I introduced my grandson, William, to watercolors today. Being 2+ years old, he has an affinity to water. My role in guiding his creativity was to minimize splashing, and applying a dab with a paper towel to the unavoidable water slicks on the table.
I was surprised that he covered the entire surface of the paper, without any prompting. I started him with a dark blue. Although I cringed a little when he forced the brush against the grain, I did not interfere. He reached for the yellow ocher, but I intercepted him, just to clean the brush. He seemed to like the effect of the yellow on the blue.
William’s First Painting
Another artist in the family! Extraordinarily good.
Thank you, Sarah. He’s a lot different than other kids I’ve shown watercolor to. I’ll forward the sentiments to Will!
j
🙂 Well done, William!
Thanks, Dr. V! He does seem to have a feel for it. It was very interesting watching his process. I’ll pass your compliment along to Will.
j
Priceless!!
Thank you. I agree!
j