My Kid Could Paint That TRAILER

Little Marla Olmstead, a New York kid, has become quite famous for her abstract style. The documentary is finally trying to answer some questions, like, did she really paint the art or did her trained artist dad do it and profit from her "genius?" Marla started painting at age 2 and by age 4 her paintings were selling for 15 to 20 thousand each.

Well, there's a simple soulution to this, isn't there? Her parents finally agreed to let her be filmed by a hidden camera while working. The result was strange. Marla didn't seem to be able to do it. Her paintings lacked the sophistication of her earlier work. Doh. Ya don't say?

Still, she's clearly painting a sun with rays at age 4 and that's damn good. If your kid does that on their own or puts in a horizon line at age 4..you have an advanced kid. That's nice, but, it's not Picasso. I knew this stuff was fake simply because kids won't fill in an entire canvas. They just won't. And there's a lot more to abstracts than just throwing paint willy nilly. Shame on her parents for pulling a fast one. Good luck to you, Marla, you keep trying on your own.