Skull tonal painting

As an exercise in tonal painting I have done this skull. Not quite the picture I would like to hang up at home, but JH might like it for his room. Quite the boy thing. He asked if I could add cross bones.

The boys

On the big wheel

Mr Confident

Fun fair

Our butterfly

Painting

Day out with IBM

Zombie face

End of year party

Singing with mom

Party at beehive daycare

Gem had her face painted with flowers. She felt so pretty.

4x4 country

Camping sunset

Sunny day in Sydney

In a tree

Paper Hat

Angry

All Smiles

Surprised

More Reno

This week was perfect sunshine. Any building happen, of course not. Next week rain is predicted. Is building happening? We chose him because of experience. We knew there was planning issues.

Reno finally underway

It's October .... In two weeks it's November.

Not much progress

All I can say is that I was told about this. Builders brain is not engaged. He appears to be last in the queue, when the planning gene was handed out. Who runs out of bricks when building a foundation?

Gem

Gem

Donatello sculpture copy

Completed her in 5 hours. She has a flower in her hair. She might need another hour, but I have decided to end now.

Finished another drawing

Never thought I'd draw a Pope. Of all of them, this guy was probably the most feared. My guess is that the stake would  have been the  place for disagreeing  with this guy.

Pope Julius II (5 December 1443 – 21 February 1513), nicknamed "The Fearsome Pope" (Il Papa Terribile) and "The Warrior Pope" (Il Papa Guerriero), born Giuliano della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513. His papacy was marked by an active foreign policy, ambitious building projects, and patronage for the arts.

For you Alan

Out to lunch

All smiles

Blue Hands

Josh woke up this morning with blue hands. We think he'll be completely blue tomorrow. Hopefully this is not contagious.

 

Finished
This is a drawing from a plaster cast a famous sculpture that's in Florence's Bargello Museum, "Niccolò da Uzzano" by Donatello. Niccolò was the banker of the Medici family, made famous during the time of the Renaissance for their incredible support of artists. The original was completed in the 15th century. In the 21st century the likeness continues.

Ben 10's ultra ego

Sun and rain

Rain has died down, sum is out

Manly

Wanting for the drizzle to stop, we found ourselves a little spot under shelter.

Josh's Tower

Uncle Mick and Josh built a tower. We went out to dinner

Miss dimples

Making sure the machine works

Cleaning the carpet

Football

The man of the match

At classes again

A drawing I am working on

Mr and Mrs Steinberg at the Butterfly charity ball

21 May - Donna took to my hair with her straightening irons.....

Today wa sa lovely crisp winters day. We went for a bush walk at Terrey Hills. Saw the Ant hills, and had a picnic on a large boulder.