Tuesday 22 January 2008

If you can...

get access to some kids, sit and draw with them for an hour or so. It is so much fun and so very inspiring.
There are many reasons that drawing with kids is so rewarding and many lessons we can learn from them.
::They love anything you draw. I felt like a complete art hero and I was just doodling some faces and landscapes! It gives you such a boost of confidence in your creative abilities.
:: They don't have many hang ups or reservations about drawing. They haven't gotten into that mindset of I can't draw yet and they simply go for it. It is fun to join in just using crayons felt tip pens and drawing without criticising.
:: They are so intrinsically and instinctively creative. If they make a mistake they just turn into into something else - or boldly declare "He was meant to have a third eye and a banana sticking out of his head!" See the characters up there- Apple Man, Nintendo Girl and Square Man- so cute and ingenious in their simplicity!!
::They are proud of their efforts. They want people to see what they have created and beg you to hang their work on your fridge :)
::They can teach you to sit for a whole hour just drawing and imagining. Not thinking about what is for dinner tonight, or the floors that need cleaning. Just sitting, creating, dreaming and enjoying. And that is definitely a lesson I want to learn.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are so right about young kids and art. That's why I loved teaching them :) no teenage or adult hang-ups. xxx

Carla Morais said...

that's beautiful, Nise! I've been thinking of sending curriculums to universities to teach drawing (fine arts, architecture...) but I don't think it would be half as rewarding... It's a beautiful job! :-)