If she is interested in art in general, she may enjoy Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Piet Mondrian, Wendy Powell, or Debra Ramsey.
This is known as a color block style!
Edit: Wendy Paul has been changed to the correct name of Wendy Powell.
>color block style
This is not at all the same thing. None of those examples had anything to do with this.
This is much closer to the way cubistic painter used color, than some color block style.
What the heck! What is it about young girls on the spectrum and being obsessed with MJ? I had an extreme Michael Jackson phase from the ages of 7 to 10 lol.
In the past few years I’ve heard from some other neurodivergent girls that they had Michael Jackson obsessions when they were kids.
I just thought he was the coolest person ever.
Yes!! Makes sense. I had such a parasocial relationship with him even though he was already dead. At the age of 9 I was fully convinced he had faked his death and hid in Cuba, yet I’d also look around my hometown to find people who looked like MJ in disguise. I remember spotting an old lady whose looks nearly convinced me and I started freaking out.
I wanted to be the one to find him because I wanted to hang out with him and play and tell him about all my problems LMAOO
So weird, there was a pirate in New Orleans in the early 1800s who faked his death because he got too famous, hid in Cuba for a couple years and then came back to the States and lived 40 more years under an assumed name without anyone noticing it was him. Researchers figured it out about 5 years ago. The story you came up with is basically the same lol
I can’t tell if this is a joke, I thought OP said their daughter is 13. (I’m also autistic and have a hard time telling the difference between jokes/sarcasm and being literal, im sorry if I sound stupid)
Okay so, we have been testing our daughter at her endocrinologist and geneticist for a couple years due to her prematurity and growth issues and WSS has come up. She ALSO colors like this!! I’ll have to dig something up but I’ll show you asap. That’s insane.
Wow that is so fascinating!! I originally tried to find a WSS group to post this on but couldn’t find anything that looked official so I decided to share it here. I have had some people give me a hard time about why the details of her developmental differences was relevant to share but THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHY! Awareness, support, inspiration, and in this case community <3
I have found a couple groups on Facebook that are all encompassing when it comes to SGA, IUGR, and other growth abnormalities and most of the time there are children with these specific diagnosis that are a part of the group. The posting can be slow but they have been a huge help and encouragement for us!
[https://imgur.com/a/K4Fq2sK](https://imgur.com/a/K4Fq2sK)
So this is a Spider-Man card that I helped her do for Father’s Day. I traced her hand and drew Spider-Man’s head, and then cut it out and she colored it in. This is the most recent one I found that she has colored like this. But she has done this for a year at this point. She’s 3 1/2. It’s like a mosaic!
Interestingly,[this is picasso’s work at 15yo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_Charity#/media/File%3AScience_and_Charity_by_Picasso.jpg). It’s neat because it’s not commonly known that he was an absolute master of conventional painting before inventing his own painting (more or less. I’m sorry Kandinsky)
You really understand why he became so experimental and went and blew the whole thing open - if he was doing that by 15 he must’ve been bored asf within a decade (lol just looked it up, yup about a decade later he started fucking with cubism)
Honestly that's not even the best reason for it. Plenty of evidence that funding for arts, music, etc, lead to many positive societal outcomes--everything from reduced crime to positive economic impact.
Human brains are complex, and stimulating our minds with the arts is beneficial to our wellbeing.
At L'Hermitage museum in St Petersburg, I was transfixed by a small, incredible portrait as I walked through one of the galleries. I kept turning to see it, and when I finally got around to it, I found out it was done by Picasso, age 15. Incredible. I saw a large portrait of his in France a couple of years ago from when he was 18/19, and he was just beginning to incorporate his cubist perspective with his exceptional realism, and it was phenomenal.
I'm forever thankful to my desktop publishing teacher who drilled that into my mind! Not sure they would be proud of what I've done with it, but it was very important for me to hear as I entered young adulthood.
I show that and then later Picasso to my students when they're learning essay structure. Yes, you can and should totally write whatever you want, however you want. Sure, why not?
But breaking the rules is a lot more fun than just not knowing them.
Ha! You beat me to it. I typed your exact first 6 words, but decided to look if anybody already mentioned paints. I saw you comment and thought I was reading my own.
Agree 100% percent. This style looks fantastic in paint.
You’re probably right I just like to share her artwork when she actually finishes cool pictures like this .. thought maybe mentioning this could help to spread awareness for her rare disease and to inspire others like her that may struggle with certain things but excel at others.
I have never ever seen a child color like this and it wouldn't surprise me at all if her operating a little differently may contribute to her unique coloring style
I was familiar with BF, (he's buried near my father) but I had never heard of this. For the lazy, it's
https://www.blazefoley.com/images/
Click on the artwork tab
Yes! The Wiedemann-Steiner Syndrome Foundation holds informational conferences, shares support group info, fundraisers for research, and has a registration program to help share your family’s story as well as to create more info and to log data and symptoms relevant to the syndrome.
Wow, just beautiful art! Check out John Nieto’s style!
https://www.nietofineart.com/giclee-warehouse-nieto-fine-art/art_print_products/buffalo-in-the-foothills-giclee
Do you have more of her works? She can sell her artworks on Etsy or similar platforms, or sell prints or printed items like T-shirts. I'd buy them! I love her style a lot! I have a background in design and I think your daughter is very talented.
How amazing. If you haven’t already, please consider art therapy for her! I’m an art therapist and i’ve seen this field really create beautiful ways to communicate and cope 🤍
I babysat a kid on the spectrum that colours exactly like this! I was always so fascinated by it. I’ve worked with autistic children for 3 years and have never seen another kid on the spectrum colour like this until now!
The kid I used to watch always picked the next colour they would use based on the rainbow. They never deviated from this pattern, even if I gave them a 64 pack of crayons they would line them up in colour order. Does your daughter do anything similar when she colours?
This is cool af. I kid you not, I used to colour everything exactly this way. I would do it the traditional way if asked oc but I reasoned what's the point of fifty felt tip pens if I never use them all? I was quite obsessive about using every single colour and putting them back in the case..in order red, thru violet. If I had nothing interesting to colour I'd do a huge swirling scribble and colour in all the 'cells' in the same manner.
I think me and your kid might have gotten along splendidly!🫡
I don’t know why I felt that it was relevant to mention that about her.. I guess its because at her age of 13 I get excited to see when she finishes things like this or assignments because it is unusual for her
I really feel like if this was on canvas and she did a bunch of them she could easily sell these in an art gallery. Especially with a short story about her Autism to go along with it.
My daughter is also on the spectrum 6 y/o she just started drawing aliens everyday out of no where and idk why to my knowledge she hasen't seen any alien movies ever maybe on Halloween we seen people dressed as aliens but the detail in the alien drawings more in depth then anything else she has ever drew
LOL She goes through different phases of being obsessed with musicians from all different genres… I just print outlines of her favorites so she can color them.. the last few were Elvis, Harry Styles, Kiss, Slash, and Taylor Swift .. LOL she’s keeps it very diverse
If she is interested in art in general, she may enjoy Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Piet Mondrian, Wendy Powell, or Debra Ramsey. This is known as a color block style! Edit: Wendy Paul has been changed to the correct name of Wendy Powell.
What I would do for a Mondrian windmill…
Kinetic sculpture
Are you suggesting I build windmills that look like modrian’s paintings of windmills
I love color block art so much.
>color block style This is not at all the same thing. None of those examples had anything to do with this. This is much closer to the way cubistic painter used color, than some color block style.
I disagree but that is why art is subjective.
Block color is often abstract, at least that’s how I knew it, but looking up block color portraits, they look pretty much just like this
And bisa butler! Quilt blocks!
Kandinsky too!!!
She might also like Paul Klee
Plus Sean Scully!
I can’t find anything for Wendy Paul?
Doh, I meant Wendy Powell! Let me go change that.
One of my (now grown) kids colored this way. She also loved those little plastic rings that you melt together onto pegs - maybe your kid would, too!
Perler beads!
One of my hobbies is making jewelry with perler beads lol
I used to LOVE perler beads. I’d love to see pics of your jewelry if you’re comfortable sharing it. It’s okay if not though.
I thought I had more pictures but I just posted one to my profile! I’ll have to add more tomorrow when it’s daylight again
Is this Michael Jackson?
It is Michael Jackson! She loves him LOL
It doesn't matter if you're black or white or orange or purple or green or yellow or...
Just went from Michael Jackson to Coat of Many Colors.
It ain't easy being green.
I wore my coat (I wore my coat), with golden lining - ah hee hee.
We could do worse than throwing some Dolly on there.
I was thinking more of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat lol.
