Banana
My son
(12 at the time) drew a banana. It wasn’t a
classically-shaped fruit.
That’s
why he chose that particular one to draw.
I
was impressed at how three-dimensional his drawing was.
And how much it looked like the real banana which he drew.
![Bananas Are A Rich Source Of Potassium](cu%20images%20jpg/bananarlma.jpg)
His
teacher at school told him to do it again.
She said it didn’t look like a banana at all.
“Bananas don’t look like that”, she said.
“It’s the wrong shape”.
What is
“right” and what is “wrong”?
It may be art….but is it a banana?
It may be a banana….but is it art?
You be the judge!
“Next time”, we said, “we’ll take a picture of the original!”
He
couldn’t find another banana to draw….so he drew a lemon instead.
We took a picture of the original. And here too, is my son’s drawing of that original.
![Pale yellow oval acid-juiced fruit used for flavouring and for making the beverage Lemonade.](cu%20images%20jpg/lemonrlma.jpg)
The
teacher took in my son's drawing (and the photograph) without comment.
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