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My youngest presented me with his latest ‘oeuvre’ a couple of weeks ago. It was a surprisingly realistic self-portrait, medium: poster paints and wool, date: December 2012, place of creation: school.
It got me thinking about the other portraits we have accumulated in the family over the years, including my own self-image dating back to 1972-ish at a guess. My mum just kept it, as I will my son’s, forever.
So perhaps it’s time we compared our artistry skills over the decades?
Here is my family, as seen through the eyes of children.
Mummy, painted by Mummy aged 5. The yellow hair is gone, the belly remains.
Daddy, painted by Oliver aged 5. Part man, part dog?
George, painted by George aged 6. Looking paler these days.
Oliver, painted by Oliver aged 5. Bang on, I’d say.
We’ve all made them. If you’re lucky enough to still have a painting you made of your family or yourself as a child, then do share it! If not, perhaps your children have provided you with some portraits over the years – we’d love to see those too!
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More about the Life’s a Journey weekly memories series.
A selection of other posts from this series:-
Week 2 – Old School Portrait
Week 4 – Bestest Friends
Week 5 – Teenage Crushes
Week 6 – First Movie Memories
Week 9 – Favourite Childhood Books
Week 19 – Becoming a Parent
Week 25 – Old Boyfriends
Week 39 – My home town
No I don’t have anything like that. I tend to throw away things that will take me into my early days memories. I have lots of my daughters pictures of stuff but not of us. Shame really.
I think it’s good enough that you’re keeping your daughter’s stuff. She’ll thank you for it one day!
Fab drawings!
I remember drawing myself as a (very fat) nun in first or second grade… I had just seen “The Nun’s Story” with Audrey Hepburn on TV!!
Fab. Would pay good money to see that!
LOL!! Unfortunately this one did not make it, but I can vividly remember it. Perhaps I should try to reproduce it now, as my drawing skills have not improved one bit…
Love this post! Great idea! x
Thanks Charlotte!! We have to do something with all those pictures!!
Love this idea!
Thanks Lucy. Go for it! Kids are always making stuff like that at school, and since I still had my own drawing from 1972ish I figured, why not!?