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Real Mom- Art Curator

April 30, 2008 · 3 Comments

My talents in art consists of stick people and third grade flowers and hearts, you can say I appreciate art. One of the five best days in my life was the day I spent at the Chicago Art Museum. This was before children, I roamed the halls- Picasso, Seurat, Renoir. To make it even more special was a traveling display of Ansel Adams original portraits. Now you see his prints in every superbox store but nothing compares to seeing the original, the lighting, the signature at the bottom, heaven. I look at art differently now that I am a mom. I see the two red stripes that is suppose to symbolize blood- shed for all men-kind, more as two ketchup stains I know will be a bitch to get out. Was the true genius Jackson Pollock or the woman who had to clean the mess he made after his artistic masterpieces? And of course the true works of art do not hang in the museum but are on my fridge, and a couple of walls in my house.

Meg’s artistic tool of choice is a pen. I know she is only one. She gets vast supervision. I have tried to buy the longer crayons that look like pens, but she was not fooled. Her drawing and coloring consist of masterful straight lines and angles set off by a few sweeping arches. Her concentration to her work is awe-inspiring. Very precise, and very neat. When we got out the chalk she hated the idea of dust on her hands, no Pollock here.

Nolan’s skills have evolved beautifully. I had mommy-pride when the teacher showed me his self portrait. He was well above the other kids, even putting pupils in the eyes. So this is what daVinci’s mom felt like. Nolan is very fond of paint, finger paint. He has the skills of a fine modern artist. He is my Pollock if you will. I have a pair a pants that suffered the casualty of paint splatters, washable my right knee. His greatest days are when I fill up my little tins with green, red, and yellow paint, at school he heads right to the paint table.

I to enjoy coloring and painting with my kids, no masterpieces for me, but it is the fun that is more important. I enjoy the art I can put on the fridge, although I could do without crayon on the wall. My kids love to create and I love to show it off. So please Excuse me I must adjust my track lighting to the new masterpiece on the fridge.

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Jen // April 30, 2008 at 2:31 pm | Reply

I love the Art Museum in Chicago. I haven’t been in so long! I too appreciate fridge art!
Ann // May 2, 2008 at 10:54 am | Reply

I’m so glad I found your blog!
Ah, children’s art. I have kept so many “masterpieces” that the files are bursting. It’s hard for me to throw them away.
(Well with some it’s not so hard. “It’s an elephant mommy!” “Yes Honey, yes it is. Yup. Now what part of the elephant is that Sweetie?” )
Here’s a question. How long do you keep the art work on the ‘fridge?
Rachel // May 2, 2008 at 12:29 pm | Reply

I keep the art work switching out often but not to much is on the fridge it is platered all over my work/play room some in frames for a more grown up feel… pop out back switch pic frames that were like 1.00$ at the craft store. I save ones that are extra special too me… but have learned to let go …its all a process… a learning process for them… its not the product or what we do with it… it was the process they went trough to get the product… I would just never ever tell them I threw them away… I do say they got filed under G though.:)