Budding Artist

I've never been a very good colorer.

I know that sounds retarded.

But you know how in 6th grade everything is a contest between all your girlfriends? Well I was always the bad colorer.

Plus it's one of those things that kinda bugs me. I don't like how the colors actually leave different colored streaks where it's supposed to be one solid color. I'm weird like that. So, I'd just prefer to steer clear of coloring altogether. It's easier on my psyche that way.

Problem is, I have a three old. Who now apparently is completely in to coloring.

So I went along with it the other day. Got out one of her GIANT princess coloring pages. (that's GIANT piece of paper...not GIANT princess...though that would be funny...)
She went to town on it.


I tried to color with her on it, but she's like her mama and didn't want any help.

So I tore out my own little coloring page and set to work on Elmo. Staying in the lines. Nice, pretty, smooth, mostly streak free Elmo.
I finished my OCD Elmo, and showed Eden.
And then she showed me that I was indeed not finished and promptly helped me complete my artistic masterpiece.


Then she finished her masterpiece once every square inch of that giant piece of paper was covered in waxy crayon residue.


She was so proud of it, she asked to hang it up in her room. She wanted it hung on the back of her door though. weird. but whatever.

So while we were discovering the world of art, we got out some of her other stuff she's done over the past few weeks.

And a brilliant idea hit me.

I should try selling this stuff!!

I mean, if people think Picasso's stuff is worth money:

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Then surely people would pay big bucks for this stuff too...

Eden's Rope-Armed Ball-People is clearly no less genius than the Double-Nosed Cross-Eyed Lady.


Well and then there's her inborn watercolor skills...



That clearly could go head to head with Drippy Paint stuff that manages to be labeled as "art."

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I know, I know. Those of you art fanatics who used to be my friends (or my sister :) and I totally just crushed your soul, I should apologize to you. Yes, I probably should.  :)

Buuuuuuut, my opinion remains the same on most art. 

At the rate Eden is going with her art, I think I've struck gold!! It should have hit me sooner really, since artistry runs in her blood.  I need to act quick though before she out grows the preschool age, and begins to be able to draw real things. Because apparently the preschool age look, at least when it comes to paintings, is what sells!