Neha's First Art Work

this is the first art work of neha that is in some recognisable form!

she & nidhi scribble around a lot on any given blank paper these days. they have picked this fascination to draw & color things since the last 5 months. the time kind of co-incides with the time they started going to school. i don't know if there is a serious connection between the two but it is quite intriguing to watch what they write on a piece of paper these days. On a happier parenting note, since they keep themselves busy with drawing & coloring, me & veena get some time to chat or watch TV or just do our own stuff.

Phew! after 3.5 years of parenting, we get time to do things we were always doing before the kids were born :-)

Anyways, back to the drawing, I found this art work fascinating for the following aspects:

# as i said before, this is the first art work that I can recognise & enjoy. the kids make a lot of abstract art work and enjoy & derive meaning out of them. sadly i cannot connect with them many times.

kids brain are supposed to be the most complex & creative cos their brain is not ruled or maligned by the rules of this world yet. a good puzzle you can crack when you are a parent is to ask your kid what she drew & then try to decipher it yourself :-)

# she described the drawing as a "cute girl holding a balloon".

Let us dissect this sentence

"cute girl" - the girl looked more creepy to me than cute - huge eyes, nose starting from the top of her forehead, hair all round her face (like a primate). you might say I'm being cruel on this innocent art piece. my point is not to be critical. my point is neha finds a creepy looking thing cute. their definition of beauty is so unspoilt & that is what i like.

"holding a balloon" - on closer observation of the girl's hand (the hand itself is an interesting piece of work, more on that down), neha has written a balloon and then has shaded it hard & dark

# the girl's hands look more like in a posture of comfort where she is resting her head on her palms. the hands hence look like a cloth hanger round the shoulders & one of them is holding the balloon.

# observe the feet. neha has written a line & a circle. don't know how to decipher that but its very interesting.

# the biggest reason that i wanted to put this drawing on this blog is the girl's face resembles in a small manner to neha's face. I've attached neha's snap. the girl has a wide mouth so does neha. the girl has a squarish kind of face, so does neha. i find this amazing.

# FYI i sometimes call neha ಬೊಚ್ಚು ಬಾಯಿ ಸುಂದರಿ :-) *

* - bocchu baayi sundari (wide mouthed beauty)