The Fridge Door

Halloween Leftover

2010-11-13T21:02:00.000-06:00

Pregnant Fat Dog

2010-10-25T06:05:00.000-05:00

Chloe is extremely interested in letters and is desperate to be able to read. In this instance, she asked me to spell the first two words so she could write them, but she got the "dog" part all on her own.

Chloe Chockley

2010-10-21T12:44:00.002-05:00

If I were so inclined, I could scan dozens of pictures just like this- a person, with artist's signature.

Dry Erase Markers

2010-10-19T20:29:00.001-05:00

Characters

2010-10-15T06:58:00.001-05:00

Connor finally decided that using step-by-step drawing instructions isn't a bad idea after all.

Rock Star

2010-10-13T06:35:00.000-05:00

If you're paying attention, you can see the microphone, the mic stand, and the guitar.

You Think You Know, But You Don't Know

2010-10-11T06:08:00.002-05:00

Yes, that's a sun. And yes, that's a tree. But the tall pink thing? A tall building with lots of windows. And next to the tall building? Another window, hanging from the tall building by a length of spider web.

Neckless Jeans-Wearing Family

2010-10-07T08:56:00.002-05:00

Chloe is small in this family portrait because my hand was in the way. But you could probably figure that out on your own.

Spider Family

2010-10-04T08:52:00.001-05:00

I'm not sure why that one spider has mouse ears.

Copy Cat

2010-10-01T08:51:00.002-05:00

She wants to be like her brother, of course.

Patterns

2010-09-29T08:49:00.002-05:00

Connor has created many pieces with patterns like this. It's his signature style.

Back Atcha, Sis

2010-09-27T08:47:00.003-05:00

Sweet Flower

2010-09-25T08:47:00.003-05:00

She can do her last name on her own (and usually remembers the H), but Connor had to write his own name on his gift.

Spring

2010-04-29T16:57:00.002-05:00

This is entitled "What Spring Means To Me" and was presented with these inspiring words:
"You can have it, Mom. I don't want it."

Volcano!

2008-12-05T19:07:00.000-06:00

Dried-Out Wet Wipe

2008-12-03T19:05:00.000-06:00

Found

2008-11-28T20:17:00.000-06:00

This is an older watercolor that I forgot had been scanned in. Back when she still used more than one color without giving it a second thought.

Home

2008-11-27T20:16:00.000-06:00

Josh and Trista's Wedding

2008-11-26T08:15:00.000-06:00

High Noon

2008-11-24T08:14:00.000-06:00

Scarecrow

2008-11-21T20:13:00.000-06:00

She was really excited that she used two colors on this. Very proud of herself.

Characters

2008-11-20T20:12:00.000-06:00

These are cartoon characters I've never heard of.

Helicopter

2008-11-18T20:11:00.001-06:00

Wolverine and The Thing

2008-11-12T12:02:00.000-06:00

Red

2008-11-10T12:05:00.000-06:00

Lately Chloe's work has been decidedly monochromatic. She takes one crayon, draws something like this, and declares it finished. Then she picks up a different crayon and uses a different sheet of paper for the new color. She also tells us what is in the picture, something Connor never did. He was very literal- he knew his scribbling was just scribbling. Chloe sees a picture of me, or of our car, or of Clark. I guess all that TV isn't ruining her imagination after all!

Tulip

2008-11-08T14:01:00.000-06:00

Pokemon Masterpiece

2008-10-27T19:22:00.004-05:00

He worked on this for a week, starting at a Cocktail Hour.

Transportation

2008-10-23T16:36:00.000-05:00

Best. Ever.

2008-10-20T16:34:00.002-05:00

I know this is hard to read, but it says "What did you do this weekend?" "I watched tv." And yes, that pretty much sums it up!

Go Fish!

2008-10-07T17:16:00.000-05:00

Send in the Clowns

2008-10-02T17:15:00.002-05:00

Looks Just Like Him

2008-09-27T13:50:00.000-05:00

Even More

2008-09-19T11:16:00.000-05:00

In Rainbows

2008-09-18T11:16:00.000-05:00

More Watercolors

2008-09-17T11:15:00.000-05:00

I Did That, Mommy!

