Is there an age limit to being an artist? My son is 19 months and creating new works every day.
Esteban is clearly a special child.
He is 19 months old.
You would have to meet him to fully understand, but he is beaming with light, love & creativity.
And for the last month he has been living in the home of an artist! Check here for a previous post on this subject: https://steemit.com/art/@samstonehill/what-have-i-learned-from-living-with-a-famous-bali-artist
Or better still, start following the works of @yaariart who is a brilliant inspiring man.
Esteban has been putting pen & brush to paper & canvas for a few months already but in these last few days (since the full moon) he has been taking much more time to really focus his attention on smaller patterns & shapes, always drawing them in black ink, on the blank pages of his favourite bed-time books.
You can see above how he has delicately added some black lines to the cover of his latest book of choice, one of the Petit Lapin Blanc series (Small White Rabbit).
Most of his books are in French as he is mastering 3 languages currently: English, French & Indonesian Bahasa. I mean why not? English dad, French mum, living in Bali. For kids it's simple because there is no 'trying'. Only fun new words to associate with objects.
Here I give you a few of the shapes he created yesterday. Some of them almost geometric in nature.
I am finding his artwork interesting because it is currently in the form of pure instinct. There is no ego to worry about what other people will think. And there is no limit to what can be done.
The hard part is getting him to create on our traditional mediums of paper or canvas. He loves to decorate his skin, the walls, the sofas.... you get the idea!
Recently I gave him one of those cool pens from my childhood. You know, the one with the choice of four colours?
And this is what he came up with :)
Okay, I know I'm just another dad infatuated with his child, but I do believe in time he will develop this skill to the point where it is recognised as the art of an artist, rather than the scrawling of a baby.
Thank you for you time as ever & I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Love & Light to you all.
It's important to start asap :) And your kid has an advantage upon all the grown-ups: a LOT and LOT of time to try and experiment and learn :)
You know it. All the time in the world! Though he tires of things quickly and wants to do something different :)
Very cool :-)
Thanks. Though we should of course be thanking Esteban :)
For sure, big Thank you to Esteban :-) and re-steemed :-)
A great artist... :-)
Thanks. He sure is. I may have to create his own profile for him :)
Wow! I love the second picture!!! It seems that he is absolutey flashed by what he is doing. Beautiful!
100% in the moment. And that's what it's all about :) Thanks for the comment.
I can see why you are proud of him. You should be proud of yourself though for giving him the time and opportunity to experiment and learn and be himself.
Thanks. Yes indeed, I will always to my best to let him find his own way. And I don't expect it to be the same as my way. Though at this age he does like to copy that which he sees around him. Which currently is loads of art & creativity :)
best keep that little man stimulated motivated and inspired! cause he sure as heck deserves it!
Thank you my friend. That we will. He has special abilities, which if developed & nurtured will help him become a powerful creator. And in one month from now he will have a little sister to look after too :)