I've once thought of grouping all my pics under one thread in order to keep them together. As I've drawn another one just recently, I wish to post it at the end of this thread, hoping that I'm not being arrogant to do so ... that is reposting my old pics in order to create this thread. I'm really kind of hesitating a bit! As to the new pic, like I've mentioned earlier in the present challenge thread, I've recently began to draw a Mother's Day related one which inspired me to write the write-up for the challenge regarding tenses. I know that Mother's Day is next week but I'm posting it the same, sending my best wishes to all the mothers or the mothers-to-be in this site and ... why not? ... even to all of your mothers ... I may forget to do so in the meantime! Please have patience and scroll till the end to view it! Thanks a lot!

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Awwww!!! That is lovely, Gatchamarie!!! I've never seen artwork of Ken's mom before! You did a fantastic job! And the way you did Ken looking up is a really tough angle! Bravo! I love all of your artwork! And I don't think it's arrogant to post them here! I like having them all together.

Lovely, Marie. The two I like especially are the last one with Ken's mum and the Gatch F montage. Defnitely not arrogant to group them all together!! *grins* It makes it easier for us to find them this way!

Marie, I love the one with G-1 thinking about his mother.

velly nice!

Thanks to all! I've always thought of Ken as one who adored his mother and that had been the first thing that came to my mind when I wanted to draw something for Mother's Day, being in such a mood. Springie ... you're right ... that one was a very tough angle! I had to use the rubber more than a few times before I've got it right, and always with the help of looking at screenshots! I have a lot more to learn! And I was free to draw Ken's mum as I liked due to the fact that we didn't have the occasion of seeing her more than two times, her image appearing blurry. Well ... that was my humble attempt!

Wow, Marie, those are wonderful! I love the one of Ken, and him thinking wistfully of his mother. I can really feel the emotions coming through in that one, and it is perfect for Mother's Day! I also like this progression of artwork. I can see how your style has changed!

Thanks, TJ! I'm still learning! I find drawing on paper rather different than the art of creating cakes! The latter is easier for me in some way! I so regret not having had the chance to take some art lessons during my younger days!

Beautiful pictures, Marie! That last one goes really well with the story you posted in the challenge thread.

Nice work!

That is a lovely picture, gatchamarie! The way Ken talked about his mother with Jun in episode 92, The End of the Crescent Base, I don't doubt he thinks about her often and still misses her. Have you considered putting all your Gatch art at Deviant Art too? Then Springie and I could include it in the Gatchaman Club there...

Marie, I just had to add my two cents - that picture of Ken and his mother... Just beautiful!!

Originally posted by lborgia88 That is a lovely picture, gatchamarie! The way Ken talked about his mother with Jun in episode 92, The End of the Crescent Base, I don't doubt he thinks about her often and still misses her. Have you considered putting all your Gatch art at Deviant Art too? Then Springie and I could include it in the Gatchaman Club there...

Yes, we'd love to have you!!!

Thanks again for your comments ... to all of you ... especially from those artists among you that I constantly look up to! LB and Springie ... I'm fluttered! I've tried a couple of times to post in Devian Art ... a long, long time ago! I remember finding it a bit tricky to allocate the pics under the right Gatchaman categoy, but maybe because I've tried in a hurry without giving much importance to where I was posting exactly! If not a problem, could you kindly indicate me the exact route in order to post under the same category, certainly if it is possible? I thank you beforehand.

There isn't a specific "Gatchaman" category listed. In fact, you don't have to worry about putting something in a "wrong" category -there's more than one way to categorize many pics and photos. It's really just to help your art be found by people doing searches. In your case, you could click on the "Category" button, and then go Fanart > Manga/anime > traditional > Movies/TV. Give it a try! It's easy after you've done it a few times. As for adding art to the Gatchaman Club, that's really easy -an artist just tells Springie and me they want to add a pic to the Club, and we handle everything else.

Thanks, LB! I'll try and then I'll inform you when I'll be ready! Hope I won't do any double postings! Thanks again!

Originally posted by lborgia88 In your case, you could click on the "Category" button, and then go Fanart > Manga/anime > traditional > Movies/TV.

LB and Springie ... I think they're all there! I didn't submit the Eagle one and the Gatch F Tribute one this time because I think they're already there since I've found that LB has left me a related message way back last year! ... sorry ... I never have bothered to log in when browsing as I'm always in some kind of a hurry! Thank you again for your help! Next time I'll try with poetry!

Gatchamaried you're an excellent artist! I can't wait to see more of you're beautiful work.

Thanks a lot, Ebony!

