Would you look at the sun the border was done in one stroke and those glasses, how revolutionary the sun is so hot it has to wear sunglasses to protect itself from itself. The family in the portrait. Wow! They are huge. It must mean they are bigger than life. There are four family members.

The dad who must be bald to symbolize aging gracefully stands next to the house and he is the size of the h...

I pick up the colouring paper of a rainbow that is very badly coloured in. "Oh it is just absolutely gorgeous, Leah!"

My niece smiles proudly.

"From the colours to the way the lines are loose but intentional—This deserves to be in an art gallery."

I walk over to the fridge and stick it on with a magnet along with all the other drawings and pictures this family has. I think we might need a...

A scribble on paper

That most would overlook,

A young child’s portrait

Sunk the hook

And landed its spot

In my hall of fame.

“Why?”

You may ask.

“It’s nothing

Fantastical,

Just a scribble.”

It may be

Naught but a scribble,

But it’s overflowing

With fresh passion

And bountiful effort.

It may not be

As “good” as something

Made by you

Or by me,

But isn’t

“Good”

Different through the eye...

Setting: A high-end metropolitan art gallery with avant-garde works of art on canvas lining the walls with small placards containing information about the artist, title, etc. Several very well dressed and pompous art enthusiasts and buyers drink champagne and mingle with the artist and her patrons. Light piano music plays in the background, and the lighting is subtle, but for the spotlights on eac...

A1: “And up next we have a submission from Sebastian Q. of Montlake Elementary, and I must say, this one is sure to give the competition a run for its money!”

A2: “That’s right Phil, this one stands out and appears to be a crowd favorite.”

A1: “The use of clashing colors in an array of arcs across the page and beyond the original boarders the artist had set for his focal point is a really bold m...

The bright yellow sun in the corner of the page,

Each scribble gracefully out of the bounds he drew,

The questionable, charming lines in crayon,

This boy’s work is stunning!

The five, unpropartionate stick figures that are wonky-shaped is a marvelous choice,

With the red rooftop house the same size,

And the smiley faces show lots of character, lots of emotion,

It all correlates spectacularly!

Do...

And last but not least on our museum tour, a piece in crayon entitled “ejdyjrhshdb”.

As you can see, the mastermind behind this portrait used green scribbles to represent a two-story house. They portrayed a dog in a very interesting way, which would be an orange blob. Very artistic. Now, if you look very closely, you can see a stick figure wearing a dress, with circles for hands and random lines ...

That day I had left work early to collect my 4year old son from his fall art camp at kindergarten. At 3pm I found my self in my Blue Nissan note with the radio on medium tone, vibing to a country song. I relaxed in the traffic for some time while the sun boiled down and waited for the wardens to direct us to the best route. I made it 3:45 at Caden’s school and was greeted by Ms Garcia his teache...

Let us consider the composition as a whole. At first glance, one might dismiss it as a mere scattering of blots and wayward lines. But upon deeper inspection, one becomes aware of three dominant 'focal splotches'—a term I have recently coined to describe this artist’s manifestations of painterly prowess. These focal splotches vary dramatically in color, texture, and medium, lending the piece a dyn...

Squiggly lines in every colour of the rainbow

Jagged sharp edges that speak to a deep seeded anger

Bright yellows and oranges that remind us that joy is always present if we look for it

A portal into another world

As seen through the eyes of a child...