My daughters hot rod art handiwork

Last week was an interesting one for me and a piece of artwork I had just started. I was moving along smoothly and I was liking they new texture of the water colors. It's an adjustment to the the normal slick computer illustration work I normally work with. I have not painted in anything but the computer for a long time and I was excited. In fact the last time I did a paining it was before my two and a half year old daughter was born.

After a couple hours of steady work, I had to go pick my to little ones up from the babysitter. So I took break. As I was leaving I took one last glance over at the illustration and thought "This one is going to look good when I am done." I rushed over the the sitter and grabbed the kids. The whole time I was planing the evening. I would come home wash the dishes, get dinner started and get out normal routine over with and then get back to work on the illustration. I had the night planned full of hot rod art.

When we returned to the sitter I put the baby in his highchair and gave him some Cheerios to munch on and I told my two year old to take her water and go watch Elmo while I washed the dishes. Elmo and the TV are right in the next room so I can keep an eye on her. May drawing table is also in the some room, but around the corner. Zipping along with the dishes, I looked up and did not see my daughter. I casually walked over to see to look for her. When I turned the corner.......MAN OH MAN!...What was she doing standing in my chair hovering over the illustration. AND with a sharpie marker. Holy Smokes!...Did she draw on it? I jumped over to her, but it was to late. She had stamped her two and a half year old mark all over the illustration. I was speechless, well I might have said a few choice adult languages out loud, but for the most part I was to stunned to really comprehend what was happening.

I grabbed her off the chair and just looked at her. I really didn't know what to say. I just sat down and she sat with me.

Fast forward to today and with a whole lot of learning as a dad with babies around while doing artwork I have decided to post OUR HOT ROD illustration. If you notice she only drew in the areas, which had yet to be painted. I truly believe in her mind she was helping out. I plan to frame this one and keep it as both a reminder of  securing my work and to laugh at later as she grows.