The Enchantment of Childhood

 

Do you remember being a little boy or little girl?  I do.  I loved it!  I remember things like macaroni and cheese and my mom making chocolate chip cookies from a cake mix.  I remember my dad reading illustrated books at bedtime.  My mother made these beautiful little dresses with calico fabric.  When I look back, I see that my childhood was magical.

I was thinking about that wonder I experienced as a child growing up when I painted this picture of a little boy.  When you grow up, that magic is harder to see I think...meaning you have to train your brain to see beautiful things.  You have to pause and find things to be thankful for.  It is a mental exercise for me as an artist "how can I see the good?  how can I see the true?  How can I look for the beautiful?"  

These are the ideas I want to communicate to parents when they ask me to make a portrait of their son or daughter.  I want them to remember the good, the true, and the beautiful in their children.  Treasure those moments with your little ones, they are so worth it!

<3 Much Love and Talk Soon <3 

Kelly