Simple Art Forms
I wish to make my post simple this morning. Art is not all about making an elaborate painting or masterpiece, it’s about finding joy and inspiration in the most simple and basic of things.
My son’s self-portrait which he made last year.
Rocket to the Moon.
Freeform Art and freedom of expression.
A bridge made of marshmallows. Artistic and delicious!
Creating a Lego Spinner from scratch.
On Father’s Day of last year. My son woke me up. He excitedly told me, “Dad, close your eyes. I have a surprise for you.” With my eyes closed, he held my hand and guided me to the to the living room. He then said, “Open you eyes dad.” As I opened my eyes, he shouted in glee, “Surprise!” He created for me a Lego spinner. This is before I bought him the Beyblade and Ninjago Lego Spinners. It was a fun and happy Father’s Day ever!
Art can be as simple as a kids amazing creation. The most important thing is how we appreciate and apply those inspiration in our lives. They will always remain as treasured masterpiece in our hearts.
Thank you for sharing your day with me. I hope these post gave you the inspiration to smile. What life’s Art made you feel happy and excited today?
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A very creative mind your son is showing… love the pics….
Thanks. Just today, he wanted to go to home Depot to buy a gold pain. He said, “I want to customize my Star Wars Lego Troppers!” I said,” Customize what?” He said with confidence, “customize my troopers dad like in Lego You tube!”
Fun stuff, Mr B! Thanks for joining in this week’s travel theme challenge on http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/06/29/travel-theme-art/ xxx Ailsa
Your welcome my friend. I did enjoy it a lot. Gave me a happy nostalgic moment visiting my son’s earlier work and kid’s activities. Thanks.
I traveled a bit back in time with you looking at several of your posts from home.
You son is adorable and bright…how old is he ? His self portrait is outstanding…
he has your creative and adventuresome spirit, it seems. I would imagine, your
wife does too.
Thank you for sharing.
Peace,
Siggi in Downeast Maine
PS, your photos of your visit with your family in the Philippines are so wonderful. I love that you chose to share them.
Peace, Siggi in Downeast Maine
Thanks Siggi. It’s a joy and an honor to show the beautiful parts of my country. And more beautiful are the people and their generous heart.
Love all your simple art selections. They are very precious. I have saved all my daughter’s and grand children’s art that they made for me. Thanks for sharing.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Thanks Francine. That is so wonderful of you to keep their priceless work. It’s a way for us to celebrate and remember their childhood for as long as we can. Have a blessed day.
very colourful and I loved your son’s self portrait! Blessed love to you all
Thanks. I’m proud and happy of anything he does. Right now, he wants to create Lego ships and I’m here to support his dreams.
Beautiful entry, my friend! I really can see the joy of expression in there. The self-portrait is amazing! And the Lego spinners look like a lot of fun. You have a wonderful family! I did some acrylic painting yesterday and today created art, too. It’s so much fun to express oneself!
Thanks Cassie. Art is a great way to express ourselves, to relax and get off our minds, to be creative. My son’s next goal is to color a few of his Lego Star Wars clone troopers into gold cause he saw a few in You tube which he said looks really cool.
That is amazing! What a splendid idea! I will do that too some day. Not with my clone troopers (I have none
), but there should be my old Playmobil toys in the basement.. I really would like to see the results, please make lots of photos!
I love your son’s self-portrait
Thank you. His grandpa taught him how to draw his face from the word “Boy” and connect them all together.
Really sweet, and truly beautiful choices!
Thank you. Anything my son makes or our children for that matter are beautiful.
Wonderful display of art, I especially love the self portrait!
Thank you. It’s one of my favorite too. It simply shows a child’s heart and mind. Pure, gentle, innocent, hopeful, trustful, filled with enthusiasm and beautiful dreams.
A marshmallow bridge !!! that rocks
Thanks Gilly. I remember that I gave my son the mallows to eat, then he asked for the toothpicks. His dream went one step further. Love these moments.
I love his art and am so glad you shared it. it’s exactly the way we should all celebrate the moment.
Thanks Tammy. We should celebrate our kids moment as much as we can, as meaningful as we can.
The marshmallow bridge is very cool.
It is. It’s amazing what kids can create. They have a wide imagination.
Lovely photos. It’s great to see that your son is encouraged to be creative. It would be wonderful if all dads were like you.
Thank you. My parents encouraged me to follow my passion for Art , now it’s my turn to show my son that I share his dreams .
Hi,
Great photos, it is wonderful to see a child using his imagination, these are great.
Thank you. Kids are natural artists with a pure heart and vast imagination.
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I love the freedom in and from your son’s artwork!
Thanks. The beauty about kids and there creativity is that it has no limits. Their unwavering belief transforms anything ordinary to extraordinary.
amen excellent right on – i’m all over this post with happy gladness and sympatico – great work you two!
Thank you. He’s my little Picasso!
I love it… the first picture is great… a very Picaso like portrait
I love kids drawings. I have collections of them from my students. I am at a school where music and art are important. Each year they do a gallery of student work. It is AMAZING what they can do.
That is so beautiful. To see little inspiring artists day after day. Every time I bring my son to his classroom, I would pause for a moment and stare at the Art works made by little hands with huge , creative minds. Makes me realize how this world is truly magical when we see it from a child’s perspective. Alas, there is hope for us adults….
