This is a sneak preview of my painting for the Cossack Art Awards. It was a project from school for my six year old daughter who had to write about something she did that night. It was a Monday because Monday is the only night after school we don't have an activity. After picking her up we returned home and I finished painting the little bit I had wanted to complete. I usually like to paint a whole colour in a day and it would have annoyed me to have left it until the following day. As a consequence I made it in to the school journal, along with Charlie's Duplo's, bubble blowing and soccer playing. Phew, busy afternoon.
Last night my daughter made a sketch of my painting in my sketch book. She did ask permission first, and I did agree, after which she took it upon herself to sketch the dead palm tree outside the dining room window. It was a lovely little sketch, but it was in MY sketch book, and that was after she used MY glue stick, MY pencil sharpener and started playing on MY computer without permission. MY boundaries are being errodded by a six year old. I need a studio. I need a little space that is MINE where MY sketch books and pencil case and computer can remain untouched by an inquisitive, confident six year old.
