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Archive for May, 2006

Does any-one remember Moonbeam?

I found a selection of these old readers at work today. They were written by Selma and Jack Wassermann and illustrated by George Rohrer. They were first published nearly forty years ago. The illustrations are just wonderful. It’s funny how the way you view things changes. A few years ago I would’ve thought how old […]

Family art

The children had crazy hair day at school. Note the lovely art work in the background. I am not the only person in this family who likes to draw. So today I am going to feature some of Scott, Jessica and Chloe’s art work. Now it’s my turn. I wanted to make a simple and […]

Sorry

I am not sure what he has done wrong but this little panda sure looks sorry.

Getting ready in the morning

Ages ago I made a poster to stick on the door which had all the morning instructions for my children to follow. Believe it or not, it helped the morning run smoother and every-one get more organised. I am redoing this poster at the moment and here are two of the illustrations.

Bird on flower

I’m sure that I should have been doing something else but a quick drawing was so much more fun.

Koala study

I have come to note that rarely do koalas smile. So these pictures show the grumpy look!

Feeding the Pelican

Here is the finished picture. This is half of the picture that I’m working on at the moment. I will update it tomorrow. P.S. Adriana, a friend of mine has just started a blog called knittinggold.  She wrote an entry on the Beaconsfield miners that is well worth a read.  Keep up the great knitting […]

Children at play

The girls got to ride toy ponies in a fairy room while….. …..the boys got to play footy during half time at the MCG on Anzac day.

Under the sea

Couldn’t go past the Octopus’ garden for this weeks theme under the sea .