Le Artiste

Some of you may remember Little J's penchant for art. In all seriousness, he really is a great little artist. I am continually amazed at the detail his drawings have in them and the creativity behind the scenes he creates. He has a good knack for perspective in his drawings, which I know most kids at the age of 5 do not have.

He draws constantly. This is no exaggeration. I buy boxes full of notebooks when they are on sale for school and he fills those notebooks with his drawings. He uses up our recycle/scratch paper pile before it can even get recycled. My house is continually graced with piles and piles of his drawings. Here are a few pics of some of his drawings that happen to be sitting right here. I could have picked up 3 or 4 more without moving from my chair. They are everywhere!

A scene from last week when I was outside raking the leaves and Little Man was jumping on the trampoline. It even has Little Man's jacket hanging on the trampoline, which it was.

A random farm scene complete with smiling sun.

A Thanksgiving scene in our kitchen. He even included the hanging kitchen utensils, etc. on the backsplash under the cabinet and blinds on the window over the sink.

We have tried to encourage him in this talent, and often praise him for his good work. But you should have seen him Friday, SO PROUD of himself (and of course we are really proud of him) because he came home from school with a letter from his art teacher saying that his art work had been selected to be displayed at the school district's Education Center where "hundreds of visitors, teachers and administrators will enjoy the exhibit." He was especially excited about the special reception they are having for the artists and their families where we will be able to "give special attention to the artists." He really liked that part.

I have no idea which of his art work was selected to be displayed, but when JC was up at the school a couple of weeks ago doing his "Watch DOG" duties, the art teacher specifically commented to him on how impressed she was with Little J's work. I will be sure to take pictures at the reception!