I simply have to show you these! Yesterday, having had some spare time myself, I've tried to find a way how to get my two kids busy, and involved, in doing something new, as they always get bored after a short while doing the same things, and their summer holidays are so long! I've put a pic of my favourite Gatchaman character, not surprisingly that of Ken, in front of them and asked them to draw him the best they could have! The result?! ... it was me, and my DH, !! My 6-year-old son drew this: After, seeing his sister's, and my, drawings he kept pouting the whole time, saying that his wasn't nice at all! I kept telling him that it turned out very cute, and that I liked it so much, but to no avail! Frankly, I've also thought that the drawing resembled Naruto, instead of Gatchaman, and my DH concurred! My almost 5-year-old daughter drew this: This one kept me chuckling all the way as she drew it, because, first she wanted to add flowers and girly things to it, then, when she took a good look at it, she thought out loudly that "he" seemed more like a "she" ... so, what did she do?! She erased the Number 1 on the t-shirt, or what seems to be a t-shirt, and wrote an inverted Number 3 instead! "Now she's Jun!" she said, quite satisfied. The following is what mummy came up with, and what my kids had to copy! I bet I'm soon going to see the G1 vehicle hovering over my house and ready to fire because of what we've done to him! P.S. the swan wasn't there in the first place, that's why my kids didn't attempt to draw it! I just kept on playing with the pic a little! His expression needed something else to go with it!

Marie, your kids pics are great (soooo cute) but yours is wonderful!!!!! I love the way you've only colored the eyes, to make tem stand out more. That's the cake I want!!!!!!

Marie, I love your kids picture. Tell you children that they are great. Based on what I am seeing I think you are going to have some budding artists here. Especially your daughter. Your picture is beautiful and so poignant. The swan in the background makes it more powerful.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun That's the cake I want!!!!!!

You would leave me a piece, wouldn't you?!!!

Originally posted by clouddancer Tell you children that they are great.

Done!!!

Awww, your kids pictures are so cute, and creative! (I love that your daughter inverted the "3," because I used to write lots of letters and numbers backwards when I was her age.) Your picture of Ken is beautiful. The use of only contrasting black and white, with a touch of blue for his eyes, is elegant and dramatic, and it's clear that seeing a swan has made him think about one very special Swan...

Originally posted by lborgia88 (I love that your daughter inverted the "3," because I used to write lots of letters and numbers backwards when I was her age.)

In fact, even my son, sometimes, still does that kind of thing! I don't remember myself doing so ... at least, no one has ever told me that I used to do like that! I must confess that, seeing my kids, at first, made me worry a bit, but then, teachers told me that it's a normal thing for their age! And now, knowing what an excellent, and bright, writer you are, I can be more than reassured! Thanks to all for your comments! I don't know why, but I love drawing in black and white, even if I'm fond of all the existing colours! Maybe, it depends on my mood! I like to colour prominent features, though ... in this case, they're Ken's eyes! And, what would the Eagle do without his Swan?!

Marie, tell your son that I can't draw half as good as he can.

Originally posted by gatchamarie

Originally posted by lborgia88 (I love that your daughter inverted the "3," because I used to write lots of letters and numbers backwards when I was her age.)

In fact, even my son, sometimes, still does that kind of thing! I don't remember myself doing so ... at least, no one has ever told me that I used to do like that! I must confess that, seeing my kids, at first, made me worry a bit, but then, teachers told me that it's a normal thing for their age! And now, knowing what an excellent, and bright, writer you are, I can be more than reassured! Thanks to all for your comments! I don't know why, but I love drawing in black and white, even if I'm fond of all the existing colours! Maybe, it depends on my mood! I like to colour prominent features, though ... in this case, they're Ken's eyes! And, what would the Eagle do without his Swan?!

Marie, I know you just said teachers have told you that it is normal. Trust me it is. I teach 6 year olds and I continue to see students do this, usually boys, right through the year I teach them. In fact in another few weeks, when I head back to classes for the start of the school year, that is one of the first assessments I check with children. It tells me their developmental stage. Some children will have no letter or number reversals others only one or two numbers or letters reversed while others will have many. It is nothing to worry about. When I explain this to parents when they question it in interviews I explain it this way: Put a pen on a desk. Which ever way you place the pen on the desk YOU know (can identify it) as a pen. Well children do that with numbers and letters as well. They do not realize yet there has to be consistency (or rules) when they draw numbers and letters so that everyone knows/sees it is the same and can read it.

Originally posted by gatchamarie

Originally posted by Transmute Jun That's the cake I want!!!!!!

You would leave me a piece, wouldn't you?!!!

I suppose I could share....

Originally posted by amethyst Marie, tell your son that I can't draw half as good as he can.

I will!! He won't believe me, though! Even at his tender age he's so hard with himself ... he's a very sensitive boy, but even hard-headed! When he wants to do something he wants to do it right and he can't understand that he's still young to do things like grownups do!

Originally posted by clouddancer It is nothing to worry about.

Now that I'm hearing you also, CD, with all your experience, I can really stop worrying! Thanks a lot for your intervention! My son is left-handed, so first I thought that that was the cause! But, when my right-handed daughter began to do the same, I brushed off that idea! This notwithstanding, I admit to have kept thinking about it!

