Budding Picassos Gifts

'I preferred his earlier work.'

'I draw on the walls and get time out. They do it and get famous!'

I should be a writer when I grow up...

My First Camera

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

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

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

'Can you tell me what I've written? I can't read!'

Well, you know these child prodigies - they can be very demanding about how their work is displayed.

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

" 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation,' a treatment by Todd Mozelle, Grade Three."

"Don't worry, Miss. I'll soon get the hang of it."

"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."

'Who I played in Summer Stock.'

Kid doing cave paintings

"Mom, will you help me take down my drawings? I'm selling my catalog."

'Do I have to be creative?'

'All good things must come to an end.'

'My first camera'

"This is an excellent story, Doris, so far."

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

Creative Baby.

"Dad, this is Wendy, she's going to re-negotiate my allowance!"

"It's the poor artist who blames his crayons."

'Look. Billy Curry did a nude!'

'Mom says finger painting was digital art before computers.'

'I think it's the best thing you've ever done!'

"Isn't it obvious? I'm writing the great American graphic novel."

Jackson Pollock as a child

'I'm having a private showing over on my grandma's refrigerator next week.'

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

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

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

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.