She encouraged any artistic impulse I had, and my father discouraged any artistic impulse I had. They took out their problems with each other on me and my sister.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My mother encouraged me to be artistic. It was written in a contract at an early age that I would be an artist.
My major influence was my ten years older sister.
I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.
I have always had tremendous respect for my sister as an artist, as a woman, and now as a mother.
Having artist parents, they knew the importance of exposing me and my sister to all types of music and art and making art part of our every day. it was just always there.
My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.
My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me.
I owe much to mother. She had an expert's understanding, but also approached art emotionally.
My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.
My father in his way influenced me and my sister to educate ourselves and to try to do things in life.