This Artist Builds On His Kids' Sketches

[MrsJrotax101]

Normally parents are the ones who provide coloring books for their kids, but artist Fred Giovannitti's children are the ones providing something for him to color in.

Whenever Giovannitti makes a business trip, his kids — six-year-old Sofia and eight-year-old Freddi — provide him with going-away drawings. On one trip he realized he could color in the drawings to surprise his kids with when he returned.

"When I came home, [Sofia] was delighted to see what I did with the artwork and we started a tradition of collaboration ever since with both of my children," he explained.

This family art project has no end date in sight; Giovannitti hopes he'll continue the collaboration, "for many years to come."

IMAGE: FRED GIOVANNITTI

IMAGE: FRED GIOVANNITTI

IMAGE: FRED GIOVANNITTI

IMAGE: FRED GIOVANNITTI

IMAGE: FRED GIOVANNITTI

IMAGE: FRED GIOVANNITTI

Article from: http://mashable.com/2013/12/04/a-fathers-coloring-book

 

[Monk]

Now....... Will the kid grow up to think his dad always had to best him, or think his dad just showed interest in his son????????

 

[MrsJrotax101]

I noticed one of them has a fond thing for moles on noses LOL

 

[Dar-Dar]

Very cool.

 

[Taffeta 12]

Awesome.