Madeleine's Adventure: Painting with the Kids

I think this is becoming a thing for me. To offer painting lessons to local kids while on vacation.
It requires a bit of effort, but it feels pretty special.

Once again, I brought more art & craft supplies on this trip than I can use. Including some watercolour painting supplies. But I don't regret it. Because it enabled me to offer painting classes to Jorges 3 kids - Mateo, Matias, and Regina.

During a visit, I showed pictures of my art to "La Mama de Jorge" (she refused to tell me her name!) and his son Matias. Matias seemed especially interested. I had already met his younger sister Regina. They both seemed calm and curious. Good candidates for painting lessons. So I offered. Then I found out there's an older brother, Mateo. Matias must've told Mateo I'd done rooster paintings. And I think Mateo is a very big fan of roosters. Because he immediately asked about that, when I met him!! And pretty much every time since!

On the agreed upon day, we set up on a small table. Close to the very big chicharron cauldron! Despite our kinda precarious setup, it went very well. Jorge seemed like such a proud and caring dad. He checked on us several times, and helped Regina in such a nice way. Saying to her, "Mi Amor".

We're scheduled to do it again soon. We painted flowers and a kinda fish bowl the first time. Next time....a cute little bird, and a rooster! Based on a picture I took of Mateo's most handsome rooster at the farm!!

Pictures

1) The kids proudly showing their paintings after our first lesson.

2 &3) Farm day pictures that fit in well here...When we arrived, at the agreed time, to go to the farm, the family invited us to participate in birthday festivities for Jorge's dad, Filipe, who turned 70. They were all so happy! We sand happy birthday in English for them. They sang it in Spanish. After the sparkler, but before they cut the cake, Filipe took a big bite right out of the cake! There were lotsa pictures. Fun! That's "La Mama de Jorge", Filipe's wife, in the yellow t shirt. She pretended to push Filipe's head into the cake when he took his big bite. Everyone thought it was very funny!