Preparing Their Room

We are painting the twins' room with the great help of their sister, Kelsey, and Auntie Jana. We are amazed by their creativity and talent.  With the theme of the African Savannah, Kelsey has sketched an Acacia tree, a giraffe, and an elephant so far.  We projected the images of her sketches on the walls using an overhead projector.  Jana and Kelsey traced her sketches, and Jana is making them come to life through her painting.

Once the supervisors showed up, we began to work.

Representing the dog's point of view:  Tuffy Huff

From the cat world:  Fada and Pabu

We started first with the Acacia tree.  Here is a picture of a real Acacia tree.

Here is Kelsey's sketch.

An amazing sketch...very scientific and detailed.

So far, Jana has painted the trunk of the tree...leaves are coming.  Remarkable!

We love the balance of the tree!  It's hard for you to see the scale of it...it's very large.

Then, along came a giraffe.

Kelsey's sketch.

Amazing!!

Jana and Tuffy started painting the giraffe...

You can see how large the paintings are in this photo.

Jana hasn't finished her yet, but after many hours, she (the giraffe) has come to life!

Our giraffe from head to hoof.

What a sweet face!

The elephant is next...

Here is Kelsey's sketch.  We can't wait to see it come to life, too.

Again, what an amazing piece of art!