Weekend with Annabelle
We spent last weekend with our son's family in Washington DC - belatedly celebrating Annabelle's 2nd birthday. I started keeping a watercolor sketchbook for her when she was born, and try to complete one daily journal page during our visits. Previous pages can be seen here.
Annabelle and her Daddy on a walk:
Her new birthday scooter and helmet from cousins Robbie and Zach:
Comments
adorable. Great idea too.
Posted by: Melly | April 8, 2010 8:01 AM
What a great idea to keep a journal of your visits with your darling granddaughter! They are lovely and precious, and I know you will both enjoy looking at it for many years! What a treasure. nancy
Posted by: nancy t | April 8, 2010 9:43 AM
Ahhh! such treasured moments.
Posted by: Sandra Torguson | April 8, 2010 10:53 AM
Sweet picture of Annabelle and her daddy!
Posted by: donna noble | April 8, 2010 2:50 PM
Wonderful sketches and such a sweet idea to make the sketchbook for her, she'll treasure it for sure.
Posted by: ffyrebird | April 8, 2010 5:39 PM
I love this sketchbook. I wish I had thought of that with my niece!
Posted by: Raena | April 8, 2010 11:25 PM
Just wanted to pop in and say how much I enjoy your sketchbooks and how they have inspired me during the past year or so since I subscribed to your blog. I just got back from the Alabama Folk School and I believe I met a friend of yours, Sarah (I think from Birmingham). She was showing us her watercolor journals and spoke about you and your blog and I told her I had been reading your blog for some time now. Her journals were amazing and I would like to thank all of you who share your work with those of us who are struggling beginners.
Posted by: Anne | April 9, 2010 8:19 AM
Thanks for sharing this with us. Good art and journals.
Posted by: Ramona Davidson | April 9, 2010 12:50 PM
Beautiful illustration Shirley! I really like how you drew the backs of a toddler being held by an adult, it has such deep meaning in it ^^
Posted by: Alex Tan | April 10, 2010 12:05 AM
Thanks you for this diary so much .I come from Poland ,(I'm studying in high school) so I think my English don't be so good ...(sorry for mistakes). This is wonderful idea ,to paint memories and I will do it's .
P.S Great polish writer Małgorzata Musierowicz ,painted almost the same.http://www.musierowicz.com.pl/
Posted by: Aleksandra | April 12, 2010 10:25 AM