marta by simona

I forgot to put these up earlier. Marta's cousin Simona -- who is, Oh my God, almost 10 years old -- drew four portraits of Marta for her fourth birthday, but one didn't come out so good, so here are three of them. Let me know which one you think is the most true to life.

#1: The Dreamer. Marta rests her head on her chin and fantasizes about getting new Barbie DVDs:
#2: The Skeptic. This was modeled on a photo of Marta taken while she was a bit nervous before ice skating. But Simona's rendering has her looking more street smart than anxious:


#3: The Go-Getter. Marta looks straight ahead, ready to take on the world and make it buy her some more cookies in this third attempt to capture Marta's indomitable spirit: