Lex437's Comments (78)

A happy spring garden! The bees look busy collecting all the pollen and I love the sun just peeping out of the corner. Good job, Lex!

What great fishes, Lex! You have done a good job with the scales,

I love flowers that bloom in the spring and summer! I also love bees that pollinate the flowers. Well done!

I would love to see fish like these in a fishbowl, fishtank, or even in a stream. I especially like the pattern of the scales. Actually, I like everything about the painting, the colors and the feeling of being in the water.

More folded paper fun! And your hand is there for scale, which makes me wonder if you can operate the folded paper thing with one hand.

I am very curious about how you created this artwork. It looks like the border is colored in crayons. Then it looks like the blues and purples are painted with a flat brush in watercolor. And on top of that an ink drawing of a fish has appeared! Very nice!

Such an interesting picture, Lex. I would love to talk to you about how you made it. The water in which your fish is swimming is so interesting. You have blended your colors beautifully. Great frame, too!

Beautiful cutting and folding, Lex! I wonder what is written under the numbers :)

Green! My favorite color! I can see that you have numbered the "flaps" on the catcher. I'd love to see what you have written underneath each one. And just look at the design you cut out of the folded paper. That looks very precise. Good job!

How exciting that you have been doing origami, Lex! Your cranes are great. Folding accurately is difficult, and you have done a great job.

Wow! Folded paper, creating art in a fun way. Good job making crisp folds!

This flying carpet must have been fun to make. I don't know how many colors and shapes you had to choose from, but the colors you have used go so well together. I'm always impressed by your color choices. Today it is snowing in our state, and I would love to snuggle under a blanket that looks like your carpet! Good job. Lex!

I really like the fresh colors Lex

A beautiful heart painted by someone I love! I think you were happy when you made this art because, to me, the heart seems to be jiggling and wriggling with happiness. Thank you for making me smile with your artwork, Lex.

Are these warm and cool blobs lying on their backs on a colorful beach towel looking up at the sky? Or is the sky colorful with warm and cool blobs looking down at me? Either way, that one blob at the top looks like they jumped into the photo right at the last moment. I love it! Glad no one blinked! :)

Hi Lex! Your mama's comment about how you felt unsatisfied with the way the blue and purple mixed together turned out started me thinking about how artists can see their work differently than how other people see it. As an artsy person, I can totally understand your feeling! If I had a nickel for every time I mixed two colors together and it came out exactly the way I'd imagined, I'd have a whole bunch of pennies, a few nickels, perhaps a dime, a couple of quarters, and maybe even a silver dollar or two. I’ll let you think on that while I say, sometimes it all works out, but a lot of the time there's more than a few surprises to art-making. And, sometimes surprises can be frustrating. An artist friend once told me that if every time they finished an artwork they thought, “Another perfect one!” they wouldn't have a reason to create anymore. If they could flawlessly make something which came out just the way they wanted it, making art would be as easy as waving a magic wand. And believe me when I say that even the best wand ever waved will eventually get boring. An artist feels compelled to make more art precisely BECAUSE they feel that some part of it could be better. Every time they make something it is not only an opportunity to make something better, but also for something else to turn out not quite as they'd hoped. And that in a nutshell is what being an artist is all about. Aside from nickels, wands, and nutshells… In this artwork I can see a stormy aurora where the purple "planet’s” and the blue "planet’s” atmospheres are making a huge storm. I also see different colorful magic types. "Ah, the monster is casting fire, does that mean they’re weak agains ice?!” Or, could these be preserved dragon scales, and what might a dragon that color feel like if they let you pet them? I’m happy to be in your fan club, and I hope we have many more artistic surprises when we create art together! Love, Unk!

I have been looking at this painting for a long time and am finally getting around to writing to you. The colors of the rainbow in order around the circle! So bright and interesting. Your choice of a color and design to decorate each circle is interesting, too. I think my favorite circle is the purple one, I like the way if looks in the places where it overlaps the red and blue. Well done, Lex!

