Guess What? Erica

Artists, be prepared with simple explanation about your nude paintings -- just in case a curious kid comes to you.

That was what painter Erica experienced last week in a gathering with her kid fans at Galeri Nasional in Jakarta.

As she was busy telling the 50 or so children sitting on mats under a large tent erected in the yard, a six-year old boy ran to her asking why she loved painting nude women as displayed in the gallery.

"It's all porno," he said to the amusement of the audience.

The 30-year-old Erica did not seem to have a simple answer to spill out. After repeated ehmmm... and errrr, the blushing artist from Yogyakarta said, "They are nude because they are in the bathroom... Can you imagine taking a bath with the clothes on?"

The boy laughed as did the audience, running back to his parents at the back. (pan)