Do you think he does?

Can you post a picture of something he's done? We would be more convincing if we could actually see his work!

I'm bias. I trust your judgement so if you say he is talented , he is talented. Many people say I should be a teacher but I said no! I know I can sing and play instruments but others say I can write and I say no way! So I do believe it depends on what each of us see as a talent. Does Hubby like to express this talent? Or does he avoid it?

You just need to keep lightly pushing him into believing in himself. My husband is the same way. Was that way with his schooling. He did not beleive he could go back to school. It took me 1 years but I got him to go back and now he is a college graduate. He did not beleive he could be good at doing wood work but when forced to by a flood to repair our home he has found he is quite good at it. They just need some gentle pushing is all.

Well, if you say he is talented in art then I believe you. But maybe you should have posted a picture of his work. I have had people say to me that I am talented but I never believed them. I think I am just a normal regular person. But, who am I to judge me? I cannot do that. So, maybe I am talented and I don't know it. But I do believe that mostly everyone has some sort of talent in them.

hi there, your husband is just like me. a lot of people i am very talented because i can sing and dance and they always tell me i have a beautiful voice and that i should join a contest hehehe but i don't really believe in them i think i just don't have the confidence and so i would be in denial. does he paint or something?

Here's an idea. Why not take a picture of your husband's work and post it here. You can even post it in your facebook account if you have one. See how many will react to his creations, you might even get a number of "likes" from your friends. If other people like it, show it to your husband. How even other people think that he has that gift. That should build up his confidence.

well I would need to see his work in order to make an informed decision LOL

He is very talented. It is rather sad about the talented. They all seem to not have much self confidence. Sort of sad. I guess that is better than having some colossel ego to deal with. I did look at the pictures you have of his artwork and I liked them all. I hope he continues to draw.

There are people who have talent but they cannot explore due to some reason. It might be something to fear off because they are not confident enough that there talent is not good to show to other people and or there might be no financial support that make there talent to be explore in different things

keep encouragong him every day.. it does help but dont nag.. let him know how great he is as a person and artist... i use to have low self esteem. and my hubby did not help much either.. but i found a great friend years ago.. and every time we talk she'd tell me how smart i was, or like last night i was talking to her and i told her allison sweenie was way cool and she replyed your way cool to.. and i just lol.. but after listening to years of her boost my ego it finlaly worked and im doing better now.. before at frist i did not believe anything she said i was like your crazy and she would say no im not.. you just need to see for yourself.. and now i enjoy hearing it.. so it sank in. hey im not so bad.. keep talking to him and it will help..

Hi LovingMyBabies Well, with just this much of info, it seems quite difficult to understand whether hubby is really low on self confidence or it is merely your thought. See I dont deny that your observation is wrong as I feel women do have a better judging power. But still, many a times, when it comes to two individuals, we all have differences in going about the same thing. Again, as dear 3honor says above - many talented people are unaware. Though I think that many a times, the talented people are more focussed on their talent rather than making something great (as in earning) out of it. My Wife too says the same for me - she thinks I am a great teacher and trainer (I did spend 16 years of my career as a Computer Trainer) but I never chased money - I am more inclined to teaching as a passion. Personally, I do believe all of us are talented and gifted, a few, however, relate and identify their Gift and many others are too occupied with many other things that today's life brings to them (unfortunately).

My friends told me i have a gift in drawing but i don't think i do. Yeah they look pretty ok to me but compared to artists they're nothing lol! If you think your husband is talented, try to show his work to other people or artists that you know. They could really tell if he has it or not. Some people just have confidence on themselves and just to shy to show off their work.

By looking at your profile pics,I would say that your husband is talented and he should be proud of it.I admire the fact that he is so good at sketching,since I can't do that well.I am good at oil painting (you can see that on my profile), but I start directly with the paint on the canvas,not good at drawing beforehand.May be if he coud sell one of his drawings,he would gain some confidence!

my friend is an amazing singer!! and she doesn't do anything with it, even though she'd love to be a singer. i can sing, but i don't want to be a singer. i've been in bands and have done musical theatre and i have no interest, but she does! .. but she won't actually do anything about it or try to get anywhere with it. it's frustrating. what kind of artwork does your husband do?

Hi lovingmybabies, Self confidence is built, so I guess, you can garner all the comments you received and show him. You could even send some really good works of his to competitions to help boosts his confidence. Before you know it, you might already have an official artist in the family!

I have to check if you put up a photo..so it's hard to tell until I see something...if he does I would keep on encouraging him!

Sometimes people with a talent are in denial because what they do is simply for their personal pleasure. Oft times, the only way they come to accept it is when someone they love, put it out there for the world to see and put it on display. I have a talent of writing poetry and for the last 27 years people have told me to publish them and I still won't ...it is just that some of us do things for pleasure and would rather keep it to ourself without seeking fame and fortune. Just keep admiring him and telling him about his talent and you be his best supporter and art lover and he will continue to adore you for it.

People thinking that they are not gifted is common. We are made to think that way at the work place and generally in the society we live in. For people in hardship, this is all the more valid. Recognition means acknowledging that there is something in a person that we do not, at work place it means more pay. Both of these are very hard to come by. What you can do to help your husband is to trick him into doing artwork for home, nothing elaborate, but some things that can be displayed. Once you get some of these, you can make a garage sale. The object here is not to make a killing, but to profit moderately, and gain publicity. Who knows what this may lead to? I know a person, a former leprosy patient, who used to make candles. One day he mixed some rose extract with the wax by mistake and the result was so good that he made life out to making candles. This was in early 80's and was in all the news papers. This turn in life made him go from a leper to a person accepted in the society. If you have the gumption, you have the life.

Are there any your family member or your hubby's friends have same idea like you about his talent? Right now i also cant answer you that your husband has talent or not because i haven't seen any his art work....^^

I just checked them among your photos. I can't paint and have no talent in it, but I think your husband has a great painting style, I like the soft colors and the pictures look very harmonious. I think he should keep doing it! My father was very crafty and was a good guitar player, but wasted his talent... many people are talented but are not confident enough, and they need emotional support to let them know, what they are doing is precious.