Young Picasso Pillows

'You could do that.' I did

"I made the mistake of telling him that the world is his canvas."

'Fine, I'll go to my room, but one day when I'm a famous artist you'll be telling this story as an amusing anecdote!'

'I thought you encouraged self-expression!'

"All of the art work is for sale."

"What are you doing?! Where are your crayons?!"

'I feel too much pressure to draw, mom.'

Michelangelo painting with watercolors as a child.

'It's just a first draft.'

"Cool! We could have an art show this weekend. What do you think?"

Young Picasso at the Beach

"You've got a long, long road ahead of you, young man."

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

'I'm in my Blue period.'

'It's my homage to Picasso.' (Snowman is all mixed up with eyes and nose in odd places)

"I don't think I can express what I have to say in just colored paper and glue."

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.'

It's a call from Tate modern.

Face painting by numbers.

Child's Drawing (With Elephantiasis)

'Look dear, he's writing political speeches.'

"I've decided to cut out the middleman and self-publish."

Kid doing cave paintings

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

Just call me Picasso!

Children's Art Show.

'My goal is to one day have my art hanging on a refrigerator in the Louvre.'

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

'Do I have to be creative?'

"It's a mobile."

"120 colors and no 'Sun' color!!"

'All good things must come to an end.'

National Museum of Refrigerator Art.

''Now we're the only yard in the block with a blue apple tree!'