Doan H- Bao's Art Work

My eleven year old likes art too, he said that it makes him happy when he creates something out of nothing or from something else. His full name is Doan H- Bao (I write it the Vietnamese's way), and I am very proud to present his art work in my blog.



In this drawing, Bao used his father's architectural drawing to draw his own. The drawing depicts a scene: Bao comes out to greet mom. His mother (me) is pulling a grocery cart up the stairs. Inside the living room, the TV is playing. His older brother (Anh Vu) is in another room. It is a very clever and beautiful work.






I taught Bao how to do this picture when he was five. It's a paint-drop, rub, symetrical painting that every child in pre-school or kindergarten knows how to do. A great thing about it was his interpretation of the painting. Bao called this "A Monster With Two Red Shoes."






I cut these silver shapes out of used aluminum food trays for Bao to make a mobile, but he drew pictures and then glued them on. They turned out to be quite interesting and pretty.




Bao's self portrait.






Bao loves animals, especially birds, and so there are lots of birds in his work.