Artists!! My daughter is 6 years old, and a very talented artist?

How can I encourage her in her gift and abilities( without pushing it) She draws all the time!! She expresses feelings through drawing, she records her life through drawing..Ex. a few days ago she was stung by a bee as she went to pick a flower(one of her other favorite activities) She drew a picture of a zinnia(better than I could) and the bee and herself crying...I was a bit amazed. I want to support her talent and artist spirit...

Artists!! My daughter is 6 years old, and a very talented artist?
get her an art case and just let her do her things when she wants
Reply:Take her to after-school art classes, it'll give her a chance to draw with other people her age, making friends in the process, and give her a chance to improve her skills.
Reply:In this case I think of a famed quote by Pablo Picasso:





"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist when he [or she] grows up."





In my opinion, don't push it too much. Let her do what she wants to do. Let her know that you really like her drawings; compliment her abilities. But don't go any farther than that. If she's really, really interested in it, chances are her interest in art will progress on its own as she grows.
Reply:Aw, that's so cute!


The first thing you can do is keep on supporting your daughter. Tell her you like her drawings and that you're proud of her, but don't gush too much.


Secondly, you can get her How to Draw books to start out. They are very helpful in teaching beginner artists the basic of drawing. They even have Disney books so she could draw her favorite characters. You can buy these and an arts and crafts store or Barnes and Noble.


As she gets older, she'll be ready to learn about shading, perspective, and all the different tools and styles of drawing she can use. But for now, keep letting her do what she loves. I hope she continues to love art!
Reply:Don't interfere!


Let her be.


If you tell her to keep on


doing what she does,


she will rebel


and then


she will


fear


what she likes to do


and stop


doing what she likes to do


because when she is an adolescent


she will rebel!


Adolescents always rebel against what their dads and mums tell them they ought to do!


Just let her draw.


Your support is to buy her what she needs........


like pencils, crayons, paper and paint and brushes


and say how well she is doing!


There is nothing worse than a parent


who keeps interfering


and telling a child what she should and shouldn't do!


How can a parent know what a child should or shouldn't do?


All children are natural artists!


It's only adults who knock it out of them or spoil them by telling them it should be done another way.


Art has its own reward and all she will need is love and care,


food and warmth in winter and a stable, caring, safe home.


There is going to plenty of time to show her your encouragement as she gets older and that will again be by providing her with the educational courses, visits to galleries, books, materials, schooling, art college, clothes, food, the list is endless. How do I know all this? I had parents who did this while I studied ar art school and now I have a daughter who is seventeen so I know all about the amount of money you will need. Let her choose what she wants to be. She may be very bright and be interested in biology or zoology or entomology or ecology or even entropy!Just because you would like her to be an artist isn't a lot of help to her since at her young age there are going to be lots of different things that might interest her. She may want to be an engineer or doctor, a scientist or writer....it is far too early to put an enormous burden on a very young person base on your desires for her. She needs the freedom to explore the world and all that it has to offer.