Marla Olmstead The Child Painter

[okfine]

I watched the documentary on the 4 year old painter who some called a genius for her abstract artwork.
Wow. I was really enjoying the show but then it turned bad. Charlie Rose of 60 Minutes did a spot on her. It was accusatory towards the parents as fraudsters. Talk about an axe to grind and how some others beat down on the little girls parents.
Then I started to wonder. Was the Dad actually the painter? Was his wife in the blind?
I still haven't made up my mind, but then I know how the media is so famous for causing problems and trashing people.

My Kid Could Paint That (2007) - IMDb

My Kid Could Paint That: Directed by Amir Bar-Lev. With Amir Bar-Lev, Anthony Brunelli, Elizabeth Cohen, Jonathan Crosby. A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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marla 4 year old painter - Bing images

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[Meister]

Dang, that was harsh from Rose

 

[lg325]

Had to deal with parents who promote their kids as geniuses but did the work themselves mostly. As a school boy parents show up at science fairs saying their kid did it but it comes out sooner or later that the parents or others really did it.

 

[Harry Dresden]

i know what the kid is going through....i was considered a genius when i was in school myself....its rough...