Apr29

Can you guess whose is whose?

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My thirteen-year-old daughter and I were invited by her friend and her friend’s mom to  one of those places where you paint or sculpt. We had a great time, and both came home with a painting we were fairly proud of. Until I saw mine next to my daughter’s and realized I’m no better an artist than my 8th grader. Not that I should be, but shouldn’t I be? I might even be worse.

Here are our paintings. Can you guess whose is whose?

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  1. This is a tough one. Both are absolutely beautiful, and definitely worth hanging in a place so everyone can see with a spotlight on them too. However, if I had to guess (which is what I am doing), I am going to guess Left painting is Mom’s and right painting is daughters. Hope I am correct. Great job to both of you. I wish I could have gone with you both, because it would have been interesting as to how my painting would compare to both of yours. Hmmm.

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      • I guessed based on how my 11 and half year old daughter and I would have chose. Is that cheating?

        Because dang, your daughter is amazing. Neither I, nor my daughter could paint wolves with such a steady hand. And we go to paint work shops all the time. Broad details, fine, but not small caricatures like that. She has talent!

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      • Our family each has our own talents. My whole life I said I wasn’t artistic, but apparently I can paint, but just nature or coffee cups, or larger stuff. Maybe someday I’llimprove the finer detailed stuff, but not likely since I already struggle with fine motor skills.

        My husband is an amazing drawer, but paint frustrates him. Our kids find art in mundane objects like sticks and old copper wiring and shadows and water…. and it absolutely fascinates me.

        I’ll walk in a room and they have taken all the recycles bins and all I see is garbage scattered and I start to panic at the mess. And their face lights up and they say “Isn’t it pretty, mom?” And when I look, it truly is. Like something you see on display at an art museum, but with hot glue string hanging everywhere, lol.

        Next they will be asking for a blow torch, hahaha

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  3. Yours on the right. I’ve determined that because it shows wolves menacing on a stormy night. Since art is often an expression or our inner-selves and you’re a parent of a teen, the image of feeling like you’re being menaced by wolves in the dark makes it likely you painted that one and would be a natural reaction.

    While on the other hand a young teen might see the world as a bright forest with green grass.

    Give it time, her art will change after you tell her she can’t borrow the car Saturday night for the first time …

    Just speculation on my part.

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    • Written like a true poet! And very sound logic. Unfortunately, due to my long-held love of birch trees, mine is the one on the left. And my daughter is writing Tolkien-like fiction, so the wolves are hers. Still, you can’t tell any difference in skill! I see my painting sometimes and think, “I should really work on that more. I could do better.” But when will I get around to it? Maybe in retirement. That or woodworking.

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      • Right – she’s not been a teen long enough for you to see the wolves behind that innocent smile and you still think everything is sunshine, trees and grass …

        got it! 🙂

        Enjoy every day of it. And, honestly, I do like your painting better – even if it is a bit to symmetrical … Lesson from a poet – never write a 12 line poem when you can make it 11.

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  7. I absolutely had no idea, so I read the comments for the answer. 🙂 How wonderful they both are. I love your colors, but your daughter’s painting is so full of movement! And to paint a night scene is not easy at all. And the wolves have individual “personality.” You have a talented kid there.

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    • Thanks, Mark. And btw, I stand corrected. Though I don’t remember my hubs every saying so, he did, in fact, see the white buffalo near Jamestown, and the other albino buffalo in the U.S., near Crested Butte, CO. Both were about 20 years ago, however. But, wow. How did I not know or remember this cool thing about him? Hope the buff is still around and you get to see it! I’d look fwd to those pics.

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  15. What a lovely way to spend a little mother daughter time! I really like both of these, very creative. Without reading any comments as I like playing games like this, I’d go for the trees (left), that piece also kind of fits the colour scheme of your blog!
    Caz xx

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    • Just found this (and a few other comments from others that weren’t spam) in my spam folder. Thanks for pointing this issue out. Sorry it seems to happen to you frequently. And, yes! You guessed correctly! I painted the trees. I’ve always wanted a painting of birch trees, just didn’t think I’d be making it myself!

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  17. I think the way to look at the two paintings is that she is as good as you–an adult. Kudos to her talent and to you for simply doing it!

    As I’m reading through comments, I see I’m not the first to make this observation!

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  20. The one to the left must be yours because they look like birch trees and I know you love them, plus it’s autumn and I know you miss that season. I’m guessing the one to the right is your daughter’s because of the animals. It looks like a magical wintery forest with blustering winds. You both are definately nature gals as well as budding artists.

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