Russ Cox Visits Our School

Russ Cox came to visit our school last week.  He talked to us about his love for illustrating as a child, showed us some of his sketches, books he's written/illustrated, and took the time to draw with us.

Here are a few pics.

Author and Illustrator Russ Cox

Russ Cox, author and illustrator, came to our school to visit today.  He showed us some of the books he has worked on, sketches, and had the kids use pencil and paper to create some original artwork.

Here are a few of his sketches.

And one of my personal favorites!

He then showed us how to turn any shape into something and we worked and we worked a bit more.

Once our sketches were completed we had time to share.

A HUGE thank you to Russ.  The kids loved spending the morning with you!

If you want to learn more about him you can check out his website (http://www.smilingotis.com/index.html).

Chris Van Dusen Arrives

Today, Chris Van Dusen came to our school to share his work.  He asked the kids if they'd like to sit home ALL day and JUST draw.  Of course, I wanted to raise my hand up and yell, "YES!!"  That would be a dream come true.

He showed the students paintings he has completed, read books, and even read us his BRAND NEW book.  He has illustrated the cover of LL Bean catalogs, packaging for toys, and our Maine lobster plate!

Pics to come soon.  It's saying I've reached my limit for pics.  YIKES!

An Illustration for the circus.

Sharing illustrations.

Reading to the kiddos.

The Circus Ship

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