2008-09-16T07:14:00.000-05:00

A Boy and His Cat

2008-09-15T07:13:00.000-05:00

Watercolors

2008-09-12T07:11:00.001-05:00

SpongeBob

2008-09-11T07:10:00.000-05:00

It's a Cat!

2008-09-10T07:09:00.000-05:00

Attempting to Use a Paintbrush

2008-09-09T11:07:00.000-05:00

Connor With Balloon (But Without Neck)

2008-09-02T13:27:00.001-05:00

Monster!

2008-08-29T06:23:00.001-05:00

Me and C

2008-08-27T06:28:00.000-05:00

This is when I had Chloe in my belly. Apparently he's just now getting around to capturing that moment on canvas.

His True Favorite

2008-08-20T07:32:00.000-05:00

Favorite Things

2008-08-19T17:31:00.000-05:00

Flying Bugs, Maybe?

2008-08-18T07:30:00.000-05:00

Summer Camp

2008-08-16T13:28:00.004-05:00

They sent a folder home with all of Connor's summer camp work, so I'll put a lot of it up this week while we're waiting on Kindergarten-level work to find its way into the house. :)

Rocket! Yeah!

2008-08-05T09:37:00.000-05:00

Pretty in Pink

2008-08-03T21:32:00.000-05:00

She is still working on making smaller marks with the pen. Then she always ends with a big flourish.

Pimp My Ride

2008-08-01T12:31:00.000-05:00

Tree

2008-07-31T21:30:00.000-05:00

The Thing

2008-07-24T07:46:00.001-05:00

The inspiration and the execution.

Chloe's Triangle

2008-07-22T17:06:00.003-05:00

Chloe brought this home from school and I said, enthusiastically, "Chloe! What is this!?" She proudly replied, "My triangle!" "That's wonderful!" I gushed. "High five!" Chloe slapped my hand and ran off, grinning, as Connor called from the other room, "Mom, are you just saying that? That's not really good. Are you just saying it is to keep Chloe from crying?" I explained to him that it is good- it's good that she knows it's a triangle, and good that most of the coloring is concentrated somewhat inside the triangle. This is good work for a two-year old! But Connor wasn't having it. He clearly feels that my praise of his art has been cheapened now that he knows I'll hand out high-fives over a mess like Chloe's triangle. My boy has high standards.

Rocket

2008-07-21T17:26:00.000-05:00

Dinosaur

2008-07-19T17:25:00.000-05:00

Rocket-Powered Monster Truck

2008-07-17T17:20:00.002-05:00

Before our recent trip, I hit the dollar aisle at Target to find something that might occupy the kids in the car. I bought Connor a Kung Fu Panda notepad and one of those pens with a dozen different ink choices. (When I was a kid, there were only four colors on those!) He doodled the entire trip. What a great $2 investment!

Me & C

2008-07-16T09:28:00.001-05:00

This scan is horrible, despite multiple attempts. But this is me and Connor standing near the rainbow he and Grammy saw the other day. For some reason, Connor is blue and pink in this picture and the scanner didn't pick it up well.

Wikki Stix

2008-07-13T17:03:00.001-05:00

Beth got Connor these awesome Wikki Stix for his birthday. We've had a lot of fun designing with them. Many of the creations are too three-dimensional to scan, but this sculpture of Chip was life-like in its thinness so it scanned pretty well.

A Car!

2008-07-10T20:46:00.000-05:00

This might be the first one that didn't need an explanation!

But I do need to tell you- the lines on the side of the car? Those are flames, like the kind you might have painted on your car at Ramone's Custom House of Body Art Shop.

Excerpt

2008-07-09T20:45:00.000-05:00

What Do I Know?

2008-07-08T20:40:00.000-05:00

This is from the same painting session. I feel this is obviously the faucet on our kitchen sink, but Connor says it's a hook.

Flattery

2008-07-07T20:36:00.001-05:00

I drew a heart and he copied it. He also copied my flowers, although you can only see his in this post.

Mixing It Up

2008-07-03T22:03:00.000-05:00

This is a small section of a much larger piece. But you get the idea.

Bright Colors

2008-07-02T21:58:00.000-05:00

With Stickers

2008-07-01T21:56:00.000-05:00

Mmmm, Fish

2008-06-30T21:57:00.001-05:00

Goalposts?

