Christopher wrapped up the WOW piece Sunday afternoon. It is fantastic. It took coaxing on our part to encourage him to stop. He kept wanting to mess with it, to get it perfect, to have it look like the magazine picture. From the background, to the fingernails, to the subtle gathers in the player's basketball shorts, each item was painstakingly reviewed and mulled over by Christopher.
He enjoys art so much except that he wants to create literal, exact interpretations of the pieces he is referencing. I don't think he understands he can interpret a piece. Even when he makes up a drawing without an existing picture to compare to, he is easily frustrated because the picture doesn't look exactly the way it should.
I need to research artists who create their own version of a picture so he can see he is able to do that. I think he believes artists make each image perfect. I need some sort of abstract artist as an example. Or there's a sports artist who would paint these pictures of athletes in action.
I can sense his frustration and his drive to make something perfect. That mindset doesn't allow him to free himself and just draw. Sometimes he'll be so close to completion, but he'll crumple up his work and stop. Stop cold.
He's very talented and can really draw well. I just don't want him to trap himself into this frustration cycle and lose his passion.
I want him to feel the WOW.
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