Elsa811's Comments (63)

Tell me about your story. I am so curious. I look for clues and wonder what the candle means and who is holding it and why? I love the original painting and now your changes. Surely a story in both versions! Love, Marmie

Dear Elsa, What a marvelous design you have created through repeating and repositioning the same block. This work shows concentration and thought. Are you pleased with the result? The painted background adds another layer of interest in the piece. I love that your art teacher varies your art making processes and materials. How lucky I am to be able to see your art postings on this site. Love, Marmie

Dear Elsa, What a marvelous design you have created through repeating and repositioning the same block. This work shows concentration and thought. Are you pleased with the result? The painted background adds another layer of interest in the piece. I love that your art teacher varies your art making processes and materials. How lucky I am to be able to see your art postings on this site. Love, Marmie

Dear Elsa, I love your little Nisse - Every home should have one! I cannot imagine the class effort making all the little people. What fun it must have been to see the collection when everyone was finished. What a wonderful story they would have made. I cannot wait to see yours and where you have placed it, and to hear your story as well. I am smiling as I think and write this. I hope you had fun and laughter as you placed the red hat on his head. And smiled!!! Love, M

Elsa, I love your pagoda with your narrative attached. It is exciting to read your thoughts and the process you worked through to capture your ideas. There is an old pagoda at a Baltimore park which we must see when you visit next. The colors are bright and wild which are very different than the soft and calming pastels you chose. It will be fun to see this with city as background rather than your mountain. I am so proud of you!!! Love, Marmie

What a fun theme for an art project. Remember when we were fishing at the Peninsula and you and Jack caught a turtle, surprising us wildly. We sure screamed as it happened so quickly. I love your turtle with the interesting patterning on its shell. You filled your space making the picture even more interesting. I love getting to see what you are doing in art class. Hoping you are having fun!!! Love Marmie

I love this work Elsa. Is the sun rising or going down - either time of day I wish I was there on that exact spot. Your design is so interesting with the three palm trees on one side and two on the other and the overlapping of trees on the left is so effective. This definitely takes thought and a careful approach. Did you think of Hawaii or South Carolina when you worked on this painting? Wonderful!!!

Elsa, What fun - surely a body in motion. If you were to put it to music, what would be playing? Colors really pop with blue background. How love the way you accented that bold green with all the little dots. That must have taken such a long time. You really captured the style of Keith!! Love, Marmie

Elsa, this work is absolutely beautiful. I love the way each shape and form have their own space, fitting so nicely together but quite separate. And then the horizontal plane for house and trees scattered on the bottom seems like the perfect line to support the weight of the forms above. Well done!!! Love, Marmie

I love this and your color choices. This makes me think of the Titanic. Are these iceburgs in a dark night? What did you use to create your art? I love it, and you! Mom

Elsa, I love this picture. I can see the setting sun with the mountains and hills in front of it and the river flowing through. It makes me think of California and all the vineyards that your mom and I visited a long time ago. Keep up all the hard work in art class. Love, Dad

Elsa, This scratch art is amazing! The amount of detail you put into the feathers and all the other little details is spot on. Seeing the different colors as you scratched the paper and colored the owl had to make for a great surprise. Keep up all the great work in art! Love, Dad

Dearest Elsa, I think this is the first time you have done scratch art. Your owl is amazing with all the feather detail and markings. Isn’t it fun and surprising to see the colors appear. The tree branch is the perfect resting place for your owl. What a great achievement. I love it and you!!!

Elsa, This reminds me of something out of a cartoon from when I was little. The drawing looks real and at the same time is very cartoonish. I could only imagine what it must be like to work in such a tall knife factory. I bet it is a lot of fun to work there. Keep enjoying drawing pictures. It makes me very proud to look at them. Love, Dad

Elsa, What a very cool drawing! It is so great that you are showing what someone else is seeing from their perspective. I can only imagine what the story is that is taking place. You truly amaze me with your detailed and thoughtful drawings. Keep up the great work! Love, Dad

Elsa, I see you have worked on another eye, so different than your last one with the details and scales. This one seems to tell a story as I see the reflection in the eyeball. I notice a girl sitting, she has black hair. Would love to hear the story. And of course, I see the butterflies about which I love. It all looks so green. It is not in the Smokies, that is for sure. I miss you and love you—Marmie

Elsa, What a great drawing! I can just picture the worm telling a story about St. Patrick's Day and leprechauns. Then all of a sudden the leprechaun appears in front of him and the pot of gold. The details of the gold coins is so good. It makes me think there is a ton of gold in the pot. I hope you had a lot of fun drawing this picture. Love, Dad

Elsa, The detail in this dragon's skin and eye is absolutely amazing. When I first saw this picture, I thought you took a picture of a dragon from a book. That is how detailed and realistic it looks to me. I hope you know how special you are and that I hope you continue to practice drawing. You definitely have a special gift. Love, Dad

Dear Elsa, How funny to see that little man’s feet. It is a bird’s eye view for sure. I love seeing the pink worm and I can really tell it is moving by the curly line. It must have taken a long time to make all those lines to represent the gold coins. I can tell you worked carefully to capture your story. I really am smiling as I look through this work and see all the interesting details. I hope you laughed a bit as you worked and had fun. Love, Marmie

Oh Elsa, I love the dragon’s eye. It is so smart how you captured the eyelids, upper and bottom, to show the bulge. Perfect for an eye that shuts and opens. The scales throughout are fabulous detail and so necessary to capture the eye and surrounding part of the face. I am so proud of you! I wish I had tried this project with my second graders when I was teaching art. What a great idea. Congrats to art teacher!

