Sweet China Girl Art

Well of course if I did an illustration of my oldest daughter, (see previous post) I had to do one of my youngest daughter!  I am having such fun creating personalized prints of children and offering in my AdoptionOptionShoppe on Etsy.  This was something that was born from my creating images of my daughters for school notes, stationery and this n' that.  And of course, as soon as I'm finished a drawing, I feel like they've changed and I really must update, do over or modify.  Ooooh, the tortured Mom E. artist! ;o)

My goal in drawing children is for them NOT to look like caricatures but rather the way they would look if they were an illustration in a children's book.  I've done one every year of my oldest daughter and hang them in simple white frames in her room.  They are small and very simple white IKEA frames.  Amazing how a simple white frame and a few organized images on a wall can become a charming design accent!  I'll take a picture and post on the blog! 

Thank you for looking and letting me share and as  always I invite suggestions for art images to include in my AdoptionOptionShoppe!   You dream it and I doodle it!   email me with any ideas you'd like to see!

3rd Grade Rocks....

So every year, since my 8 year old was in Pre-School, I've created a doodle / drawing of her.  I don't think of it as a caricature so much as how she would look if she was an illustration in a children's book.  The funny thing is that if I don't put too much effort or think too had about the image, it usually turns out to capture her!  I'm not sure what she will think of the above image!  I'm awaiting her approval on this current one!  The hardest thing to capture is the little glee that is always in her eye... I'll let you know if she approves or would like to see revisions! 

I'll also do (and post) one of my four year old.  The nice thing about my 4 year old is she pretty much likes anything I draw, whether it's my interpretation of her or a dolphin... it's allllll about the dolphins and images of dolphins right now!  She can't get enough dolphins!  I love that! 

Once the images are complete I create everything from note cards, school cards, book marks, nice framed art for their rooms, etc. etc!

Free China Girl bookmark for you!

Click to enlarge n' print or....

Click and drag to desktop to print!  I often try to make very general images but I also base many an image on my own 8 year old.  Reading is very, very big these days so I have created a bookmark for her...that I'm smiled to learn that she also uses to write notes to girlfriends!  Oy!  Well, at least she's not using a phone or texting... hopefully that's way-O-way in the future!  Enjoy!