Girl and Cat painting

I have always loved naiive art and have a great collection of students drawings.  Picasso made reference to the difficulty of relearning to draw like a child - uncluttering.  This painting was inspired by my afternoon walks in Sorowako, Sulawesi - a small village I lived in for ten years.  After bathing in the lake , the young girls would sit and soak up the last light of day while grooming their cats.