Pure joy from a 5-year old

The pic on the left is of a painting called "Aquarium". The artist is 5-year old Marla. This BBC News article talks about the little girl who has fun with paint. So far, at least, she is happily oblivious to the stir that is being caused by her play. Already US$40,000 has been paid for her paintings. A fellow blogger, Chris Byrne had emailed a few of us about this story. If you'd like to see more of Marla's vibrant colors, you can go to Marla's web site. Hopefully, the money is going into a trust fund and her folks and others are just letting her have fun. Childhood is for children, and ideally is a time of lots of play and exploration and joy of life. These paintings express that spirit.