I hate that that has happened to you DS ConnectingDots… I have a degree in art and my son is very talented at drawing. A lot of people have suggested I put him into art classes, but I won't unless he asks me to. Art is a wonderful outlet, and putting too much pressure on it (just like on a hose) stops the flow of creativity. We had a wonderful art teacher at our school, but she retired last year, and the new teacher is not liked by the kids..
Thank you! We're not putting any pressure on him at all with it. It's a shame, as this is the same kid who loved to create all sorts of abstract, very beautifully colored art when he was younger. Our hope is that he will pick it back up again sometime. He likes the teacher, but has looked at the work others create and decided his "stinks."
You know, I think you ought to talk to him about the Impressionists. The Salon wouldn't give them the time of day because they weren't doing what The Salon thought was "Art" so they started their own little club and look at how that turned out… the Fauves were called the Fauves because the critics said their art was like art done by "wild beasts."
In his lifetime, Vincent Van Gogh created 900 paintings and made 1,100 drawings and sketches, but only sold one painting during his career. So your DS shouldn't compare his work to his contemporaries, it means nothing
So it sounds like it's less about the teacher and he's just having a rough bit with perfectionism. Maybe the teacher, since he likes her, could work with him on that?
