Quick note... I honestly don't know how I survived. I've drawn a lot of young'ns, lots of kids this age. But I've not drawn 60 in a row. Today I did quick-sketches at a kindergarten graduation party. Oh, the honesty and unedited candor from their mouths. I drew a boy just as I drew the other boys, but because he had long hair, the kids in line said my drawing made him look like a girl (like a dozen times). This sent him crying to his mother. I felt really awful. But I can't be fully responsible for the kids' taunting. They can be mean sometimes. Another wee one who would make nothing but silly faces even after I (and a chaperone or two) asked him numerous times for a nice smile got a sketch where I did my best but couldn't get an accurate likeness. Once his parents saw the sketch and told him it didn't look like him, the kid demanded I "fix" it. Oy. And now I've got to launder my tablecloth to remove frosting stains and patches of bubble soap. Thank goodness I got paid well. And this isn't to say I didn't enjoy the majority of the afternoon. Lots of great kids and supportive parents. Even so, I was just exhausted afterwards.
Favorite kid quote of the day: "He isn't as good as Jackson Pollock." I'll give you that one. Ha!
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Pollock was relatable to kindergartners because he painted like them.
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