Let’s be honest…
How many parents dream of their child growing up to be an artist? These parents are few and far between. Even though some fields: commercial art, architechture, or teaching could be considered a profitable careeer choice.
As an artist, I can easily recognize art gifts and talents in children. Even the youngest of children display, with ease, gifts in design, color, composition, and drawing.
When given the opportunity, this fourth grade student quickly created this delightful design for her class’s art work that would go to auction. It’s an amazing design! I had fun orchestrating and choosing the colors for each piece of the design. The class had just 12 students. We were working on “the tree of life.“ She designed the tree and 12 birds. Very clever!
Children are not the only ones with this hidden artistic talent. I have met countless people who have surprised me with their natural ability to choose colors, create designs, and intuitively understand composition.
This young lady attended my Art Camp at St. Thomas Church in Ann Arbor. I think that she was eleven years old at the time. Each camper had the opportunity to draw a design for the project. I was amazed at how well and how quickly she came up with this beautiful design based on our theme. She wants to become an art illustrator and live un the Netherlands. I have no doubt that she has everything she needs to make that dream a reality.
