Bob Un died after about a week. We boiled crawfish at home this past summer and the first time we did it, we picked the first escapee, put “him” in a tub, and named him Bob. Then he died. The next time we boiled bugs, we did it again. This time, we figured out what they eat and what their environmental needs were. And, I’ll be damned if the bug, Bob Deux, isn’t still alive almost four months later.

Easels

This week, we have an easel sent in from Pamela French WAY back in April. It’s colored pencil of her daughter and a horse

Videos

The Longy

Click on this one if you want to see everything that happened, kid chatter, school updates, chat chatter, and out takes

The Quiche

Click on this one if you just want to see the project come together quickly so you know what everyone else is talking about.

We have had a lot of fun these last few months. We have taken some time to goof off, hang out with friends, even try out some of the local attractions like river floating where I about died. Girl2 has spent most of her time being a teenage girl hanging with friends and talking about how stupid everything is and how she and her friends will do it differently. Let’s all hope that’s true.

She received the gift of a digital drawing board for her birthday this summer and has spent an increasing amount of time learning to use it and draw anime. This has inspired her to also draw in her sketchbook more and to actually paint on canvases. Michael’s had a special BOGO sale and we stocked up!

And this kid has been painting her fool heart out!

Because SHE’S been doing it, Boy2 has also been sketching and painting a lot more recently. He doesn’t want me to show his yet (they’re a surprise for My Beautiful, Young Bride). But it has also had me opening my sketchbook as well.

Even to the point that we did a journal video and uploaded it to the youtubes!

And the whole time they were telling me about how they wanted to do a show. We haven’t done a show in a very long time. We had a long talk about it and have decided to start them up with a bit of a different format. Yes we will still do some art journaling, but that won’t be our only focus. We’re going to throw in some fine art episodes, mini paintings, watercolor, figurative works, and faces. We’re going to be live on http://www.twitch.tv/blade21292 on Thursdays. We’ll probably go live around 6:30pm US central time, and get started around 7. The live show will not be saved, but will be edited and uploaded to the youtube later. Be sure and send your easels to blade@artisticbiker.com so I can show off what you’ve been doing. Together we’ll use your works to inspire others because that is ALL this is about!

On Wednesdays, I practice watercolors.

On Tuesdays, I have been going to figure drawing lab. This week’s model was Tanya. Not only is she gorgeous, she has FABULOUS poses! Here are this week’s efforts:

On Mondays, I have been painting on the faces of playing cards. For the last few weeks, I have been running through the alphabet. So here are the first seven weeks’ paintings…

A is for Alcohol

Bees are for Honey

C is for Sea

D is for Dawn

E is for Em & Ems

F is for Flamingos (or, as Girl2 called them, Fratangos)

G is for Goldfish