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 2025

About the Writer
Emma Phillips
Emma lives, teaches and writes in a small town in Devon. She has been writing poetry and stories for decades but this is her first work for children. When she is not daydreaming, she likes to eat crisps