Mother-of-two transforms her kids’ paint splodges and doodles into incredible pieces of art

A mother-of-two is helping to transform her children’s paint splodges and drawings into incredible pieces of art. 

Ruth Oosterman, 31, has been collaborating with Eve and Theodore, seven and three, to form the pieces.

In footage released, their ‘artistic process’ starts with the paintbrush being handed to her toddler son who creates an outline and shapes on the paper.

From there, Oosterman adds the finer details, such as crafting characters, scenery and story-lines for the pieces.

She is guided by her son, who she says ‘takes the lead’ by telling her his ‘vision’ for how the art should look.

Between them, they concoct stories which helps to form a narrative that will be told on their canvas. 

Starting off as long blue strokes with green and orange splodges, the piece is quickly transformed into a whale and dolphins breaching close to a man held-up by balloons

Ruth Oosterman, 31, (left) has been collaborating with Theodore (middle) and Eve (right), aged three and seven, to create the pieces of art

Ruth Oosterman, 31, (left) has been collaborating with Theodore (middle) and Eve (right), aged three and seven, to create the pieces of art

Theodore's black marker spaceship was animated around by his mom, who painted a speckled night's sky and a plane attached to the UFO

Theodore’s black marker spaceship was animated around by his mom, who painted a speckled night’s sky and a plane attached to the UFO

In a video of their collaboration, a large blue blob with green and yellow splodges, is turned into a whale and dolphins breaching next to a boy who is being carried in the air by balloons.

In another piece, Oosterman paints a speckled night’s sky around a sketch her son made that shows a spaceship in black marker-pen. 

By the time she has finished, bounding green hills and water are seen in the distance on the piece – along with it being revealed that the UFO is connected to a nearby plane with rope.  

Oosterman, who resides in Toronto, Canada, said: ‘I draw my inspiration from my children, before I became a mom, I would consider myself a perfectionist to a fault when it came to my artistic endeavors.

‘We love to talk about the colors and shapes being made and what we see in them, using this information and the stories we make up together I then add to the collaboration sewing together the oral pieces into the visual art.   

‘Often, Theo will sit with me while I paint and ask that I use certain colours or add certain elements like rain, an airplane or a dolphin!’

Oosterman turned these colored squiggles into a woman dressed in tribal clothing being followed by creatures

Oosterman turned these colored squiggles into a woman dressed in tribal clothing being followed by creatures

In another piece, the mom turns green and light brown-grey squiggles into bunnies perched in a field

In another piece, the mom turns green and light brown-grey squiggles into bunnies perched in a field

These colored lines were transformed into a pair of leopards, looking off into the distance by talented mom Oosterman

These colored lines were transformed into a pair of leopards, looking off into the distance by talented mom Oosterman

Oosterman, who also creates artwork with her daughter, says that the collaboration with both of her kids has ‘immensely’ improved their relationship.

She believes it allows them to build a ‘strong bridge’ of communication, respect and trust.

‘I treat them as my artistic equals and peers, they know that their ideas, imaginations and vision are being heard and seen as important,’ Oosterman said. 

‘We share our work on social media with the mission to inspire other adults to bond with the next generation by sharing their passions by working side by side.

‘Watching my children embrace every “mistake” as an opportunity and growing through their artistic struggles challenged me to do the same, it inspired me to push through and adapt to the perceived imperfections and use them in ways I previously could not have imagined.’

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