the painting ritual

the painting ritual is always the same, every time she paints

it goes like this...

"mummy i want to paint" she says

so we get the paints set up, apron on, paper clipped onto the easel. she picks up a brush and does a few strokes on the paper...

then decides to paint her hands

just a little at first, watching the colours blend together, bit more paint and a bit more

 does a few hand prints to test it out

 adds more paint, squishes it about a bit letting it ooze through her fingers

 enough with the brushes, i will just squish it around on the plate

 print print print... "look at all those colours mummy"

"are you done" she says to end

 painting hands has been the thing for months around here...

 i wonder if this phase will ever end...

(its not that i mind, its just a little messy... you know?)