SOLD Snips Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
by Nancy Parsons
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8.000 x 8.000 x 0.125 inches
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Title
SOLD Snips Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Artist
Nancy Parsons
Medium
Painting - Oil On Gessobord
Description
"Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it? --Steve Jobs
Boys will be boys! The look on this little guys face, speaks volumes. For this portrait, the photo I was working from included a lot more dried dirt streaked across his face from an obvious recent adventure in the mud. I left most of his well-achieved war paint off, but had to keep enough so the viewer would appreciate the am-I-in-trouble-now expression in his eyes. Obviously his mom saw this as a priceless moment when she snapped the photo. According to English poet Robert Southey (1774-1843)
What are little boys made of
Snips and snails & and puppy dogs tails
And such are little boys made of.
I am reminded of my own young children years ago, while on a hike through the woods, and having to dutifully instruct them by example, the fine art of taking the full measure of a high-high mud pond. What great mucky fun and a wonderful memory we still talk about to this day. Who says girls don't have a little snip and snail in their souls? "Sugar, spice and everything nice" is just plain boring.
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October 12th, 2014
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