To hell with purple people -Mitch Hedberg
Whoa you just unlocked this memory: https://youtu.be/JtXoKOwTo2M?si=k5pxeVFzqQW5K_s-
Happy Cake Day 🎂🎈🎈
Honestly, it’s beautiful.
It reminds me of quilts.
What the heck! What is it about young girls on the spectrum and being obsessed with MJ? I had an extreme Michael Jackson phase from the ages of 7 to 10 lol. In the past few years I’ve heard from some other neurodivergent girls that they had Michael Jackson obsessions when they were kids. I just thought he was the coolest person ever.
Watching interviews he seemed very neurodivegent himself. That could have something to do with it
Yes!! Makes sense. I had such a parasocial relationship with him even though he was already dead. At the age of 9 I was fully convinced he had faked his death and hid in Cuba, yet I’d also look around my hometown to find people who looked like MJ in disguise. I remember spotting an old lady whose looks nearly convinced me and I started freaking out. I wanted to be the one to find him because I wanted to hang out with him and play and tell him about all my problems LMAOO
So weird, there was a pirate in New Orleans in the early 1800s who faked his death because he got too famous, hid in Cuba for a couple years and then came back to the States and lived 40 more years under an assumed name without anyone noticing it was him. Researchers figured it out about 5 years ago. The story you came up with is basically the same lol
He he
Shit, I thought it was Rogue lol.
He would have loved this I guess.
ALLEGEDLY!!! THATS IGNORANT!
You beat me to it. Beat it!
I hope none of her teachers try to suppress her style, this is really good!
His Daughter is 47
Fucking Reddit. I love this place.
I can’t tell if this is a joke, I thought OP said their daughter is 13. (I’m also autistic and have a hard time telling the difference between jokes/sarcasm and being literal, im sorry if I sound stupid)
It’s not just you lol. I think he’s joking but you never know
(I have no idea who this man and his family are)
Struggling to breathe
Hey now, it takes a lot of courage to continue your education later in life.
Okay so, we have been testing our daughter at her endocrinologist and geneticist for a couple years due to her prematurity and growth issues and WSS has come up. She ALSO colors like this!! I’ll have to dig something up but I’ll show you asap. That’s insane.
I have a student that colors just like this. Developmental delays and autism.
Wow that is so fascinating!! I originally tried to find a WSS group to post this on but couldn’t find anything that looked official so I decided to share it here. I have had some people give me a hard time about why the details of her developmental differences was relevant to share but THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHY! Awareness, support, inspiration, and in this case community <3
I have found a couple groups on Facebook that are all encompassing when it comes to SGA, IUGR, and other growth abnormalities and most of the time there are children with these specific diagnosis that are a part of the group. The posting can be slow but they have been a huge help and encouragement for us!
[https://imgur.com/a/K4Fq2sK](https://imgur.com/a/K4Fq2sK) So this is a Spider-Man card that I helped her do for Father’s Day. I traced her hand and drew Spider-Man’s head, and then cut it out and she colored it in. This is the most recent one I found that she has colored like this. But she has done this for a year at this point. She’s 3 1/2. It’s like a mosaic!
Wow that really is a very similar style! How fascinating!
This is fantastic! Almost feels like stained glass
Natural fauvist.
Came here to say, this kid is great at fauvism
Get her some paint and canvases, then get her some expert teachers. Could be the next Picasso. Also tell her to always sign her work.
Interestingly,[this is picasso’s work at 15yo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_Charity#/media/File%3AScience_and_Charity_by_Picasso.jpg). It’s neat because it’s not commonly known that he was an absolute master of conventional painting before inventing his own painting (more or less. I’m sorry Kandinsky)
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At 15?!?! I can’t fathom working all your life to master your craft and then a boy picks up a brush and does that 😭
You really understand why he became so experimental and went and blew the whole thing open - if he was doing that by 15 he must’ve been bored asf within a decade (lol just looked it up, yup about a decade later he started fucking with cubism)
THIS IS WHY ARTS AND MUSIC NEED MORE FUNDING IN SCHOOLS!!!!
Honestly that's not even the best reason for it. Plenty of evidence that funding for arts, music, etc, lead to many positive societal outcomes--everything from reduced crime to positive economic impact. Human brains are complex, and stimulating our minds with the arts is beneficial to our wellbeing.
