Budding Artists' Parents Pillows

"You're welcome."

'What would your mum say if she saw you drawing all over the wall like that?'

My First Camera

'I love your playing....especially when you stop!'

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

"Mother, I think I'm good enough to exhibit on the living room walls now."

Child drawing fish from life by putting his head in a pond.

Four children playing the flute.

Great works I plan to complete during the lockdown.

'With my parents out of the house, I can finally start my long awaited mural project.'

"I sincerely hope you learned a lesson this time, Mark. Drawing cartoons on your homework will get you nowhere in life."

"Someday you'll see my work in the employee break room at the Met."

"... And his piano teacher says that he definitely has Van Gough's ear for music."

'Do I have to be creative?'

'My first camera'

Mum has a bad judgement day - Well OK, you can take it to your room as long as you play it quietly.

How to draw a martian!

Creative Baby.

'All good things must come to an end.'

'Look. Billy Curry did a nude!'

Jackson Pollock as a child

Lessons from the Blakely Art School (Now Defunct)

"That' a wonderful picture, sweetheart. You know, maybe we should keep all of this garbage, in case you become a famous artist."

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

'I'm not sure if he plays that loud because he has a good set of lungs or if it's a mean streak in him.'

'Hey Dad, Mom's got a new hobby...still life painting...er, Dad?'

'Don't just stand there, get into focus!'

Teacher to student: 'Nice use of glitter, but you were assigned to do math problems.'

Fridge with child's drawings in an art exhibition.

"I wanted to see if it made a picture."

'Don't be hard on the boy, dear, I'm sure that Van Gogh's first sunflowers weren't so hot.'

Children's Publishing - Child's portrait of 'Our Founder'.

Bassoon practice.

'It wasn't until Picasso realzed he was earning $2,856 per hour that he began painting all night.'

'We couldn't afford school pictures this year so Timmy is doing the family portraits.'