Four Puppets and a Portraitist

Elizabeth decided to have the puppets sit for portraits. Here are the results:

Of course, Joey is #1. The first portrait, and, artistically, probably the best.

Oliver was problematic as a subject. A rooster, he had a hard time sitting still. Chickens are twitchy. Plus, the perspective on his beak was murder. Elizabeth admitted that he ended up in portrait looking "more like a duck."

Elizabeth was intimidated at the very thought of drawing Rusty. He is the most life-like.  He is also the puppet we play with the least, so she's "shy" (her word) around him. I think she knocked it out of the park with this portrait. She was disappointed in the results.

Good ole Clara. Joey's partner in silliness. A court jester, who is also the voice of wisdom and maturity within the Gang of Four. Elizabeth saw this photo and wanted to go back and add the pom-poms to her drawing of Clara's hat. I told her that it was great the way it was. She'll probably add the pom-poms tomorrow.

I also made a short documentary film of the portrait process, using my neighbor Brian's application Storymaker. It's meant mainly for amateur journalists in troubled areas (he goes to Libya and the Middle East a lot) to learn how to make competent new stories using their smart phones. But it's also good for moms and dads who want to cut a quick news-flavored documentary of their kids doing portraits of puppets, or whatever other awesome stuff kids do.

Stay tuned for the movie.