Ana's View of Rich Reading the Paper

5/9/2012

While I was working on the painting of Rich described in “Dead in a White Sauce” (below), my then six-year-old friend Ana was so inspired by the subject that she decided to do her own interpretation. Working for five minutes with just a crayon, she somehow captured the true essence of her subject. In fact, it has a Picasso-esque vitality that I can only envy. Is it better than my version? That’s for future art historians to decide. All I can say is, “Well done, Ana!”

Originally published June 5, 2010

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ginee philippy

5/26/2012 11:08:04 pm

Hi Karen, Andrea Murphy's Mom here. Ana's wonderful drawing brings to mind Picasso's love of children's work. As he said and I most certainly misquote, "Anyone can learn to paint like an artist (adult?) but it took me a lifetime to learn to paint like a child."

Karen McCann link

5/27/2012 02:31:36 am

Hi Ginee,
You (and Picasso) are so right. I have often envied Ana's bold and fluid style. I sometimes think my entire artistic training is about learning to color outside the lines.

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