The Art Show by Georgia

The Butcher and Little Mittens

2010-02-10T18:54:00.002-06:00

After a long dry spell, Georgia has started drawing again, and asked me to post this one to the Art Show. This is her rendition of The Butcher and his pet cat (erm, "sidekick") Little Mittens from Word Girl, the best educational/superhero show in history.

The Monster from Pee-Wee's Playhouse

2009-12-14T08:00:00.000-06:00

Here is Georgia's rendering of the monster from the "Monster in the Playhouse" episode of Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

If it's been a while since you saw it last, here's a screen-cap for reference. When you consider that Georgia drew this from memory, it's pretty impressive. (Less so when you factor in that she watched that episode at least seven times in the last three days...)

The lettering, in case it isn't clear from the image, is done in "monster language."

Eat the Tree

2009-12-13T17:06:00.001-06:00

And here's a picture of a giraffe eating leaves and berries from the top of a tree. I love how happy the tree looks about being eaten.

Christmas Elf

2009-12-13T13:25:00.001-06:00

In the spirit of the holiday, here's a Christmas elf Georgia whipped up the other day.

Amends

2009-12-09T09:24:00.000-06:00

What with the holidays and various other interruptions, I've been derelict in updating the Art Show. Here are a few recent pieces, to try to make amends.

First up, it's everyone's favorite superhero, Superhero Hero Bunny. (Georgia used a stuffed toy of Mo Willems' Knuffle Bunny as the model, but the cape is her own invention, naturally. I'm not sure I remember what the infogaphic in the bottom right corner is about. Perhaps the "Yes" is for "Hero," and "No" is for "Monster"?)

Speaking of Mo Willems, here Georgia has drawn the cover for the book he has yet to write, I Am a Pigeon.

And here's a drawing with a narrative built in. It's entitled "3 Minutes Later," and depicts what happens with the various animals in the scene when they notice the bee who has just flown into view in the upper left corner. Presumably they're worried about being stung.

Super Turkey

2009-11-24T09:59:00.001-06:00

Here is "Super Turkey," which I learned at the school recital this morning was inspired by a Thanksgiving song Georgia's class has been practicing.

Gofo

2009-11-16T13:16:00.000-06:00

And now, Gofo! (I'm not sure if Gofo is a ghost or a monster, or perhaps the ghost of a monster.)

Fibr

2009-11-16T13:07:00.000-06:00

Here is another in Georgia's "Monster" series, in which she draws a monster and then gives it a random string of letters and sounds as a name. Behold: Fibr!

The visual appearance of Fibr is based strongly on the stuffed-toy that came with Count & Color with the Little Monsters, which Georgia purchased at a recent Scholastic Book Fair.

Announcing The Art Show by Georgia

2009-11-16T12:49:00.000-06:00

As with most of the posts here, this one is written by Georgia's dad, writer Chris Roberson. For ages I've been posting examples of Georgia's drawings and art to my blog, but as her drawings have become more frequent and more accomplished, I'm increasingly tempted to just turn the whole blog over to posts of Georgia's art.

Hence, the new blog.

On an irregular basis I'll be posting scans of Georgia's drawings, often with notes and commentary from the artist herself.

And to get things rolling, here are some Best Of examples from my blog.

"A T-Rex eating a Brachiosaurus"

"Pamobe the monster (with the artist)"

"Befghis the monster"