August 10, 2008
Magic Marker Monday — It's All In The Explanation
"It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child."
~Pablo Picasso
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Well, I thought I would go vintage on this one. This little masterpiece is from Jacqui's Sharpie Marker phase at age three. To be honest, I didn't really know what I was looking at until Jacqui climbed up in my lap to tell me about her artwork…
Jacqui: Know wat dis is Mom?
Me: Umm … Yes! Of course! That's you, me, and Daddy.
Jacqui: (scowling) Noooooooooo!! You guess-ded wrong! (folding her arms and scowling even fiercer) Try 'genn.
Me: Uhhh… Grandpa and Grandma?
Jacqui: Noooooooooo! You needta pay da tenshun, Mommy! You dint look at da picher right! Itsa doggy onna grass blowin' bubbles next to a tree!
Me: Ah, yes … of course! How silly of me, it's a lovely doggy blowing bubbles next to a tree.
Jacqui: Onna grass. You forgotted da grass.
Me: Yes, a wonderful, beautiful doggy on the grass blowing bubbles next to a lovely tree — you're amazing!
Jacqui: (grinning) Danks Mommy! Come see da wall now!
Yep. That's right. A lovely black Sharpie Marker wall mural. She has quite a portfolio … *sigh*
What about you? What has your little artist been up to lately?
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6 Comments on Magic Marker Monday — It's All In The Explanation »
#1 - Danette @ 12:56 am
What a great picture, and the description she gave you is even better! How cool :). We were usually left to use our imaginations to figure out what our sons' drawings were, it was a while before they could tell us.
Just this weekend, LB gave me a brief description of one of his pictures (he has just recently discovered a love of markers, thank goodness for "Color Wonder" LOL), which I posted about today :).
#2 - jollyholly @ 1:30 am
Oooo, the RED Sharpie! So how’d you get the sharpie off the wall? I had to paint over Su’s sharpie mural…we were renting at the time and the landlord wouldn’t have appreciated her art like we do.
Lovely picture, Jacqui!
#3 - Maddy @ 9:49 am
Don't we wish we'd taken out shares in Mr. Muscle Erasers or possibly included a 'request' during the baby shower phase of life.
Cheers
#4 - kari @ 2:12 pm
This is wonderful. Your Jacqui sure is artistic and uses her imagination! Awesome! This is a wonderful drawing for 3 a year old I'm impressed!
I have a no Sharpie's allowed in the house rule. Tristan is my third child and I just don't allow them BTDT too many times LOL
#5 - Trish @ 4:36 pm
Boy, I was way off on my guess! I am just now getting my experience at interpreting drawings - my son refused to draw even shapes until he was almost 5 years old.
#6 - Michelle @ 1:00 am
So many great works of art this week! So glad each of you joined in and I hope I get to see more from your little artists' studios next week
~Michelle @ 5MFSN