Even better is listening to their stories about what they made. Sometimes an entire novel of stories…. such imagination!
Simple and heartfelt. Works of art, IT.
Thanks my friend. Art comes in many forms, sizes and shape. It doesn’t matter if it’s made by someone famous or someone close to your heart. What matters is how it inspires the viewer and how it affects him/her.
WHAT A WONDER IS A CHILD’S MIND…IF ONLY WE NEVER GREW UP
Thanks Jo. That’s right…if only we never grew up. Reminds me of the Peter Pan movie by Robin Williams. In the end though, he gets to rediscover the inner child in him and got to bring it out in his real adult world. A world that suddenly came to life and truly shouts’ “I’m alive!”
Adorable self portrait of your son!
Thank you. His Art makes me believe that anything is possible!
creative son. Like daddy like son!
Thanks Gian. I guess it is!
What a lovely self portrait!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks Ristin. The most simple portrait is sometimes the most beautiful. There is beauty and magic in being simple. Of greatness in humility.
There’s a very well deserved award for you on my latest post.
Thank you. It’s a generous gesture. I’m honored my friend.
That bridge looks very tasty
Have a wonderful Sunday IT
It was a tasty bridge with flavors of orange, strawberry, lime and more….
lovely moment…
special woman….
vento
Thank you. Moments are made into reasons for love and joy if we allow ourselves to be swooned by it.
his self-portrait is a happy pic. it spoke to me right away.
maybe its a keeper, for when he is an adult?
I think it is too. Good thing about making a post is that we get to celebrate these moments for as long as we want. Thank you for sharing.
I see your son is a true artist!
Lovely post, made me smile!
Thank you. He is my little artist. Always bringing bright colors to my world.
Nice! I especially loved the creative use of marshmallows…you must be a really fun Dad.
I try to be. They say, “Childhood only happens once and they happen quickly, it’s up for us parents to make it memorable.” Thanks for sharing.
Precious choice of artwork Island traveler!
Thank you Madhu. Our kid’s work gives a priceless joy and sunshine to our lives.
Beauty comes in so many forms, but your blog entries are always beautiful.
Thank you my friend. It’s easier to create something beautiful when your heart is filled with people and memories that makes you smile everyday.
Art and creativity do’t have to be complicated! …so heartfelt and fun!
Thank you. I’m a great fan of kid’s Art. I think they are pure, vibrant, hopeful, magical. They show a heart that believes even if they don’t see the object of their inspiration. Something we adults can learn from.
Art coming from children is simple yet it warms our hearts like any masterpiece. Art is just so universal, omnipresent
It does warm our hearts and make us believe in magic once again. Thanks.
Ahhh… this brings back memories of what my class draws daily and of my own children. I always get a kick out of self made cards.
Thanks Mike. Self -made cards are more priceless with lots of great memories to go with it.
Your son is an amazing imagineer! It’s fun to contemplate how far his creativity will take him in the future while you are presently dazzled by his current inventions!
Thanks Barbara. Right now he thinks he’s a Lego builder, engineer, architect designer, dreamer all rolled into one. Kids are amazing! The believe without doubt . They follow their heart and dreams without fail. Something we all can learn from as adults.
True, art is everything in the world! It’s is great to encourage the little one’s creativity
Thanks Frances. Kids need to hear more words like, “Great job” and “You can do it!” The more confidence they have, the more likely they will pursue their dreams and succeed. We are here to make sure they get to capture their dreams in the most memorable way!
Art of the heart. Beautiful. How wonderful to encourage such an imagination.
Art of the heart. Love that. Thanks Barb.
Your ‘simple’ post on art has made me happy, Island T.–gosh, I wish my simple looks as beautiful as this…;)
thank YOU!
Great work!
Thanks Sunshine. In simplicity, we get to see real beauty. I think it applies in cosmetology and aesthetic issues too. I tell my wife, “You are beautiful as you are.” No Gucci, LV or Hermes stuff could ever compare.” She would simply smile and say, “Oh, really?” Hmmmm… ain’t those words enough?
It’s wonderful to see how you give your son so much encouragement and support. Wishing you and your family a HAPPY 4th of JULY!
Thank you my friend. Happy 4th of July too. Today, I just stayed home with family. We saw fireworks from our balcony. We also saw a full moon, looking so amazing. Real fireworks burns in our hearts everyday. Take care.
I love your son’s artwork. It brings back memories of what my kids used to do when they were quite little. Have a wonderful July 4th!
Thanks Liz. Wishing you a fun and memorable Independence Day. Everyday , we get to celebrate this day in the most inspiring way.
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I love it! This reminds me that our kids each had a “busy box” full of paper scraps, crayons, glue, yarn, and a book or two, that we took wherever we went so they always had things to do… They never tired of making up little craft projects!
Thanks. Yes, they never get tired of creating stuff. If they don’t , more likely they’ll say, “I’m bored.” And they won’t stop until you give in. Kids….aren’t they adorable. They make us feeling young and busy.
my son is a ninjago fiend too and loves making lego spinners too! Great mind, I suppose