Man...i know about that kid part...i had the same problems as a kid,but then again i still am a kid inside(arent we all :) )
I am a bit pissed at child and art abuse like this...
Litle talented children are promoted like Big Artists and the real artists that worked all their life thinking and doing art are in the shadows.
In Macedonia there is also a kid concidered to be a Wonder-kid...that kid found his art side at age 3...The real Macedonian artist where laughing their ass off because they knew the diference beetween ART and IMITATION of art.
Anyway...only time can tell...is she the real deal or not.
My brother graduated art academy nad we talk almost every night about stuff like this...
Here's a though that my brother posted about art,i think it will be heplfull...
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...d-7c5382c17a51
To end this i just wanna say...to be opend minded about art is to look at the PIECES OF ART,and not the ARTIST-Because the art pieces doesnt get any better if the artist was a man,woman,H0m0,kid,alien or a retard.
I know it sounds harsh,but that's art for ya :)