Budding Artist #1, 2nd grade.
Her drawing:
"Those are the mountains on top," she informed me. "At the bottom you can see the dew drops on the grass." The sun was setting, of course.
Budding Artist #2, 1st grade:
Her drawing:
"That's my sister Windy on her horse," she explained. She has neither a sister nor a horse, but never mind. "They are riding into a canyon. There are birds in the sky. The best part is that you get to finish part of the background yourself."
I didn't have the heart to tell her that I didn't have any crayons, especially none as fancy as theirs.
But wait, there's more on the back:
On the right she'd written "Windy" and the name of her horse, "Seray," which is evidently pronounced "Sarah".
On the left she'd written several other good names for horses.
Stally (the "a" is like the "a" in "at")
Stalllie (the "a" is like the "a" in "father")
Chratr (She told me how to pronounce this, but I've forgotten.)
Exsie
Xray
Lexiy (pronounced "Lexy")
Anna
Amy
Asyay (I asked her how to pronounce this one, but she had forgotten, just minutes after she had written it out.)
I like to think that she is taking after me in some small way, since I spent half of the fourth grade thinking up really good names for horses. (No, I never had one either.)
What cuties! I imagine your fridge is now newly papered with art.
ReplyDeleteShe may be getting her horse names from blogger word verification...some of those look familiar. :)
Uh-oh. Competition for Art Lad!
ReplyDeleteHAHA!!! best thing i've read all day!!!
ReplyDeleteNiece #1 was very happy to see herself on the internet! Are you sure the sun wasn't rising? I've never noticed that much due at sunset, but I'm sure your niece would argue with me about that.
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FC, yep they are cutie patooties! (Feelin' ya on the verification thing.)
ReplyDeleteNuthatch, nah, none of their parents blog (yet) so it's probably not an option at present. Though I think it's a good idea. :)
Anne you sheltered thing you, LOL.
Hey sis, well I thought it was setting but you may be right. I thought dew at sunset was odd but I wasn't gonna say anything. Hey aren't you supposed to be on a cruise or something? :)
What's the problem with dew at sunset if your friend has an imaginary horse? One has to be careful as an art critic. I still have not forgiven my grade one teacher for a comment she made about my art 56 years ago. It took me many, many years and a couple of adult art teachers teaching adults to realize why she really was wrong and I was correct all along.
ReplyDeleteOW you are entirely correct!
ReplyDeleteMy God, is that actually a 21st century crayon box? It looks like a sound mixer!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen a figure drawn that looks as happy as Windy on her horse.
How cute! Caroline loves to draw too. The other day she was watching cartoons and I asked, "Why do you love cartoons?" her answer: "Because i was born to love cartoons!"
ReplyDeleteKids are smart.