2008-06-29T21:55:00.001-05:00

Meteors

2008-06-26T19:10:00.000-05:00

There is a long story to go with this picture. Something about a meteor that bounces off of one planet without hitting any cars and ricochets onto another planet.

Progress

2008-06-25T19:08:00.001-05:00

Notice that she has suddenly started making smaller motions with the pen. Her big, scrawling scribble-scrabble is now more contained. She's also doing more of a circle than just a back-and-forth when she does go big.

Happy Birthday To Me

2008-06-24T19:07:00.000-05:00

Superman

2008-06-19T17:55:00.001-05:00

More Hands- For Dad!

2008-06-18T05:51:00.000-05:00

We Love Dad

2008-06-17T08:02:00.003-05:00

ed note: That's Connor's footprint, to be used as a bookmark for some reason, and a representation of Dad as superhero. This is just the tip of the Father's Day art iceberg. Stay tuned!

I Don't Really Know

2008-06-11T17:52:00.000-05:00

Look Mommy- Feathers!

2008-06-10T21:46:00.001-05:00

It's Complicated

2008-06-08T20:13:00.002-05:00

At the bottom we have a turtle with sharp teeth and an elaborate shell. On the left we have an eel with sharp teeth, and beside that a boat that was bitten by the eel. At one point there was talk of something getting shot, but only if you threw the bullets and didn't have a gun, but I think we abandoned that theory in favor of the sharp teeth.

Toucan Hands

2008-06-05T20:12:00.001-05:00

Volcano

2008-06-04T18:25:00.003-05:00

At the bottom, that is a blue mountain range, with the tallest mountain on the left being a volcano. All the red around it is hot lava, and the blue dots are people who melted in the hot lava.
The thing in the middle with a smiley face is a humpback whale (the lines coming out of the top of it are not a part of it).
The top left is a slide.
The rest is doodling that Chip contributed to as well.

Playing with Paints

2008-06-03T17:08:00.000-05:00

More Feet

2008-06-02T20:43:00.000-05:00

From the Garden

2008-06-01T22:34:00.000-05:00

Across the Table

2008-05-29T22:35:00.000-05:00

Using Her Fingers

2008-05-28T17:33:00.001-05:00

Spring

2008-05-27T22:32:00.000-05:00

Moving On Up

2008-05-26T10:28:00.000-05:00

Mom and Me

2008-05-24T10:26:00.002-05:00

2007-08 Unicorns

2008-05-21T17:19:00.000-05:00

2007-08 Penguins

2008-05-20T20:18:00.000-05:00

Belly Jean Man

2008-05-19T16:33:00.003-05:00

Dinos

2008-05-15T19:29:00.000-05:00

Chloe is remarkably proud of this one. We keep it on the fridge and she points it out to visitors.

Superheroes

2008-05-14T19:30:00.000-05:00

Here is an example of Connor's favorite photography subject. He has snapped the front and back covers, along with just about every page in the book, dozens of times. A brief sample, for your viewing pleasure:

Penguin Chefs

2008-05-13T19:28:00.000-05:00

Last week I sent a recipe to school with Connor. This was the "surprise" project:

Here is Connor's entry, right there on the first page:

There were plenty of elaborate recipes, for ribeye steak and broccoli casserole and even Rotel dip. I was starting to feel embarassed about Connor's culinary shortcomings, then I came to the last recipe in the book and realized we're not doing so bad after all. At least we eat peanut butter!

Now whenever Connor makes a picky request, at least I can take comfort in the fact that it's not a jelly sandwich. Thank you, Jack!

Jar of Marbles

2008-05-12T13:57:00.001-05:00

It's hard to tell this is a jar from the scanned image, but trust me- it is.

Birthday Card

2008-05-09T19:03:00.000-05:00

This was the outside. (The inside was somehow not as elaborate.) Happy birthday, Dad!

Two For One

2008-05-08T17:47:00.001-05:00

Chloe's latest piece was too big to scan, so Connor generously offered to photograph the artist with her work.

Earth Day Book Cover

2008-05-07T18:00:00.000-05:00

Feet

2008-05-06T18:46:00.000-05:00

Markers!

2008-05-05T17:34:00.000-05:00

Line 'Em Up

2008-05-02T15:56:00.000-05:00

Photos arranged and shot by Connor S. Chockley.