3895. My
descriptions of Emily’s sculptures are not very accurate however, and if you
imagine that her works were elegant pieces of statuary, then I have failed to
give you an accurate account of her works. She was but a child, and as much as
I would like to have seen into them the image of a future great artist, and as
carried away as I was by what I saw in her little studio when I visited the
family, the truth is that they were childish things, which made up in charm
what they lacked in skill.
3896. How often
it is that the parents of some child artist are carried away by the
precociousness of the works of their offspring, and yet, others see only
clumsy, childish, awkward efforts, and only manage to murmur faint, insincere
praise when asked for their opinion.
3897. The
ability of parents to see the genius in the creations of their children is
almost never matched by similar perceptions when it comes to the siblings of
said artists. The brothers and sisters are often afflicted with jealousy, which
then expresses itself as sly and subtle ridicule.
3898. No amount
of positive parental admiration will ever offset the biting sarcastic remarks
of a slightly older brother, when it comes to the judgment of the qualities of
some pathetic little scrawl of a drawing done by some ten year old. And why is this?
Because the judgment of the older brother, although often brutal and lacking in
tact, is almost always nearer the truth than the over sweetened gushing praises
lavished on a child by indulgent parents.
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