Representational Art

[ailbhe]

Emer asked for a paper and pencil and sat down. "Me daw Nana," she said, and then after a while "Aw done!"

I looked. An oval with two circles inside and some straight lines down.

"Is that Nana?" I asked. "No! Mary!" she said. Mary is a Nana, but not Nana, you see.

She pointed out Mary's head, eyes, arm, and mouth.

If only I had a scanner and a means of drawing arrows on the image, I would show you. But you will have to take my word for it.

Emer is 2 years 6 weeks now, or thereabouts. Linnea was almost two and a half before we noticed anything similar, and she kindly did it on a larger, more photographable scale.

Though it's quite likely that we are more open to adult interpretation of children's drawings, this time around. I know we're better at hearing toddler speech.

Comments

[richtermom.livejournal.com]

I wonder how much is that Emer is even more fabulous, or if it's that Linnea is the older sister in her life? K drew some very rudimentary pictures for a while, and then for some reason my husband jumpstarted her realism movement and showed her how to draw faces or something when she was 2ish, and ever since she's either figuring things out on her own or getting more guidance from dad/sitter/school friends on a regular basis -- language and drawing seem to be very influenced by what's around them, so even when I'd draw near where K was drawing, she never deconstructed my activity much, but when the husband showed her in steps, she internalized it.

Also, when I was little, my parents seemed to understand me better, but with the little sister, I had to translate for her :^\

[ailbhe]

I await delivery of my standard-issue control-group baby, so I can tell for sure.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I was trying to find a reply to this post that wasn't inane, and then this comment made me giggle till I was breathless. So I thought I'd just let you know that. :)

[ailbhe]

It would make life SO MUCH EASIER.