Your color wheel really leaps off the black background, Lex. And your use of complementary colors to decorate the circles is really cool. You told me that you didn't think your blue-purple combo worked as you'd hoped. I wonder how you might approach it next time (?). Color is a spice of life!

Lex, these vibrant signs (at least they make me think of signs) look like a family of cyclops made them! Or one cyclops made them so his family could find him! Whatever you were thinking when you did this art work, the colors all together are exciting.

I smile when I look at this painting, Lex. I feel that there are four orange blobs staring at me and I have to smile back! This is a really fun painting, and your color choices are very good. Excellent job.

What a great picture Lex!

This is a great painting of a bee and the honeycomb. I wonder what you used to get all those cells the same size. Bees are so interesting, and I know how much you like honey!

I imagine that waving cat drives the bus to the land of catnip! Lex, your cat reminds me of Japanese statues called Maneki-neko or 'beckoning cat' which were believed to bring good luck to their owners. It looks like the kitty is gesturing for us to come closer. Off to the land of catnip! :)

What a fine cat! Those are wonderful whiskers, Lex, and I love his pink nose. I think that Kitty's dreaming Of going for a ride. He's waving to you, Lexi, And saying, "Jump inside!".

YUMMM! The fruit looks so tempting, and even the joyous background looks good enough to eat. I love the orange and red together.

Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty. Are you dreaming about your favorite kind of car? Are you waving at me? I'm waving back!

I like that each of your hearts and each of the backgrounds are different colors, and the lines on the hearts and backgrounds are also different. Very creative, Lex.

What lovely colors and exciting shapes, Lex! Your painting is very interesting and I have enjoyed looking at it.

You were concentrating so much on the colors and shapes in this heart! Maybe you were thinking about somebody special when you were drawing it.

You have made these look like very happy hearts, vibrant and so colorful! I’m always glad when I get to see your artwork!

I would love to be a snowflake dancing around with those other dazzling snowflakes! Such a happy painting!

We are told that every snowflake is different, and you certainly have not painted two the same. The background of your picture is very interesting, Lex. Great job!

Hi, Kitty Kitty! I can see immediately that you are an outdoor kitty. Aoife would never have a bird on her head or sky and grass around her! Nicely done!

The cat looks rather concerned about the bird on his head! Great painting, Lex!

This is just what I imagined might happen if we had invited my cat Aoife along with us to Kensington Metropark to feed the birds. There must be birdseed on that cat's head! :)

I hope you will tell me the story behind this cat and bird. Are they friends. Did the bird land unexpectedly on the cat's head? Also, those are some magnificent whiskers :)

I love the bear's rosy scarf and warm cheeks! No, wait! I mean warm scarf and rosy cheeks! :)

Great bear, Lex! He is looking straight at me as I admire the picture. You have drawn his nose beautifully.

I'll have to ask you what technique you used to get the texture of the background. Looks cool! I do love the expression on the bear's face and I like the design on the bear's collar -- the hearts.

Looks a happy bear keeping warm.

Hot chocolate and marshmallows! I wonder if your mouth watered as you painted this great picture, Lex. My mouth waters as I look at it.

What good brush work! I bet you had fun painting this with the colorful mug and the swirling hot chocolate. Yum! And, cheers!

This is an awesome pumpkin, Lex! I love he way that you have made it look round by drawing the black lines on it.

What a beautiful fall leaf, Lex! We have many, many leaves in our yard but none as bright as the one you have painted.

That must be a huge pumpkin because it takes up the whole piece of paper! Does it weigh a ton? Would I have to rent a truck to drive it to my house? Could I carve it and make it into a house for a rainy day? I love it!

Love the vibrant colors Lex

I love Autumn Leaves and this one that you drew and painted is a beauty! It looks so big. It looks so big that what if it fell on your head?

