Afternoon creative: Painting birds with a 7 year old
September 30 2017 – Julie Marabelle
This was a drawing and painting session with my son Lucien.
Little bro Téo fell asleep for his afternoon nap so Lucien and I decided to make the most of this quite time to do some creative stuffs before little tornado woke up.
We set up the paint brushes, paint tubes, chalk and cardboard sheets out on the long kitchen table and started to draw birds. Why not? Lucien came up with the idea while looking out of the window and saw a couple of birds standing on the rooftop.
It wasn't sadly toucan birds...this one he remembered from our trip to Mexico!
How beautiful is Lucien's toucan!
It was a real pleasure to spend an hour or so drawing and painting with Lucien. It's so inspiring to watch him draw and I love his drawing style so much! I think he has a very good eye for proportions and has a firm hand to draw lines.
For the colour palette I was inspired by an image I saw on Pinterest. It was a photo taken by Charles Eames of Alexander Girard's home in Santa Fe.
5 comments
This is such a fun and creative way to personalise a child’s room! It’s nice to let them have some part in the decoration process as well so they feel proud of their own space, I love it!
Fun, creative and perfect for adding some nuances to a kid’s room. What else can one wish for? :)
Beautiful paintings! I recently also decided to decorate the room with my children in a creative way. We rubbed our hands in the paint and left traces on the walls. The effect is surprisingly good and we had a lot of fun doing it.
Lovely!…you both did a great job!!! <3
Magnifique ! Superbe! So proud mumy👍 JrM