Alaina, Love the different birds and their habitat. That took some investigating to have them in their natural areas. I like all of them but especially the hummingbird.
- Grandma Charlotte on March 20, 2025 NEW
Hi Alaina, This is an interesting art project in that it encourages you to consider your future. Using the "snapshots" of different milestones is a good way to depict the journey (thread).
- Grandma Charlotte on March 13, 2025
Alaina, A fun project. I don't know much about Stitch and Angel but they are cute characters to work with.
- Grandma Charlotte on March 5, 2025
Alaina, This is impressive. That's just the way George looks when he's face to face with me. Well done. Nice blending of the colored pencils. I did have to laugh about the pj's!
- Grandma Charlotte on February 6, 2025
I love this, Alaina. Do you know that I'm working on a Mother's Day Tea that we are going to have at the Hall. Your art piece is right in keeping with what I'm thinking about recently. Loved the doilies, flowers, teapot and cup and saucer. I understand why you have the words since it is to be a journal, but I agree that they somewhat distract from the overall look. Sweet idea and well done. It made me smile when I first looked at it. Since you enjoy flowers, it was nice to include them in your design.
- Grandma Charlotte on February 6, 2025
Alaina, It is fun to do an art project connected with Christmas. Interesting that you were blending watercolors. I agree that the tree skirt shows up more than you might have wanted it to. The painting made me smile! Hoping that you have a great Christmas.
- Love Grandma Charlotte on January 1, 2025
Alaina, It is fun to see what you focused on at your high school. They will be areas and symbols that you remember long after you have left Summit. We so enjoy see your work.
- Love Grandma Charlotte on January 1, 2025
Alaina, I enjoyed looking into the details of your drawing. I did find your penguin (cute). I thought your sunflower was very well done. Reminded me of some sunflowers I've seen recently. It was interesting to see how you added in a shadow of the flowers. Glad to hear that you like using this medium. You'll have to do more with graphite.
- Grandma Charlotte on October 30, 2024
This is so interesting that you can make such great depictions with various types of lines. I'm glad you are having these various mediums to experience. Great job! I hope you save all your projects.
- Grandma Charlotte on September 25, 2024
This is amazing to me that you can make such a lifelike drawing just using dots. I was wondering how long it took to do this project. Seems like it would be quite time consuming. Plus how do you know when you are done? It would seem like you could be adding dots forever! Good work!
- Grandma Charlotte on September 25, 2024
Ah..., I love it. I liked that the flowers, leaves, and pot are very distinctive and the background is muted. These are colors I enjoy. Was this a painting of one of your violets at home? We always like seeing what you have been doing. This is a favorite of mine.
- Grandma Charlotte on May 8, 2024
Nice work Alaina. This appears as a vase that you can put cut flowers in. That will be nice to have for when you want fresh flowers in the house. I'm wondering how tall the vase is. I can see how the braiding could be hard to get on the vase just the way you want. Looks like a fun project.
- C Houser on April 10, 2024
Alaina, It is always a joy to see that you have a new artwork posted and then fun to see what you have been working on. Interesting that this piece included a drawing of you. I can see how that might be hard to draw yourself, but I think you did a great job. I appreciate reading your personal comments. You appear to be learning new skills with each project and then able to give yourself constructive comments for future projects.
- Grandma Charlotte on February 28, 2024
Interesting what you can do with yarn. This initially reminded me of the coast line with trees and shrubs next to the ocean. The darker colors of yarn looks like deeper ocean areas. The right quadrant looks like a road going along next to a field. One can see many different things in artwork. Enjoyed looking at this one closely to see what you had used and done.
- C Houser on January 24, 2024
It is interesting that you have similar drawings in your notebooks. You appear to like balloons and these heart-shaped ones make this a great project for Valentines Day! The "chatter" gives some background to your design. Using ink to fill in the gouges and then transferring to paper sounds like a challenge in keeping the ink from not making more "chatter". I always enjoy seeing your projects.
- Grandma Charlotte on January 10, 2024
Interesting work Alaina. It reminds me of a psychedelic bug! Some areas the color is very contained and other areas it looks like the colors have bled. I'm interested in knowing what the assignment for this project was. We always enjoy your projects.
- Grandma Charlotte on December 13, 2023
The painting reminds me of Mt. Hood. Love the reflection in the water of the mountain and the trees. Good work.
- Grandma Charlotte on November 15, 2023
Alaina, As soon as I saw the picture, I knew what it was. How sweet of you to do an art project focused on something from the farm. Love it!!