Haruka is still too young to appreciate art. She can already hold the colour pencil or pen and draw many lines on a piece of paper. However, she does not know that the drawing can be a beautiful artwork, or does not have a mental picture of an art she wants to draw, or whether the paintings in the art museum are any different from the DVD cover of Barney & Friends (Haruka's favorite). But, that does not mean she cannot be exposed to understand art.
If 
Haruka could learn to talk through observation, and not show it immediately, but later surprise us of what she has learnt (2 different languages!), I believe my visits to the museums are not in vain. Besides, daddy and mummy also want to visit these museums. And fortunately, they allow babies to the museums/galleries. We unfortunately could not attend any musical performances or concerts, as babies/little children are not allowed and we could not find any babysitter abroad. Such is the sacrifice of parents. Yet, we did enjoy the places we could go and hope Haruka would gain from this early exposure to art.
Haruka could learn to talk through observation, and not show it immediately, but later surprise us of what she has learnt (2 different languages!), I believe my visits to the museums are not in vain. Besides, daddy and mummy also want to visit these museums. And fortunately, they allow babies to the museums/galleries. We unfortunately could not attend any musical performances or concerts, as babies/little children are not allowed and we could not find any babysitter abroad. Such is the sacrifice of parents. Yet, we did enjoy the places we could go and hope Haruka would gain from this early exposure to art.
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y visits to the art museum taught me much since I read little previously about art history over different periods. The Malaysian education system taught nothing about impressionism, post-impressionism or neo-impressionism. Its amazing how art demonstrates new expressions of thought and creativity over time. Its even more amazing how a baby can interprete pictures of animals and 
identify the real animals when they see them. I now wonder if Haruka developed any impression of art at the museum. She did enjoy roaming around the galleries to catch glimpses of animals on paintings. Probably the next helpful art education is have Haruka watch a painter draw a portrait of a person or scenery. She has seen me draw many times with a pen, but not seen someone draw with paint. Probably I can do that myself - if mummy permits a messy affair with the paint brush.
y visits to the art museum taught me much since I read little previously about art history over different periods. The Malaysian education system taught nothing about impressionism, post-impressionism or neo-impressionism. Its amazing how art demonstrates new expressions of thought and creativity over time. Its even more amazing how a baby can interprete pictures of animals and 
identify the real animals when they see them. I now wonder if Haruka developed any impression of art at the museum. She did enjoy roaming around the galleries to catch glimpses of animals on paintings. Probably the next helpful art education is have Haruka watch a painter draw a portrait of a person or scenery. She has seen me draw many times with a pen, but not seen someone draw with paint. Probably I can do that myself - if mummy permits a messy affair with the paint brush. 
When do toddlers learn to draw/paint/develop art based on their impression of art?
(Photos show Whistler's Mother, Thomas Couture's Romans during the Decadence and Georges Seurat's The Circus, a Neo-Impressionist art at the Musee D'Orsay, Paris. Mona Lisa at the Louvre, Paris.
A large painting at
the Victoria and Albert Museum, London an
d Vincent Van Gogh's Vase with 15 Sunflowers at the National Gallery, London. By the way, all museums above are free as I entered them on
the free admission day and
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