It's no use. You cannot reason with her. Even though she IS an artist. If you pick up a pencil, paintbrush, etc. of you own free will, enjoy painting or drawing with it, recognizable or not ITS ART! She enjoys all forms of it so much to inspire her to do it herself, a scientist would only to the previous. She obviously right brained, that is why the paintings take longer, and she's analytical. I've seen a red dot in an art museum, and that person is considered an artist. Ask anybody but Meli and you'll get that same answer.