9.11.2008

our little goldmine

eli loves to draw. he loves to make his parents draw too. it feels like most of my day consists of drawing fish, turtles, and a variety of happy and sad objects like squares, hearts, triangles, people, and of course- fish and turtles. eli usually adds hair and soul patches (three straight lines) to whatever i draw. there is an endless stream of requests. lately, however, he's really been honing his skills and as of yesterday he has been producing actual faces sort of. today he came up with this ALL BY HIMSELF:

he told me it was "happy, sad, turtle". basically we're banking on him becoming famous. then he can pay us back for all the diapers. parents get reimbursed for diapers right?

8 comments:

GrannyG said...

The kid has obvioulsy inherited pure genious. As for diapers, have you paid your folks back for yours? When they are as cute as Eli is,they get things for free.

XOXOXOXO

Carrie said...

SO.... INCREDIBLE....

my favorite has to be the "happy turtle" on the right. and soul patches??? REALLY??? beyond amazing. will you request a masterpiece drawn for his auntie so i can save it forever and when he's famous i'll have an original??

seriously. i want one.

The Holyoaks said...

Wow, I am impressed. I, too, spend the majority of my day drawing and coloring. I mostly draw kitty cats and Daisy Duck, though. There's the difference between boys and girls, I guess.

E. Poole said...

So - how is Eli's eye doing? If he can draw that well - he must be just fine!

Cyndie said...

Eli is a genius.

I'm seeing a cafe press t-shirt business here.

Gretta said...

That Eli. He is a gentleman and a scholar.

Anonymous said...

NO. WAY.

This is the work of a child prodigy, no question. I suggest getting him a set of oils for Christmas and an easel, and see what he can do with that. People will pay big money for the work of a genius! I WOULD!

Joan said...

I love it!! I love when drawings are so clearly real things. I still laugh when I think about how you told us he'd add hair to everything. This is a triangle. This is a triangle with hair. :)

Hey, we miss you! It feels like it's been a lifetime since we've seen you.