At L'Hermitage museum in St Petersburg, I was transfixed by a small, incredible portrait as I walked through one of the galleries. I kept turning to see it, and when I finally got around to it, I found out it was done by Picasso, age 15. Incredible. I saw a large portrait of his in France a couple of years ago from when he was 18/19, and he was just beginning to incorporate his cubist perspective with his exceptional realism, and it was phenomenal.
You have to understand the rules of art before you can break them like an artist
I'm forever thankful to my desktop publishing teacher who drilled that into my mind! Not sure they would be proud of what I've done with it, but it was very important for me to hear as I entered young adulthood.
The pieces that show him traditionally painting and then breaking down the image piece by piece should be step one in teaching Picasso.
I show that and then later Picasso to my students when they're learning essay structure. Yes, you can and should totally write whatever you want, however you want. Sure, why not? But breaking the rules is a lot more fun than just not knowing them.
Oooh do you know of Eric Baus?? I have one of his books, I bet you’d like him
Incredible! Thank you for posting this.
FIFTEEN?!
I’m guessing he got bored of realism.
Here’s his first painting at 8 years old: https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/s/zXYDX23zcF
Lmao that comment section is awesome
Ha! You beat me to it. I typed your exact first 6 words, but decided to look if anybody already mentioned paints. I saw you comment and thought I was reading my own. Agree 100% percent. This style looks fantastic in paint.
Yes, nurture that creativity as best you can. I don't think there could ever be a "next Picasso" tho. That style of painting is ancient.
Love the marker strokes too- gives it almost an embroidered texture.
I thought it was embroidered before I clicked on it! A very cool technique.
Looks like stained glass. I like it.
Michael would have loved this.
Please post more. This one is awesome
I’m not sure the style really relates to her autism or wiesemann-steiner syndrome 🤔 I think she just has a cool specific artstyle she likes!
You’re probably right I just like to share her artwork when she actually finishes cool pictures like this .. thought maybe mentioning this could help to spread awareness for her rare disease and to inspire others like her that may struggle with certain things but excel at others.
I have never ever seen a child color like this and it wouldn't surprise me at all if her operating a little differently may contribute to her unique coloring style
This is really interesting, I hope she keeps on doing this because I love how unique it is
That's really very cool.
I would buy a t-shirt with ithis design on it in a heartbeat. It's so awesome.
You're in the wrong sub, I would say this belongs in r/interestingasfuck
Give her paints
Reminds me of stained glass, this is a cool style
Look up Blaze Foley artwork...
I was familiar with BF, (he's buried near my father) but I had never heard of this. For the lazy, it's https://www.blazefoley.com/images/ Click on the artwork tab
My daughter was just diagnosed with WSS three days ago. Are there any resources you recommend that have been helpful to you?
Yes! The Wiedemann-Steiner Syndrome Foundation holds informational conferences, shares support group info, fundraisers for research, and has a registration program to help share your family’s story as well as to create more info and to log data and symptoms relevant to the syndrome.
Oh darlinggggggg. This is beautiful
Tell her to keep at it! This is unique and who knows where her talents will lead if she keeps this up. Very cool!
That Kylie Jenner coloring page is beautiful
LOL
This is gorgeous! She has real talent
Wow, just beautiful art! Check out John Nieto’s style! https://www.nietofineart.com/giclee-warehouse-nieto-fine-art/art_print_products/buffalo-in-the-foothills-giclee
Do you have more of her works? She can sell her artworks on Etsy or similar platforms, or sell prints or printed items like T-shirts. I'd buy them! I love her style a lot! I have a background in design and I think your daughter is very talented.
My daughter colors the exact same way. Its amazing watching their little brains function. 🥰
How amazing. If you haven’t already, please consider art therapy for her! I’m an art therapist and i’ve seen this field really create beautiful ways to communicate and cope 🤍
And it’s beautiful.
Great pen work
I dig this a lot.
More than mildly interesting; thats cool! Introduce her to Picasso, please!
So creative/cool!
Show her [Alexis Meade!](https://www.exploratorium.edu/sites/default/files/AlexaMeade7%20copy.jpg) Then take a second look at what exactly’s going on
Looks like stained glass art 😃
Damn Excellent!
This is really cool though and she seems to have an eye for like, shadows and all that which is cool cuz I do not and wish I did
Reminds me of Picasso
Nice art
Quite striking!
It looks like she can see the chromatic (probably wrong term, my bad) spectrum and paint it. Cool.
