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Arsty, Art, Arts, Arty, Children's Watercolours, Cottage garden, Cottage garden flowers, Creative Art, Drawing, Garden scene, Painted cottage garden, Painted scene, Painted sketch, Painting lessons, Step by step artwork, Thatch cottage painting, Thatched cottage
Helping my Mum to paint!
This painting was done in an attempt to help my mum to paint. After years of seeing what I had produced in artwork and craft she surprised me one day by asking if I would show her how to paint. From being little my Mum had shown absolutely no erring toward creativity. Naturally, after I had gotten over the shock of her request, I said I would at least try to help. I added, ‘maybe we should start off simple!?’ To which my Mum produced a picture very similar to the one above and said, ‘This is what I want to paint!’ “Arrrrgh” was my first thought followed by Arrrrrgh, then Ok. Even though I am self taught, where to begin to show a beginner? I decided on a step by step approach – literally I draw a line here now you do it and so on. Eventually after Five hours of this we both had a picture. I have to admit if you held them (my Mum’s attempt and mine) at the end of the street and walked to the other end, looked back – they were similar!!! We painted them using just children’s round block paints (£1.99 painting set my Mum had bought), not even real watercolours. My Mum would not ever allow a second viewing of her artwork even to me. Though I never considered it to be of any great creation of mine, as it was based largely on a picture my Mum had brought to copy from, my Husband really liked the end result, so being a cheap skate, he got it for his birthday in a frame!
Caren's Creative Canvas & Craft 