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

“She’s in her abstract expressionism phase.”

It's a call from Tate modern.

Hamish Harris. The boy bon vivant.

"Kindergarten, first grade,second grade, third grade...when do we get to retire?"

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

Kid doing cave paintings

A baby playing on a grand piano

'I just love this work from his macaroni period,'

'You could do that.' I did

'Do I have to be creative?'

"I love your work!"

One!

Steven had a sneaky suspicion that the local birds were beginning to rely upon here.

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

"We're hoping that someday Rosalie will be a major player in the creative economy."

"I wish he'd actually play with his toy hospital, rather than just making strike placards."

"Since I became a creator on social media, fridge displays seem so passé."

'Is this any way to treat a budding genius?'

I rule by fear.

Little girl drawing big sun puts on sunscreen.

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

"Billy is turning out to be quite the little artist."

"Wait, so his first whole sentence was 'I don't want to work, I just want to bang on the drum all day'?!"

'He's precocious.'

'I preferred his earlier work.'

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

'I'd love to play house, Kevin, but I've got a business to run.'

'I've had a lot of experience at this. My Mom keeps the cookie jar on top of the refrigerator.'

Fridge with child's drawings in an art exhibition.

"This gives me the inner fulfillment I could never achieve through dodgeball."

Love.

"Yes I really do need a glass of water. My duvets on fire."

"Finger painting? No, thank you. I'm not into modern art."

2000 words was tough, but doable. Billy would play the picture paints a 1000 words card, twice!