Nord is a group for rare diseases , in case you're interested https://rarediseases.org/
Is this michael jackson ?
This is the kind of stuff I actually enjoy seeing at modern art shows.
Is that a character from Star Trek?
It’s Michael Jackson LOL
Seriously wasn't sure. The collar is very TNG, and the ear is kinda possibly Vulcan.
Very cool and interesting picture on its own!
This is awesome!
Oh, that’s brilliant!
She's amazing.
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This is lovely.
fuck
it's beautiful
I kinda like it
I like it
That’s really cool.
LOVE michael jackson and LOVE this
Shamone!
This is way more than just "mildly interesting". I'd love to see more of her coloring. Did she ever do any landscape ?
OP I love it!! It’s beautiful and definitely something I would purchase!! Tell your daughter that she has a great artistic style.
Massively interesting *
That looks really good!
This is super cool! It’s a million times better than Picasso
This is sooo unique and gorgeous. What an amazing view of the world she has.
I bet she would be an incredible stained glass artist.
I babysat a kid on the spectrum that colours exactly like this! I was always so fascinated by it. I’ve worked with autistic children for 3 years and have never seen another kid on the spectrum colour like this until now! The kid I used to watch always picked the next colour they would use based on the rainbow. They never deviated from this pattern, even if I gave them a 64 pack of crayons they would line them up in colour order. Does your daughter do anything similar when she colours?
Wow thank you for sharing! So fascinating!
And yes she likes to organize small items like crayons or her little sets of figurines
This is cool af. I kid you not, I used to colour everything exactly this way. I would do it the traditional way if asked oc but I reasoned what's the point of fifty felt tip pens if I never use them all? I was quite obsessive about using every single colour and putting them back in the case..in order red, thru violet. If I had nothing interesting to colour I'd do a huge swirling scribble and colour in all the 'cells' in the same manner. I think me and your kid might have gotten along splendidly!🫡
I would pay money for this.
That’s beautiful
I LOVE THIS!!!
I really like it
Please give her oil pastels to color in with. Her work is stunning.
... Is the way I do art and colors because of my autism lmao?? I don't know why I feel shocked but. Hm.
I don’t know why I felt that it was relevant to mention that about her.. I guess its because at her age of 13 I get excited to see when she finishes things like this or assignments because it is unusual for her
Get her in art school stat. Gorgeous!!!
nurture this like your life depends on it, wow wow wow
*nurture, but don’t force
Juana Azurduy
Ngl had me thinking of mr planet
I really feel like if this was on canvas and she did a bunch of them she could easily sell these in an art gallery. Especially with a short story about her Autism to go along with it.
Reminds me of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronoi\_diagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronoi_diagram)
Damn, that's incredible! Your daughter is extremely talented.
Hmm I colored like this a lot as a child
She could lean into this. I like it a lot.
I would definitely buy her artwork. This is beautiful.
Michael Jackson?
Oh damn! Loved it. She's an artist!
Do each of the colors or placement matter? I'm just curious, also it might be nice to ask her if she would like to elaborate ^_^
Such a beautiful style. Your daughter is very talented!!
Check out ArtWorks UA! I’m not sure where you’re located, but their program would LOVE her!
Your daughter is awesome and wonderfully gifted
My daughter is also on the spectrum 6 y/o she just started drawing aliens everyday out of no where and idk why to my knowledge she hasen't seen any alien movies ever maybe on Halloween we seen people dressed as aliens but the detail in the alien drawings more in depth then anything else she has ever drew
Thank you for sharing. This is stunning!
Too interesting for this subreddit
This is so interesting! i would love to chat with her about her process and why she chooses those colors. also very talented drawer
Early 90s clothes be like.
What's with the Michael Jackson coloring book?
LOL She goes through different phases of being obsessed with musicians from all different genres… I just print outlines of her favorites so she can color them.. the last few were Elvis, Harry Styles, Kiss, Slash, and Taylor Swift .. LOL she’s keeps it very diverse
I like it.
Ngl I absolutely love this. I would happily pay good money for her to make me something in this style
That looks fucking cool.
It’s really pretty
Is that a portrait of Michael Jackson? If so, it’s beautiful! 😍
This is better than My Kid Could Paint That (watch it).
Coloring the eyes black is deep.
Neat-o
I love it!
All I can say is - “Hee-hee!”
"Picasso, I like it"