International school and art

I was invited recently to go talk to several classes of 9 year olds at an International school here in Singapore. I was around a hive of energy and fresh inquisitive minds for the day. It was fun talking about being an artist and trying to frame what I do everyday and comparing that with a regular job. It got me thinking too. I rarely go straight into my study after breakfast in the morning.I usually stay up all night painting and don't leave my studio or bother to have breakfast..


But it was fun albeit a little tiring. It was a full-on a couple of hours and what an amazing lot the kids were. Some of them were quite good. And what characters! They kids wanted to know all about me and there was one round little one that even asked me if I still lived with my mum and if I had more than four bucks to rub together. Cheeky sod but it made me laugh. Preconceptions eh! At such a tender age!