Emotive Stick Figures

My six year old son, E, has found a new outlet for his emotions: stick figure sketches. E is a very expressive child. His mood is always intense.
When he's happy, he's dancing around, hugging, singing, giggling, laughing, making others laugh, jumping off couches, telling me he loves me.
When he's angry, he assumes a perpetual frown, he gives the silent treatment (or devises a worse way to punish you), he will refuse everything (he is un-bribeable) and he can stay this way for an extended period of time.
And, well, he's never quite anything in-between. Recently, he began drawing stick figures, all with something in common... they are all packed with emotion. Well, at least with as much emotion as a stick figure can capture. Here's a few:

This is Ethan, age six. He drew this happy self-portrait at school. He loves his teacher this year. She is firm and he is blossoming with the structure she provides.

"It is the fall. This is me jumping with my hair sticking up... weeee into the leaf pile" -Ethan

E drew this after completing his phonics computer lesson at home. He is the one working on the computer. I am on the couch (see my curly hair?). J is showing me his homework and I (on the couch) am upset that it is late and he still has not finished it. I have never looked this bad in a picture before.

This is J and dad on the couch and E standing nearby. My boys love spending time with their dad. Notice how E always draws himself larger than his older brother.

I found this one on E's bed while tucking him in at night. When he saw that I had discovered it, he snatched it from my hand and starting giggling and laughing mischievously. Yes, he looked just the way he does in his sketch. It was hilarious. It made me wonder what he was plotting as he drew it.

This is my favorite. It is a highlighter drawing of his school with the bell ringing. E is walking towards the school (see the arrow?). His mouth, in case you can't see it, is in a wide open yawn. (Double-click on picture to see enlarged image.)
"I am going to school and I am so sleepy. My feet aren't runny [don't feel like running] and the bell in the school is ringing." -Ethan
The day he drew this I had subbed at the middle school and had woken him an hour earlier than usual.

This is E arguing with his older brother. E is either aware of depth perception and his brother (crying) is in the background or E just perceives himself as bigger. When they argue, J, often ends up crying. E gets in trouble for picking on his older brother while J gets in trouble for not standing up to his younger brother. E drew this while in time-out- for this very offense.

Here, E drew his family. E is the one holding our pet parrot, Theodore. My hair is long and curly. J has sticky-up hair. E's hair is thin and limp. Dad has short hair. We all have big smiles :)