Painting Like Picasso
I wish I could paint like Picasso
but my drawings aren’t very good.
Mum said Picasso just went with the flow
but I wasn’t sure that I should.
When I tried drawing lines like Mondrian
my ruler kept slipping off,
I sat and sketched some sunflowers
but mine didn’t look like Van Gogh’s.
I studied Turner’s landscapes
admired his use of light
but mine were full of splodges
I couldn’t get it right.
Then I discovered Yayoi Kusama
who makes her sculptures spotty
my room is now a work of Art
and everything is dotty!
but my drawings aren’t very good.
Mum said Picasso just went with the flow
but I wasn’t sure that I should.
When I tried drawing lines like Mondrian
my ruler kept slipping off,
I sat and sketched some sunflowers
but mine didn’t look like Van Gogh’s.
I studied Turner’s landscapes
admired his use of light
but mine were full of splodges
I couldn’t get it right.
Then I discovered Yayoi Kusama
who makes her sculptures spotty
my room is now a work of Art
and everything is dotty!
This poem is copyright (©) Emma Phillips 2026

About the Writer
Emma Phillips
Emma is a poet, short fiction writer, mum and teacher from Devon. She lives near the M5, which sometimes lures her off on adventures. She has been writer-in-residence at Tiverton Museum for 2024-2025 where she has enjoyed scribbling away between the Wool Trade and the Stocks. She is hopelessly addicted to crisps.