As I continue to sift and sort through all my high school artwork, Argy and Bargy have been keen spectators. I thought they might like the story behind this now-faded ink house, which I drew for my grandparents when I was about 15.
Its a picture of my grandparent's place. The weatherboard house was built by my grandad, who worked for a newspaper and was a printer by trade. Imagine working all day and then coming home ... to build your home. The boys did like the story (though I do have to wonder whether they think he built the house out of Lego).
They were, however, quite disturbed by the ink. I had clearly left the picture unfinished all these years. Can we colour it in now? asked Argy.
What a very clever 15 year old you were!
ReplyDelete(But rather neglectful to leave out the colours all this time)
fifteen! wow! I'm impressed. it's beautiful.
ReplyDeletegreat pic!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I remember 'colouring-in' the pictures in mum's cookbook!
I love this piece. I'm giggling at the boys response to it.
ReplyDeleteI do love your idea of 'cleaning' by the way.
why don't you make a couple of photcopies so they can colour them in themselves?
ReplyDeleteQuite the talent!! I can only imagine them thinking 'where's the colour you dark & mysterious stranger who is now my mother'. My children are forever asking me about my childhood & teenage years, since i met my husband as a teenager, that bores them, they want details on what i was like. Um, well i was at school. I did painting at school, but always admired the drawing set, very skillful & tiny margin for error. Love Posie
ReplyDeleteI love it, so beautifully drawn it would hang well in any home, but so wonderful that it is a family heirloom of a family heirloom.
ReplyDeleteFrame it.
Cheers,
AJ
PS I hope the collection of sketches is locked!
It' time to take again your ink pen!
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed!
omg you did that at 15! Very impressed!
ReplyDeleteLove the boys comments - always so innocent!
Oh Liesl that is just awesome.. I want to see more!
ReplyDeleteAs for the colouring in, perhaps a couple of photocopies are in order?!
wow how super clever are you!
ReplyDeleteYou have a gift - that is a lovely drawing. I'm with Vic - hit the copy button! Nic
ReplyDeleteDid you just tell them that is what the world used to be like when you were a child? Everything in black and white until colour was invented in the 70s.
ReplyDeleteFIrstly it's stunning Liesl, really you should get back to drawing right now please thank you.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think it's sort of of Cute,
It is gorgeous - do you still draw, as you clearly have a talent for it? Better make sure you keep them all safely away from the crayons though.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cool drawing. I was not anywhere near as talented, but I do wish that i had kept more of my art work from years ago.
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