A six-year-old artist could soon see her work hanging in an American gallery after attracting some powerful fans when a teacher criticised her painting.
Her mother Gemma Leighton put the painting of a tree-lined path on Twitter earlier this week telling her followers: “My 6 year old daughter painted this amazing scene.
“Her art teacher told her she had done it wrong?! You can’t do art wrong! She was so upset as art is her favourite thing to do.”
My 6 year old daughter painted this amazing scene at an after school art club.
— Gemma Leighton (@GemLeighton) April 21, 2021
Her art teacher told her she had done it wrong?!
You can't do art wrong!
She was so upset as art is her favourite thing to do.
Can you please show Edie some support and like her painting? pic.twitter.com/LV8rOgPwjc
She asked people on the social media platform to show her daughter, called Edie, “some support” and thousands of them retweeted it with more than 136,000 people liking the work including the Director of Arts and Culture for Detroit Rochelle Riley.
Ms Riley told the proud parent: “Please ask Edie whether I can buy her painting. It is BEAUTIFUL! And I want it.” before telling another user on the site “Her mother is keeping that one, as she should. I’m holding out hope for a future one”.
Hi.
— Rochelle Riley (@rochelleriley) April 22, 2021
I'm Director of Arts and Culture for the City of Detroit. Please ask Edie whether I can buy her painting.
It is BEAUTIFUL! And I want it.
Rr https://t.co/xOY4CWEZIH
