I found out about an artist in New Jersey named Dave DeVries who takes children’s drawings and transforms them into “realistic” paintings. Here’s the article I saw, and here’s his website. It’s really cool, and reminds me so much of many of the dreams I had as a child that I can still remember clearly and vividly so many years later. Here’s an example of his work.
One reason I love my students’ artwork is because I can often, with only a small amount of effort, see “beyond” their depictions to their imaginations, and my own imaginings resemble the kind of thing this artist is doing. I suppose what I’m trying to say is something along the lines of: “I’ve thought of what this artist has done.” So it’s very cool to see him doing it.
