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

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.

“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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AnđelaMajić 8 years ago

''You've ruined it, mom''

27points

MiriamHirsch 8 years ago

There's no excuse for this kind of image theft.

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Tarun 8 years ago

The first one looks artistic,I don't think it's painted by the 3 year old

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BakedPotato 8 years ago

I was thinking the same thing. What became the ears... That's a little too precise. All are still beautiful, including that one, anyway.

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MichelleMyers 8 years ago

Did u watch the video? U have to watch how they are done to understand. The mom actually had it all drawn out first! She and her daughter worked on the bunny at the same time. Not sure if all the paintings are done that way. I saw a woman who took completed toddler drawings and turned them into beautiful art. Someone different than this, I believe.

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SizoSimelane 8 years ago

I think her mom had not thought of taking a photo of the "original" and had probably already begun overlaying it. :/ A simple mistake, it's reasonable.

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MatthewHorne 8 years ago

That is impressive. I just take a photo and bin them.

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AnđelaMajić 8 years ago

''You've ruined it, mom''

27points

MiriamHirsch 8 years ago

There's no excuse for this kind of image theft.

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Tarun 8 years ago

The first one looks artistic,I don't think it's painted by the 3 year old

6points

BakedPotato 8 years ago

I was thinking the same thing. What became the ears... That's a little too precise. All are still beautiful, including that one, anyway.

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MichelleMyers 8 years ago

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SizoSimelane 8 years ago

I think her mom had not thought of taking a photo of the "original" and had probably already begun overlaying it. :/ A simple mistake, it's reasonable.

0points

MatthewHorne 8 years ago

That is impressive. I just take a photo and bin them.

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

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