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Kurt’s Blog: The Best Thing I’ve Ever Drawn

What is this…a best of week or something?

Yesterday it was gardening…today it’s drawing….oh, my life is an oyster.

If you thought I was bad at gardening…you should see my drawing attempts. Stick figures…stick helicopters…stick everything. Even my hearts and smiley-faces seem lop-sided and confused.

My daughter…she’s 4 1/2…and she loves drawing and coloring…and I love doing it with her…eventually though, she will turn 6…or 7….and will realize “Holy cow…my dad sucks at drawing” “What is this supposed to be?” “Is this a sun or a some sort of blob with arms?”

Right now…she thinks I’m Van Gogh….soon she’ll realize I’m Van Gogh-no.

However…HOWEVER…on Monday…she asked me to draw Peppa Pig…I figured it would be a disaster…but then, as if Leonardo Da Vinci’s ghost came down and took control of my hand…I came up with….this…

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Priscilla said it was the best drawing she had ever seen….and gave me a huge hug…and asked me to hang it on her wall.

I was proud…and stunned….and am worried that I’ve raised the bar too much. I better start working on my Daniel Tigers…my Shopkins…and my Slimers (from Ghostbusters)….hmm…I should be able to handle Slimer…just a green blob, right? Just a green blob I say…obviously, this one time success at art has gone to my head.

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