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“There are two different stories to tell about Bowl of
Oats,” begins Morgan. “The first is that even though
I may not paint as many paintings of boys as I do girls, most
of my paintings of children come about in the same fashion. In
this case, I put a cup of milk and a bowl of oatmeal out in front
of a little boy who is about a year and half old. As a parent
myself, I have a pretty good idea of what is going to happen.
How that comes about is entirely up to the child. For me, what
they do is simply a matter of nature.”
“Second, one of the things that I have become highly
aware of as an artist is how completely natural these children
are about their hands and what great poses you end up with as
a result. Adults can be downright weird about them. If I asked
you to pose for me right now, where your hands ended up and how
you positioned them would be a very self-conscious and unnatural
process. Kid’s hands end up exactly where they should be,
even when they are not covered in oatmeal.” |