Originally posted by gatchamarie

Originally posted by lborgia88 (I love that your daughter inverted the "3," because I used to write lots of letters and numbers backwards when I was her age.)

In fact, even my son, sometimes, still does that kind of thing! I don't remember myself doing so ... at least, no one has ever told me that I used to do like that! I must confess that, seeing my kids, at first, made me worry a bit, but then, teachers told me that it's a normal thing for their age! And now, knowing what an excellent, and bright, writer you are, I can be more than reassured!

Aww, thanks. Yes, I used to write all sorts of numbers and letters backwards, much to the puzzlement of my parents and teachers. I could read and spell just fine, but I often couldn't seem to remember which way certain letters and numbers ought to face (and didn't much care -I could read them either way.) In Grade One, my teacher gave me extra assignments that consisted of rows of letters and numbers and I had to pick out and circle the ones that were inverted. This was supposed to train me pay more attention and remember the correct way to do them. By grade 2, I'd pretty much stopped doing it. I used to, on occasion, come across things at my parents' house that I'd written between ages 5 and 7 and would laugh to see the inverted letters -even in my own name, I so often had the "N" facing the wrong way!

Awwww...Gatchamarie...your kids' pics are so cute! Your daughter did so well copying the hair...I can see how she was copying Ken and went a bit too long! And your Ken is wonderful! I love the swan in the background...you are so talented! I hope you'll share more of your artwork with us soon!

Originally posted by lborgia88 In Grade One, my teacher gave me extra assignments that consisted of rows of letters and numbers and I had to pick out and circle the ones that were inverted.

That's how my son is now getting out of it! And, it's so special to, sometimes, come across things you used to do during childhood! I'm keeping as much of their material as possible for my kids to discover later on, in the future! ... even if I do need more space where to put all the boxes!

Originally posted by Springie Your daughter did so well copying the hair...I can see how she was copying Ken and went a bit too long!

Thanks, Springie! To be honest, as at first she was going to begin to panic, I just drew her lightly the top part of his hair ... only the very top part though ... the rest she did alone, after erasing most of what I had done!

Jun wishes to show everyone what she has just received for Christmas! (Sob ... my other pics are no longer visible!)

Ooooo, a lovely picture Marie and you have captured the delight and excitement she is feeling very well. I would ask who gave it to her, but you being an Eagle Girl, I don't think I need too.

Originally posted by gatchamarie (Sob ... my other pics are no longer visible!)

At least they are all still here! http://gatchamarie.deviantart.com/gallery/ A lovely picture of Jun, and if that's an engagement ring from Ken, it's certainly the perfect Christmas gift!

Awwwww...Marie, that is adorable! And yes...it just HAS to be Ken that gave her the ring...and since he already asked Jinpei's permission...on with the wedding! LOL

Does that mean Marie has to draw a wedding picture next? Or should we imagine the beautiful one you drew Springie? Although, I would love to see Marie's take on what dress Jun decides to wear.

Marie, you're childen look like they are following in your footsteps! Wonderful pictures.

Marie - Your pics they are amazing. Love Jun's Christmas present, it's lovely. Your young'uns pics are simply adorable. Love them both. Iborgia, thanks for the link to deviant art. You're very talented Marie, I look forward to seeing more beautiful pics from you.

Marie, this picture is just so beautiful! You have truly captured the Swan's delight!

A big, and hearty thanks to all of you for all your lovely compliments ... and, LB ... you managed to make me with contentment with your warm, and considerate gesture of providing the DA link! And, of course, all of you are right ... there couldn't be any doubt as to who I had in mind as the one giving Jun the ring! Could I ever decide otherwise?! ... nah!!! LOL ... you're also right, Springie ... I knew your ficcie had something to do with my inspiration!!! for our love of fluff!! As TJ's avatar, which also aided a lot! CD ... I'm sure Springie's wedding pic, between the Eagle and the Swan, is definitely the most ideal one! No other pic could be better! But, I won't deny that I'd love to someday try to draw Jun in a wedding dress, though! LOL ... when I was younger, I used to love to draw my own evening dresses in order for my mum to sew them for me (she was a very good tailor!)! I even sketched my own wedding dress! I always wished for a Cinderella style, but IMHO I like to picture Jun wearing a more simple one ... more adhering and elegant, rather than very pompous!

Marie, this is such a wonderful picture! I can see Jun's delight, and she's showing off the ring as any young woman would. I can see in her both the character I know and love, as well as a person I can relate to... heck, I can see a little bit of myself in here!

Originally posted by Transmute Jun I can see in her both the character I know and love, as well as a person I can relate to... heck, I can see a little bit of myself in here!

That's why Eagles and Swans go along well even in RL then!! Glad you're back, TJ and thanks a lot for your wonderful comment!