In Siena’s ballet camp this summer they asked the children,
what do you want to do when you grow up?
For some reason there was a run of cupcake bakers in her camp, but when
they got to Siena she said, “I want to be an artist”. This isn’t the first time she has said that
and she has a creative spirit that make it a good option for her today. Day one in Amsterdam was a good fit for
Siena’s creativity.
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| Rijks Museum |
We headed to the Rijks Museum to start the day and as we
spent time looking at the art work, Siena took to drawing what she saw.
A quick trip to the gift shop provide some
colored pencils and a sketch pad and Siena’s Amsterdam adventure had
begun.
She started with an ink sketch of the
Portrait of Adila Christina Assink (and her dog).
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| Siena's Sketch |
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| Portrait of Adila Christina Assink - Jan Kruseman 1833 |
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| Studying the picture |
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| Night Watch |
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| Museum Library |
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| Amazing library |
She followed this up with a study of the
Night Watch and a sketch of the Portrait of a Girl Dressed in Blue.
Driven to draw what she sees as best she can,
she started the picture 3 times before she got it where she wanted it to
be.
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| Portrait of A Girl Dressed in Blue - Johannes Cornelisz 1641 |
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| Siena's Girl in Blue Dress |
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| Artist at work |
As we left the museum and headed into the garden the rain
stopped and Siena got to experience what it is like to be inside a fountain.
She loved wandering through the garden and
then took some play time in the park.
She is after all still a little girl taking a very big person trip.
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| With Mommy in the park |
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| Inside the fountain |
She also got comfy in the I Am Amsterdam
sign.
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| I Am Amsterdam |
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| Play time |
We closed the day with another
dinner of Mussels.
This time Lisa caught
the last dinner they had left for the night and got a pot filled to the brim
with 87 Mussels.
Yep, she ate them
all.
As she did throughout the visit
Siena entertained the restaurant staff with tales of her trip and a windmill
drawing.
She also gave mommy a special present she had bought for her earlier in the day. A full and fun day.
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| Buying Mommy a present |
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| Windmill Drawing |
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| Present for mommy |
