This morning I got to go to the nursery school where my daughter C has a summer job and draw the children! And I can go back until the end of this month if I want. I meant to do quick sketches at a distance of the children in action, but they all wanted me to do their faces. Here is the first batch and you can tell I am unused to childish proportions and that I had to work quickly so the drawings are rough, but hey, so what. I'll get better with practice. Don't we all.
Mariah, aged 5
Lauren, aged 5
Brandon, aged 5
You did such a wonderful job on these! I hope I can do so well someday-practice, practice, practice! I think you did a nice job capturing that rounded childness in their faces.
Posted by: Joyce | July 11, 2005 at 01:50 AM
Kids are hard to draw! I don't know why, but they are. Maybe it's because they move around so much. They have awesome, but fleeting facial expressions too. And they have such vitality, I find it hard to capture. Whenever I try to draw Danny from life it comes out awful. But I can draw him from a photograph.
Posted by: Kate123 | July 08, 2005 at 12:44 PM
What a wonderful oppoortunity - and one which you have been able to use so well. Wonderful mini-portraits here and I look forward to seeing more
Posted by: Tom C | July 04, 2005 at 02:37 AM
amazing that they held still for you ! The second one especially beautiful. Did you show them the drawings afterwards and what did they think ? And then did they get to draw you ?!
(and many thanks Laura for your very generous comment to me)
Posted by: Cin | July 03, 2005 at 11:36 PM
L, every time i drop in here, i see something amazing! Those children - so open, eager - you did a super job with them!
Posted by: debra | July 03, 2005 at 11:56 AM
Great drawings Laura! Aren't kids funny? They just love to pose at that age.
Posted by: Amanda | July 03, 2005 at 08:42 AM