Elsa, This is such a cool looking map. It looks so old looking and it makes me want to go out and find the treasure that exists where X marks the spot. I love how you use your imagination in art class. Keep up all the hard work. Love, Dad

Elsa, This is such a great drawing of our house. I love all the details and all the colors that you used to make it. I hope you continue to love art class. You have a great gift for drawing and coloring. Love, Dad

My Darling Elsa. I loved your recent work of house at Christmas. It is very interesting how you showed three levels. It also reminded me of the house where we spent Christmas together. All very happy memories. I particularly love seeing this house since I have not visited your house because of Covid. You got lots of great markers for Christmas. Keep up your art making and love of color and detail. All this makes your work so interesting. Wonderful study of house at Christmas! I am so proud of you! Love, Marmie

Elsa, Your cornucopia with all the fruits in it look so real. That is the type of picnic I would love to be invited to. The leaves in the background makes me want to throw a sweater on to prepare for the fall weather. I really enjoy all the art that you make. Keep up the great work! Love, Dad

Elsa, This picture totally reminds me of the movie. You did a great job with the colors, backgrounds, and characters. Keep up the hard work! Love, Dad

Elsa, What a special looking fish. I can just picture seeing this fish underwater and then totally being surprised by the fact it has your name written on it. Love seeing all your art work come to life. Love, Dad

Elsa, I really love all the colors in your picture. The house looks exactly like ours and the L in your name looks like a very cool walkway leading to the house. Keep up all the great work drawing! Love, Dad

This is such a great picture. it reminds me of the Billy Goat Gruff story I read when I was a child. Everything looks so real and I am a bit nervous that one of the goats is going to fall into the water. Keep up the great drawings. Love, Dad

Dear Elsa, I am so pleased you are making art at school. I am having a difficult time seeing your picture. Please call me so we can talk about your work. I love the yellow around the picture, like a picture frame. And right in the center of your work is the yellow L and the building - what a great idea because the yellow inside makes me look from the frame to the middle. Great job! Your name really stands out And looks so cool. Keep making art.

Dear Elsa, I am so pleased you are making art at school. I am having a difficult time seeing your picture. Please call me so we can talk about your work. I love the yellow around the picture, like a picture frame. And right in the center of your work is the yellow L and the building - what a great idea because the yellow inside makes me look from the frame to the middle. Great job! Your name really stands out And looks so cool. Keep making art.

Your panda has so much character, Elsa. He really stands out against the red background. I love all the details you added like the blue eyes and bamboo. Well done! I think this would make a fun card.

Elsa, This panda bear looks so real! I feel like he is looking right into my eyes. You did a great job with the bamboo shoots behind him as well. Keep up the great work. I am so proud of your artwork. Love, Dad

Elsa, This is such a great drawing. The fruit is simply done, but it is so sophisticated at the same time. The different depths to the picture are so well done. I am so proud of all your hard work. Keep it up! Love, Dad

Wow, Elsie! You did a great job with your still life. I can see which fruits are in the front and which are in the back. I can tell you work hard to capture the stems on each piece of fruit. And you balanced the bowl nicely with a pear in the foreground and an orange in the background next to the horizon line.

Elsa, This picture is so cool. I like how the house, the snowman, and the tree all give you different depth perspectives. I especially like the icicles on the house and the animal sitting in the window looking outside at everything. Keep up the good work. I know how much you love art. Love, Dad

Brrr... I feel chilly just looking at your picture. Those snowflakes are so pretty. You really put a lot of detail in them - good job! And I love the cat taking it all in from a pink bedroom. Another great detail! Keep up the good work, Elsie. Love you!

Elsa, This is such a cool design you made. I reminds me of leaves that have fallen to the ground and have landed in a little puddle of water. This looks very realistic. Your attention to detail is very good. Keep up all the hard work in art class. Love, Dad

Elsa, This picture reminds of a scene from The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown movie. It is when they are in the pumpkin patch. The colors and image look exactly like it. Keep up the hard work in art. You are making some really awesome pictures! Love, Dad

Dear Elsa, I love your primary color monster. The teeth really make it scary. Of the three colors, which is your favorite. I love yellow. It is a color I always enjoy seeing. I can look out my balcony and see a beautiful tree full of yellow leaves. It always is a wonderful surprise when the leaves change color. I truly enjoy seeing your art. Keep up the careful work. Love Marmie

Eeek! You used your primary colors well, Elsa. I like the nail detailing, too. He's got two big teeth just like you will have soon.

