NOT On My Couch!

NOT On My Couch!, originally uploaded by ashwink.

It requires special talent to put on a sunny expression, suppress your utter horror and let the budding artist blossom as he enjoys his queasy paints. "Oh, that is wonderful, babe! Sure, let's try that black paint now..."

(What I'm really thinking: NOT on my Couch! No, don't touch the floor! Only on paper means ONLY on paper!! Mind your shirt! Finger painting is not an Art form, so could we stop and try crayons now?... )

Except for some paint on the hardwood floor which came off easily, yellow on his chin which required some scrubbing, blueish-green under his toes which I completely missed, and some brown under his nails which I chose to ignore, the Art project went smoother than expected. I might have missed a few heart beats but I'm okay with that.

The final masterpiece looked quite different; a dirty brown color, bolder strokes, heavier layer of paint but just as precious.

Now, it was a completely different story when we went out for Ice cream that evening and he had his very first cone. Let me just say we shouldn't have let him pick that bright blue-colored stuff with cookie bits in it.