paint cut paste

there’s been a LOT of self-directed drawing going on in my home these past three weeks or so. and i mean A TON. did you see the video i posted on facebook the other day? yeah, N is doing at least 60 of these illustrated stories per day. i know a very prolific artist who is on a roll over here!

3 weeks worth of her 2D, non-preschool, non-paintcutpaste art

one of the themes i’ve noticed (when sifting through the pages that get deposited on my desk throughout the day) is that N is into tracing her hand a lot these days.

in addition to the tracing, there seems to be a lot of rainbow manicuring going on in these images.

and some really cool rings and jewels. (i’m really into the stacked turquoise bands above, personally.)

so just a quick little bit about one of the many themes arising organically in the art over here as of late — yep, this and the muppets.

how about at your house? what sorts of things do your little ones draw repeatedly?

i like how these rings are on the ringfinger

p.s. – any tips for me on storing all of the masterpieces that don’t get recycled? right now these 9×12 images on her drawing paper are archived in a HUGE 3-ring-binder.

after N’s nap (yes, we’re still napping over here at 3.5 and i’m milking it!) she asked if we could paint… but with a sly look in her eye. i said, “sure! whatcha wanna paint?” she said, “i want YOU to paint…” so i was like, “um, what do you have in mind?” she offered, “my fingernails and toenails!”

sometimes we do pedicures, where her toes have to match mommy’s…

"cute as a button"

"full of life"

"chinchilly"

she loves the silly names of the polishes we use. i only use the brands zoya, essie, and sparitual on her nails because those are safe for pregnant women, and if it’s not safe during pregnancy, it shouldn’t be safe for kids or adults any other time, no? green beauty is beautiful, so we stick to these brands. (zoya makes a great nail polish remover, too!) plus, the names are fun!

we’ve only painted N’s fingernails once. i mean, i can barely keep my fingernails painted with all the art we do around here. but i indulged her today. she chose “shorty pants” for her hands.

"shorty pants"

then she chose both “lilacism” and “mint candy apple” for her toes.

can you tell they're alternating?

now i think we’ll actually go make a painting!