Elsa, This is such a cool looking little monster. I wish we could turn it into a stuffy. It reminds me a lot of the monster in Monster's Inc. Keep up the great work in art. Very proud of your hard work. Love, Dad

Elsa, I really like the colors you used in this design and the way you spaced them out in different sections. Keep up the great work! So proud of you. Love, Dad

Wowza, Elsie! I love how you have shaded your drawing, especially the sun. You did a great job of going from orange to yellow. It makes the sun pop! And it is so cool how you merged the sun and moon. Nice work! Love you, Rah Rah

Elsa, This is an absolutely amazing drawing! I love how half the face is the moon and sleeping and the other half is the sun and it is awake. The colors you used were so perfect as well. Keep up the great work! Love, Dad

Elsa, This is such an amazing drawing! The raccoon literally looks like it could be sitting outside our window and watching us. The details on his face are so life like. I especially like the curly cues you have on the trees in the background. Keep up the great work! Love, Dad
-- Dad

Elsa, This picture looks so realistic and it is making me so happy that summer is getting close. We will be able to enjoy so much watermelon. The details of the watermelon with the seeds and the different shades of red and pink are so vibrant. I am so happy to see you color and draw such great pictures. Love, Dad
-- Dad

What a scrumptious watermelon. I want to take a big bite, too! You did a nice job drawing the eyes: it really looks like you are looking at the watermelon. I love all the details like the hair bow, a very nice touch. You have made amazing art this year, Elsa. I can’t wait to see what you create next year! Love you.
-- Rah Rah

Elsa, This is such a beautiful pinch pot. Mommy is going to be so excited to get it for Mother's Day. I bet she can't wait to add it to her collection from you. I especially like the green and purple colors. Love, Dad
-- Dad

Dear Elsa, I love that you learned about the artist, Mondrian. He always explored new possibilities in his art and the art world. He is one of my favorite artists. What a great job you did organizing shapes and used the dark line to make shapes stronger. His balanced art is asymmetrical. Did you learn that word? So excited about what you are learning in art. Love Marmie
-- Polly

Elsa, This is such a cool looking butterfly! I love the colors you used and how you broke them up with the black lines giving it a Piet Mondrain style to it. Hopefully you will learn about him some day. Keep up the great work in art class! Love, Dad
-- Dad

Elsa, This is such a great bird and birdhouse. I reminds me a lot of our yellow birdhouse in the backyard. I am so proud of all the hard work you put into your drawings and how you make them all come to life. Keep up the great work! Love, Dad
-- Dad

Dear Elsa, my heart sings when I look at your spring picture. I love your happy blue bird. I wonder what the inside of the house looks like. I would love you to use your imagination to make a home inside. Great tree as well. I can just feel the texture. Happy Spring! Love, Marmie

Elsie I love your cat. You did such a good job drawing the eyes so that the outer line is cut off by the cat's nose. That makes the nose come to the foreground as it should. Nice work!
-- Rah Rah

Dear Elsa, I love your latest art work. The cat has beautiful colors around its face which really pop out. His one eye looks as if it is peaking out. I love how you filled the page with its face. The animal looks so large. I am so proud of you and your hard work.
-- Polly

Elsa, This is such a cool picture. I love the use of the bright colors because it makes it look like the cat is glowing in the dark, but at the same time is able to make the cat blend into its surrounding. Keep up the great artwork. So proud of you! Love, Dad
-- Dad

Wow! I love all the colors that you used in your picture. All the colored shapes and buildings make it look like a rainbow. Makes me wish I could visit that cool place in your picture. Keep up the great work! Love, Dad
-- Dad

What a great looking turkey! It looks so happy running through the grass. It reminds me of the book we read together where the turkey is always disguising himself so he doesn't get eaten. Keep up the great work! Love, Daddy
-- Dad

Dear Elsa, I really like the colors you have used in this picture and the designs you used on the pumpkin itself. I look forward to hanging this picture up every year when fall comes around. Love, Daddy
-- Dad

Dear Elsa, another great work of art. I particularly love the patches on Mr Scarecrow’s clothing. And what great face. Your details in the background become things which make the picture story more interesting. I can see you worked very hard on this.
-- Marmie

This is wonderful, Elsa. I love the patterns in your farm. And the patch on the scarecrow is a nice touch!
-- Rah Rah

I love the abstract aspect of this picture. It makes me want to see if there are other designs hidden in the picture. Keep up the great work, my little artist! Love, Daddy
-- John

Dear Elsa, what fun for me to see your design. The colors are strong and I love how you filled the picture space. Your shapes are interesting and the heavy black line travels across the design to make me keep looking and finding new surprises. I cannot wait to see your next art project. Love, Marmie
-- Marmie

Elsa this is fantastic! I love all the different lines you used. And you did such a great job organizing them on paper. The colors are so vibrant. Make me something to hang in my office!
-- Rah Rah