budding artist

cliché A person whose artistic talents are beginning to develop. Wow, Sally is quite the budding artist, isn't she? Her paintings are quite good! He was something of a budding artist in college as he dabbled in poetry and prose writing, but he let it fall by the wayside after he graduated. I know every parent thinks that their kid's a budding artist, but Emma really is good. Look at what she drew in art class this week!