Animals of Oz #1

My daughter (she’s 9 years old) has loved art since she could hold a crayon, and now that she’s had a few classes on it, she’s been really taking to acrylic paints.  Since she’s being taught a few things from her uncle Dan (my brother who does the cover artwork for my novels) I wanted to share with all of you her work.

She is a big fan of the original L. Frank Baum Oz novels, so she wanted to start there with an animals of Oz series.  First up is the Cowardly Lion on the yellow brick road by the forest’s edge.  On the back of the canvas she wanted a quote from the novel THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ… “True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.”

I asked why she wanted this quote in particular, and she claimed that it takes courage to put skills and talents out there knowing that people will criticize it.  I couldn’t agree more, but I think this little lady has a fine future in front of her.

 

January 29, 2018 | Categories: Fun facts | Tags: #animalsofoz, acrylic, Animals of Oz, art, canvas, Cowardly Lion, L Frank Baum, painting | Leave a comment