Art Actually …

Have been playing around with a collection of artwork created by the prodigies at home, when you think about it, children’s artwork is art in its purest sense, without forethought, no mind games or tricks on what one should put to the canvas, just whatever arrives, however primitive and simple, often alive and colourful and engaging. We have put a lot of our kids artwork up on the walls in our hallway, not paying it too much respect as the blue tac lets loose and corners droop but guests and friends and family often stop to look and comment and enjoy. Like old people whose wisdom we seldom seek, are the children whose artwork we hide in drawers, not all is good, but sometimes their sense of colour and its many combinations and space and wild imagination create something special – worth a second look anyhow.