Parenting,Visual ArtDEC 8, 2015

Mom Turns Her 3-Year-Old’s Doodles Into Paintings

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A little over a year ago, Ruth Oosterman wrote on Bored Panda about how she collaborates with with Eve, her two-year-old daughter, to create beautiful works of art. Now, the Toronto-based Canadian artist is back with new paintings. How does this creative duo go about creating their work? Eve, who's now 3, uses a felt-tip pen to doodle on a piece of paper; then Ruth adds paint to finish the piece.

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"I try to work quickly and let imagination and play take root into the painting rather than taking it to seriously, this way I can encourage Eve’s contribution without making it too 'grownup,'" Oosterman wrote on Bored Panda. "As Pablo Picasso said, it can take 'but a lifetime to paint like a child.' I feel so blessed that my daughter can remind me once again what it is to paint like a child by letting me see through her eyes."

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