Success and Media Attention
The popularity of her work took off after her first gallery showing, with many of the paintings selling for tens of thousands of US dollars.
To many art critics, what is most impressive about her is the ability to paint in layers and to fill the canvas, instead of painting in one layer and leaving most of the canvas blank, like other four-year olds. The skill demonstrated in the paintings has prompted critics and media to draw comparisons to abstract artists Wassily Kandinsky and Jackson Pollock. Marla has attracted media attention from The New York Times, Time magazine, CBS News, and BBC News.
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