Positive Vibes
MY LITTLE ARTIST These days my little scribbler has turned into a genuine artist. All those incomprehensible scribbles are taking distinct forms now, and he is busy drawing various cars, trucks and busses and colouring them all day. He draws race cars that are super flat to the road or have wing shapes in the back, and then the busses with extra wheels in the rear; some have flat fronts and some in L-shape. He observes something new in the vehicles outside, keeps that in mind and starts pouring it all on paper as soon as he comes home. Looking at his drawings, his aunt gifted him an extensive set of colour pencils. Here is the twist, though. The other day he used those pencils in a very different way. He arranged them in a circle to make a ‘sun’ and filled the inside with cars. Pretty creative for his age, I thought. He is only 4 years old. “Isn’t it beautiful, Mama?
WOKINGHAM LOCAL • SEPTEMBER 2022
Let me take a picture of it.” He said. In my mind, I am thinking, “Is he trying to copy me?” I am a photographer by passion and profession. And just as I would pick up my camera when I see something beautiful, he runs to grab his Daddy’s phone. He knew he needed to grow up a little to lift Mom’s heavy camera. And so the phone works. And then what he did really surprised me. He took pictures of his sun art that he made with cars and pencils; bending down on his knees; standing up from the top; turning around to get a different perspective; just like I would. That’s when I knew I had to capture this moment of his own life story in my shutter, I had just seen a glimpse of me in him, and I couldn’t be happier... Pranali Patil - Pranali Patil Photography
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