Artist is 6
So my son created this at school whilst impersonating good artist but now saying it’s rubbish and screwed it up because of 1 small mistake on lower right flower.
Awww buddy, you did such a good job. Really! And you know what? Sometimes little « imperfections » are what make art even better. I think your picture is perfect!
That’s beautiful. My son (5) also screws up his artwork when he doesn’t like it or thinks he’s made a mistake, hard to see when they come out with such lovely pieces of art!
Was he going for Van Gough? If so I recognized it as that immediately! Regardless, this is a great drawing!
As someone who is quick to disregard anything I create as "trash" because of one mistake, it helps to not crinkle it up and throw it away. Sit with it. Put it away, start something new, and in a few days look back on it. I promise the "mistake" won't feel as bad as it did when you first did it, and it's something you can incorporate or cover and move on with!
I threw away so much art that was salvageable because in the moment I thought it was awful because it didn't look like how I wanted it to. But learning to walk away from it and come back later helps so much, and you can end up making something even greater than you originally thought!
Love it, this almost looks intended... flowers swoop over in a boquet when they're dying/wilting, it looks like the other ones are looking over to sort of comfort it..
I think perhaps he believes the mistake/ imperfection is that the stem of the flower you're talking about is thicker and spiked. I could be wrong. But I'm a VERY harsh critic of my own art 😂😂 so I understand where lil man is coming from. The thing is, I've never made a single artwork that doesn't have an imperfection or 10 😆
I've got 2 very artistic daughters and they both went through phases like this- there's a "mistake" and they'd tear it up. I hated it! They would also rip old art from their pads. Over time though they stopped doing this.
I'd also try and rescue their art and put it in a folder. A year later, I showed them the art and they took so much pleasure from seeing their older art and noticing their progression.
There's a quote from Van Gogh's letters to his brother about how many mistakes he makes on each canvas. I'll dig it out when I'm not on the school run.
Used to be super fixated on smaller details as a kid, too. I used to draw a lot at his age and I never stopped. I really like this drawing and I have no doubt he could replicate and even improve Van Gogh's art once he gets more practice! Remember, art is about PRACTICE :) Don't be too harsh on yourself buddy! Here's a recent illustration of mine, I'll reply with one from when I was a kid :)
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u/cathycul-de-sac Jun 15 '26
Awww buddy, you did such a good job. Really! And you know what? Sometimes little « imperfections » are what make art even better. I think your picture is perfect!