Original Art: Snowball Fight

[honorat]

by Honorat

Summary: My very own Seasonal Art! No Photo References. Frosty the Snowman, fuzzy winter horses, and a snowball fight. Riding in the winter can be a bit chilly. I once got stuck in a snowdrift when riding a rather short-legged pony. Again, the universe is twisted where I draw--no particular time or place.




Copyright 2000. All rights reserved.
8 1/2 x 11 inches, mechanical graphite pencil 0.5mm B on printer paper.

Comments

[aft-and-daft.livejournal.com]

I think the last time I drew a horse was...maybe...for Emmett a long time ago and I can't even remember why. Or maybe not, maybe it was even before he was born. Needless to say, I haven't drawn anything in years, though I used to a lot as kid - that and reading, since my parents didn't let us (my two sisters and me) watch TV (for which I am so very grateful to them). I don't think I really have any talent for it, though I do appreciate the work of people who do! :-)

[honorat.livejournal.com]

If you did once, you can learn. I used to teach art and I still say that anyone who can sign his or her name can learn to do realism. But it does take time and you seem to have several chronovores in your life. Sounds like you had smart parents. We didn't have a television when I was growing up, so I read voraciously. I guess you could call me a bibliovore LOL! I still don't own a TV. I watch DVDs on the computer if I need to see them.

[aft-and-daft.livejournal.com]

Oh, I have such a list of things I'd like to do or learn to do...and right now it seems that I can do none of them!! :-) It's just a phase of life, the boys will get older and I will have more opportunities for personal enrichment. And it's not true that I can't do any of them, I just have exceptionally little time, like for reading and writing, though I do squeeze it in. :-)

Yay for no TV! I don't let my kids watch ANY television (my husband and I don't watch any either); my three-year old is allowed to watch one movie a week (sometimes I let him watch two, but I always get mommy guilt for it, unless he is ill). I have an extremely low opinion of television, particularly when it comes to children watching it. I do hope both of my boys turn out to be "bibliovores" ;-), or at least outdoorsy... :-)

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Tell me about those lists. I'll need eternity to get everything done. I'm glad, amidst all the chaos, you've found that little time to write and read.

Good for you not letting TV raise the kids. As a college teacher, I can guarantee that one of the best preparations for success at this level is lots of reading to kids at the preschool level. And outdoorsy is good--they should be both! I love camping and hiking. Lots of crises to build character!

[aft-and-daft.livejournal.com]

I wish I found more time to read. I firmly believe that one cannot be a good writer unless one reads a lot, and it troubles me that I write more than I read.

As a college teacher, I can guarantee that one of the best preparations for success at this level is lots of reading to kids at the preschool level.
That will be good motivation for me to spend more time reading with Emmett - we do read twice a day, but I feel that he would benefit from a little more time spent reading and some more challenging material, I just need to employ some self-discipline and make a point of doing it. :-)

Yes, outdoorsy is good - I wish my mom had made me go outside more as a kid, I was rather stay-indoorsy, and I have worked to make myself get outside and be active with my boys, both so they will learn good habits of activity and exercise and because there are so many awesome things to do outdoors! :-)