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Javaman

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9. as far a my family is concerned...

Reply to theHandpuppet (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:27 AM

Apr 2014

I got my artistic talent from my mom, who got it from her dad. He in turn got it from his mom. So that's 4 generations.

My sister and I share the artistic bend.

My brother and other sister do not, yet, my brothers daughter has it.

so that's 5 generations.

Then there is the mechanical aspect.

both my bother and I have gotten my dads mechanical ability. My sisters have not.

my dads father was first a blacksmith then a mechanic. My grandfather's father was a blacksmith.

my brothers son and other daughter have the mechanical mind as well.

So just from my point of view, I do believe it is a genetic trait.

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Artists 'have structurally different brains' [View all] theHandpuppet Apr 2014 OP

Would an artist's brain be that way at birth, or be that way because of increased djean111 Apr 2014 #1

Or is it a genetic trait passed on from one generation to the next? theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #2

I am just wondering if it is a nature versus nurture thing. djean111 Apr 2014 #3

Why does the possibility of a genetic link bother you? theHandpuppet Apr 2014 #4

Just because it brings visions of "breeding" for artists. djean111 Apr 2014 #6

it is partly a genetics crapshoot qazplm Apr 2014 #8

as far a my family is concerned... Javaman Apr 2014 #9

My brother and I are both working artists. femmocrat Apr 2014 #13

I believe artists develop a special type of hand-eye coordination early in life. tridim Apr 2014 #5

In know exactly what you mean. femmocrat Apr 2014 #7

Here's a question, do you enjoy or are you good at jigsaw puzzles? Javaman Apr 2014 #11

Yes! I can see the shapes and color variations easily. femmocrat Apr 2014 #12

Same here. Javaman Apr 2014 #14

maybe. I started drawing when I was 2 1/2. Not because I was encouraged per say, but I saw my sister Javaman Apr 2014 #10