Finn’s Art
About the Artist
Finn
is a lively almost 2-year-old who doesn’t like to slow down, much less stop to
pick up a crayon. But he does find the
thrill of markers enticing enough to take five and whip out a masterpiece or
two before he’s off to menace the cat or build a railway empire.
“Ducky” 3/30/08
True to
his rebel, bad-boy style, Finn refuses to stay “in the lines” and chooses
arbitrary colors to express feeling and opinion.
“Wooo Wooo Wooo…” 10/27/07
Titled
after the noises he made while creating this piece, Finn’s unbridled use of red
marker once again signifies his mutinous character and will to live on the
edge.
Sophia’s Art
About the Artist
Sophia,
or Oispiha as she would have you spell it, is a young 3 ½-year-old budding
artist. Her favorite subjects include
elephants and young, long-haired, pretty girls in make-up. Detail is very important to Sophia, as is
evident in her masterpieces. She
includes the wrinkles on her elephant’s trunks, bows in her girls’ hair,
eyelashes on their eyes and pads on the puppy dog’s feet. Note: I have tried to include as many of the
details in the artist’s own words as possible.
“Torn Paper Giraffe” 3/5/08
This is
Sophia’s most amazing piece, in my opinion, yet. She has a great sense of relativity and
balance. She includes details to define
and identify her subject and the color choices are superb. Definitely a piece I will always treasure.
“Horton Hears a Who the Elephant” 10/21/07
This is a
classic elephant drawing of Sophia’s.
Drawn before her “big bum” phase, this elephant lacks any torso and
instead has disembodied legs. The trunk
has dimension and wrinkles, the eyes have pupils. Her awareness for detail is budding. This elephant is, in fact, Horton as he is
holding a clover in his trunk.
“Sophia and Mom” 3/27/08
Mom is on
the left, Sophia on the right. Mom has a
“bell dress” and make-up on (evident by the dark mouth/lips). Mom has ears, eyelashes, eyebrows and fingers—more
details. Sophia has long hair which is
represented by the two long lines extending up from Sophia’s head.
“Mrs. Jumbo, Dumbo and Timothy” 4/1/08
This is
probably one of my favorite drawings just because of the artist’s comments on
the piece. Mrs. Jumbo is “in the clink”
center picture and Dumbo and Timothy (located on Dumbo’s hat) have “come to
visit and are sad”.
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The scan
really didn’t do this piece justice. It’s
a wonderful balance of color.
“Snacky—A Polka-Dotty Spider” 10/21/07
This is a
rare glimpse of anything other than elephants or princess-like
self-portraits. I believe she intended
to name the spider Sneaky but said Snacky instead, and since she is just as
stubborn as her mother, she couldn’t correct herself—especially after I
inquired of the mistake.
