What I see: a young child putting paint on top of paint, learning how colors mix -- but the child has a sense for it, because the colors are being mixed light on top of dark.
What I feel: the shape reminds me of a rose, and the way little children do not separate elements of things and colors the way we do.
Little Lizzie saw a big two-toned rose – pink-tipped petals on burgundy – on a sunny day that was blue and gold with lots of green grass growing.
So, Lizzie pointed a big rose with blue and gold and green on the bottom with brown and red and pink on top – perfect!
Children do have a simpler approach to life. They tend to think black or white. I remember hearing a child tell his mom at the store, "mom stop making things hard. Just take one" hahaha. I found that funny because life is hard but they don't know that yet.
Right ... and if we do our job right, they are not burdened with having to know yet. I thought about my day walking through San Francisco's Rose Garden and then thought of my youngest students through the years, and how they would not have to think of all the elements that go with the colors and where they went ... because life is not that hard yet for them!
It can be so simple. No need to set rules and make it complicated.
Little lizzie seems to be so happy, that she gave a touch of all colours, to make more beautiful.
I agree!