"Jim Henson character" - Rick, I know a guy who looks almost like that, his name is Mark Henson 😜
You are pretty good at drawing, and of course your wife is a superb painter, so the colab works out OK. Now here is a possible project: find a five year old to collaborate with back and forth: I did this ages ago with my son - I had him draw a portrait of me, and I painted the eyes into it, and vice-versa.