a artful moment

so we were having a rare "at home day" and olivia didn't know what to do with herself. she played in her room for awhile and then seemed to be bored so i suggested that she paint. she seemed super excited about this idea. since we were going to be at home for the day i decided to go all out rather than the normal dollar store watercolors, cup of water, and scrap paper. i set up the picnic table outside, found an old t-shirt of daddy's, got out the good paint, the BIG paper, and multiple sizes of paintbrushes. (this all took about 15-20 minutes to get set up and organized plus a little sweat since it was all set up outside- olivia's request.) olivia ran outside and sat down at her table and began creating a materpiece. i was thinking this is going to be be fabulous. watercolors usually entertain her for at least 20 minutes so i have a good half hour to get some things around the house done. i came back inside and before i could get the laundry out of the dryer, she was banging on the back door screaming, "i'm done mommy! i made a pretty picture. what can i do now?" my thought was, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!" what i said was, "are you sure you don't want to add anymore to your picture? do you need some more paint?" anything to make this activity last longer. she said, "no, i am ready to come in. i need to wash my hands." so there it is- literally an artful "moment" since it lasted about 2 minutes total.
i did manage to take a few pictures before the fun ended. (right after set up, before coming in to do laundry.)

i don't think we will be painting again anytime soon. at least i am not going to be the one to suggest it! :)