School Project

Mikaela's first Art Class School Project for the year was this painting.  Even with sub-standard paints and paper she was able to produce a great painting!  Unfortunately the Art Teacher doesn't know good art when he sees it and didn't give her a grade deserving of this.  I can guarantee you this was the BEST painting out of all the ones he graded.  Whatev!  :) 

Early Childhood Art

In May 2002 Mikaela whipped out this snail on her little doodle board.  Not bad!! 

She was 4 years old.

Mikaela: Young Artist!

October 2002 Mikaela dressed up as an Artist for her Preschool Halloween party!

Flamingo

Flamingo

And here's yet another piece she did in 2007 that we neglected to share! This flamingo is done in watercolor on 300 lb paper.  She gave it to her Great-Mama who passed away December 2007.  Isn't it beautiful?!?  I think she did a lot more that if we locate them and can photograph them we will share. 

Monarch Butterfly



Monarch Butterfly

 We keep finding pictures of paintings Mikaela has done for people that we haven't shown off yet!  She did this Monarch Butterfly (oil on canvas) for a dear friend.  If memory serves correct she did this 2007-2008.  It's a couple of years old. 

Frogs!

Mikaela LOVES Frogs! And since she has yet to do any art for herself, she decided to do a frog for herself in Watercolor. She spent a lot of time on it and we think the time she took was worth every minute, every second! It's stunning, for those of you who can't see it in person trust us! Currently she is doing another frog and this time her medium of choice is oil. When she finishes that one we'll post pics of course!
On a slightly different note, Mikaela got a great opportunity this summer to go to Chicago's Art Institute and take a week long art camp. Thanks to some of our "framily" (that would be friends who are really more like family!) she hung out in Chicago for a week, got to experience this art camp and see some of the sights! Now we are wondering if there are any opportunities for her in other cities like New York City where we have family! While visiting NYC in July we of course spent some time at The Met. It's a must destination every time we hit the Big Apple! We love perusing the amazing artwork from centuries past up to today and all the different styles, genres, and mediums! This trip we spent a lot of our time exploring the Egyptian wing as you can see from a photo of Mikaela in front of some mummies. It was a great day at The Met, as usual!

Beagle Painting

Mikaela worked on a beagle painting for her fifth grade teacher who has a beagle of her own. It is oil on canvas, one of her favorite mediums to use. Unfortunately we didn't get a picture of Mikaela, Mrs. Jenkins, and the painting. Again...look at those eyes!! She has a way of making the eyes speak to people. Currently she is working on something for herself - the first time she has ever done a painting for herself! She is working on a frog in watercolor. After she is finished with the frog she has a lot more ideas to start on!