Layerings

A conversation with E (5 years old)

What else should I put in this painting?
A picture of ballerinas. And dinosaurs, a picture of them.
What else?
Plastecine.
Plastecine?
A picture of plastecine on the wall and a pipe cleaner.
And maybe a picture of a foot. A head and a foot. An animal foot.


yellowochrepayne'sgreybalcony

Those are strange things to put in a painting of a house. What else?
A fox. A window. A blanket. A butterfly. A spider. A lock.
Houses have locks. That's a good idea.


yellowochrepaynesgreybalcony

Is there anything else that you can think of to go on this house?
A mailbox. And a feather. A peacock feather. Beside the animal foot.
A mailbox is a great idea! Every house has a place for mail.
And also lips on the wall. Rainbow lips. Right beside the fox.
This will be a strange looking house.
A funny house. Funny and strange.


whiteyellowochre

Is this house in the city or country?
The country.
That would explain all the animals. Can you think of anything else?
A book on the house. A funny book beside the wolf.
A wolf too?
The wolf goes in between the circle and the square.
On the red?
Yes...on the red.


whiteyellowochrewindows

What should go in the sky?
A broom in the sky.
Why a broom in the sky?
Because witches wear a broom in the sky.
Oh, is it a witch's house?
Yes.
That would explain all the other things you mentioned.


wyowindowsroofbalcony

I want to tell you something else.
What?
Scissors and crowns and worms go on the house.
Big ones or small ones?
Little and big. And coffee on the wall. A big mess of coffee splashed on.
On the flowers...
So there are flowers too?


balconyroofbaywindows

Hey! You put something new on the house.
What do you see that's new?
That.


balconyandroof

You mean the balcony?
Ya.


yellow ochre

What do you think of it?
That's where the fox goes.