Advice to Young Artists - Chapter One Review

What I think is so interesting is that when people look at my work their first response is "Wow your such a good artist" and my response always is "Well actually I'm more of a perfectionist." I may have been born to naturally 'see' objects better than some people and render them realistically on paper, but I don't think what I do is unrealistic for others to achieve. I will give you an example, my 6 year old son loves t-rex more than the air he breaths. He would always ask me to draw a t-rex for him, which would always end up on the floor anyways. So one day I told him, "You can draw a dinosaur yourself." He says, "But I don't know how to." I said, "Just practice and you'll figure it out." So he grabs a dinosaur book, as a reference, and begins to draw a sloppy t-rex. He gets frustrated and begins to cry. But I keep to my decision to let him do it himself. He keeps trying over and over, day after day.... and now 6 months later he can draw a t-rex better than me. In this chapter, I agree in what the arthur is saying about how artistic ability is created by determination and consistent practice. When my son gets frustrated and doubts himself I always remind him "Your mommy is an artist so that makes you an artist too because your my son." Though I don't know how that means anything, but it makes him feel better and encourages him to keep trying.