soon..
Time just keeps flying along....
We got the pictures back over the weekend, and here they are...
Sarah and Robert are growing like... well, like their little brother Sean the weed boy!

All together now!
Sean, growing like a weed boy! We call him Seany bonny.... Robert, ever sweet, is getting to be a little man.
Sarah, the bean, looking alot like her mother, hopefully we won't have that much trouble with her....Isn't she gorgeous! We think so anyway!

Chalk-o-Lot 2008 Flagstaff

Every Labor Day week end we head up the hill and attend the chalk-a-Lot at the Art in the Park festival in Flagstaff. The event is put on by a great local artist, David Grandon, of the Grandon Gallery on Leroux. Here is an article on this years events:
http://www.flaglive.com/flagstafflive_story.cfm?storyID=180218
There is also a video clip here on the Gallery from the Flagnews:
http://flgnews.com/dates/040607/grandon.htm

This years T-Shirt, I have a collection going... I'm thinking that they would make a great quilt!

Our budding artist, DGD Sorren 2 1/2 Getting started...
DGS Robert (8yrs), playing with blending the chalk....

Filling in the background.....

Gregg, minding the young artist...

Robert, making the sky blue.....

Chany's Lady Bug Birthday salute for Sarah Bean (Happy Tuna Sarah!)

Robert's purple and yellow flowers.....
Some of the sky and mountains.....
Look, I got dirty hands!



I got Popcorn mama...(DGS Sean 2 1/2)

Robert, still busy......
Robert and Nana......

Filling in the hills......




Finished! Van Gough, Picasso, and Dr. Seuss meet at Macy's (coffeehouse) for coffee and steamed eggs!

Another Picasso!
Family Love
The color on this one was amazing!

Picasso again.


Dr. Seuss trees....
Robert helping mom....

Really detailed and beautiful colors, she was originally only going to use just blue, it was just awesome!
I think this was Steve's? I think he won first place too!
TB's drumming circle... before he was done, I thought he was drawing a guy drawing on the sidewalk... he did a great job!
I loved this one! I think it would make a great T-shirt!

The walkway....
Chany's finished!
Still working....
I can't wait till next year, I already have a design, but I say that every year and I alwasy so something different! I am thinking of doing a mini chalk fest at the block party this year in November. I think it would be a lot of fun!

Cabin Fever

The Munds Park Cabin was calling... but I guess the monsoons were called too....

Sorren on the back deck...

The guys sat and watched the rain.....
Played some ping pong....
The kids ran up and down the stairs....
Jerry plugged in the DVD player...(is that just wrong? They kids were happy)

Chany took a picture of me taking a picture....
It quit raining for a while


The meadow on the way to Knicknick Lake, by the Anderson Preserve

Ah, the joys of technology!

Out looking for deer.....

Didn't see any deer, but saw a DD......

Didn't get any pictures of the kids fishing, because of the rain.....

We had a great weekend, and didn't get too wet... it was a nice escape, cool weather was a nice change...the kids are ready to go again next weekend....Gregg just wants to go and fish....

That works for me, I can draw or knit.....the baby likes to play in the mud....Happy!