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 Several years ago I took my daughters, then ages 1 and 3, to the art supply
store. I told them that they were going to create a masterpiece all on
their own. They selected most of the supplies we purchased. We bought a variety
of acrylic paints including all of our favorite colors, different sizes and
types of brushes, and several large and small pieces of canvas. When we arrived
home on that summer afternoon, the girls were so excited to get started. I
stripped them down to their under clothing and laid down a large tarp on the
garage floor. I laid out all of the art supplies we selected and poured all of
the paint into separate cups so they were easily accessible.
The children, of course, wanted to start with the 4 x 6 foot canvas we
purchased. And they wouldn't settle for anything less than having all of the
paint colors available to them for this first canvas. For nearly an hour, their
creative minds soared as they used the different brushes, their hands, feet, and
at times even their elbows to reach the center of the canvas. My daughters
looked like mixed up rainbows from nearly head to toe. They and the canvas were
covered in the colors of gold, silver, purple, bronze, white, and pink.
Once the canvas was dry and after three bubble baths to remove all of the
acrylic paint from my children's limbs, the three of us sat together and looked
at the masterpiece. We each talked about what we saw and appreciated in the
painting. My daughter's eyes gleamed as they stared with pride and excitement at
their masterpiece on this enormous canvas. They saw multicolored elephants,
clouds, the sky, jewelry, a heard of horses, a thunderstorm and more. They were
tickled with pride and couldn't wait to do it all again.
Today their masterpiece hangs in our family room and since that day the girls
have made five additional paintings, four that hang in our home and one that
hangs in their Aunt's dining room. They sign and date the back of each of their
works of art. Framed and hanging, the paintings are priceless and bring back
wonderful memories of special creative times we had. My daughters appreciate
seeing their paintings hanging in our home and enjoy telling friends and family
"I painted that!!"
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