"Erika DaVinci"

24" x 48" $5,000

I had this idea rolling around in the empty chambers of my brain for about ten years- but not until I had the perfect model, Erika, did I actually paint it. I began by actually spreading a roll of fingerpaint paper in front of the three yr. old.. I wanted to see how a three year old actually painted- not what I THOUGHT it might look like. As it turned out, she wasnt much interested in painting on paper at all- she wanted to paint on herself and I had to MAKE her paint on the paper.. The cat prints were also a part of the scene thanks to Petey..(See Petey the Brave) In any case, let's never sell the kids short.. there's always a surprise waiting somewhere..