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McKee is painting for charity
McKee is starting a fascinating new direction in his career; he is learning to paint!
It has been such fun to teach this little guy to first hold a brush, then use that brush to apply paint to a canvas. His enthusiasm for his job is something you've just got to see to believe. He can't wait to get back to his easel and get painting.
One of the things that also makes this special is that his paintings are being sold to raise money for certain charities. How wonderful is that!! Check out McKee's growing art gallery.
There are even videos documenting his painting efforts and a full gallery as well.
Something we can all relate to
Oct 2011
The whole process of training McKee to paint has been a fascinating one. He has leaned it so quickly and has also learned to hold a variety of brushes. McKee already knew how to hold things in his mouth, so that was easy, but the motion of moving his head up and down was absolutely natural; he invented it, I didn't train it.
I understand there might be some basic intinct to move the head this way, after all, it is natural for a horse. But it is also interesting that the general up and down sweeping motion seems to be very basic to even the most early human painters. I'm going to do a bit more research on this, but for now, it's safe to assume that the pattern he's using somehow resonates within the human species as well.