I love the strong colors and differrent textures in this painting, Lex. It is very interesting to look at.

I love these bold colors! I also love the energetic textured areas of color mixed in with the smooth areas of color. Exciting work!

I like GJ's idea that it's a huge garden, and this is a map leading through the flowers, over the water on red bridges, past the green trees, and into the red and purple middle to the heart where we'll find you and Harimau John Tiger waiting to greet us!

What if a drone took a photo while flying over a heart garden and you painted a picture of what the drone saw!

Great fishbowl and love the table Lex! Great picture with lots going on!

Really interesting shapes and lines, Lex, and lovely blue shading. I like this a lot.

If I swim all around from the bank to the shoals, who knows what I’ll find in Lex’s Goldfish Bowls! The bubbles make me think the fish are all saying, "Glurk!" :)

Such energy and vibrant color in your picture today! Is that a "blue lagoon" I see? I'll tell ya, this picture makes me want to run around and be happy!

Has Big Fish spotted something beyond the bowl, I wonder? Or maybe Big Fish is judging the smaller fishes' bubble-blowing contest... I like this picture -- including the subtle details like the curl of the table's feet.

Such bold, strong colors. Is that the number 8 I see? Or a train track that's in several places, waiting for the trains to be racing around? I enjoy guessing and I also enjoy just looking at the colors and the shapes.

I love hearts! They have such a lovely shape and they have a lovely meaning. Look at that, there's LOVE all over this page. Colorful LOVE!

I wish I could have watched you creating this picture. I love the colors and the patterns mixed together. Oh! Now I think I know how you did it...by weaving strips of patterned paper together. Beautiful! And fun!

Wonderful weaving, Lex! This must have needed lots of concentration and I am sure you enjoyed doing it.

I believe that you painted this while listening to music, Lex. It looks as if your brush was dancing.

Outstanding!

Hearts and sun! Looks great Lex

The snow in your picture makes me shiver with cold! But also, it would be fun to sled down the hill and then warm up in one of those colorful houses.

Hello Lex! I love your snowy winter scene! Is the background texture made using salt? I've tried that technique once or twice. Isn't it fun? I want to go sledding in your picture and then warm up inside with a hot chocolate! :)

Wonderful snowy picture, Lex! I really like the fast falling snowflakes and I would like you to tell me how you made them.

My two favorite parts of this one are the sky and the house on the left. The effect you achieved with the salt is SO cool! It's like a winter's dawn in Maine. And that little house tucked behind the snowdrift looks so cozy. That's were I'd want to stay.

Hello Lex! I’ve seen some owls in my time but I feel this is the first owl that has truly seen ME! I feel privileged to have met him. :)

You have chosen good colors for the feathers, Lex. Owls are among my favorite birds.

I think most owls are shy and you hardly ever see them in the woods, but your owl looks quite friendly and talkative! Hello, Owl!

You have chosen good colors for the owl feathers, Lex. Owls are among my favorite birds.

The torn paper technique you used to make this owl is really cool! It captures the texture and patterns of real feathers. And of course owls have special meaning for our family (and for wizards!), so I'm especially drawn to this picture.

Owl looks happy to be out with the moon and stars. Great picture Lex

Look at all those leaves blowing in the wind! They are such pretty colors and I love watching them fall and flutter in your painting!

You told me that this picture is called "Falling Leaves." Leaves fall from trees when they die, and yet they seem so full of life! They flutter to the ground, swirl in the wind, fly up in big puffs as we jump in them. You have really captured the vibrancy and motion of falling leaves--and the excitement of fall--in this picture.

That looks like some pretty handy scissor work!

About a hundred years ago, a painter from Spain called Pablo Picasso used similar bold colors and lines like you've used here. I really like the energy in this one and wonder what you were thinking about as you painted it.

Such a regal sunflower. I like how long and straight the stalk is -- it looks almost as though you could climb it!