The kid was a divine vessel with a pencil

[flowersophy]

Hi,
Does "The kid was a divine vessel with a pencil" mean "The kid has a gift for drawing"? Here is its context:
Ryan was an artistic genius when it came to painting and drawing, while my art didn’t come close to his. The kid was a divine vessel with a pencil.
(Quoted from a book named Memory of a Vagabond by Adam Ross Rapoport)

Thanks very much!

 

[goldenband]

I think you're exactly right. The kid's "gift for drawing" is (rhetorically) implied to come from God/the gods, i.e. a divine source that pours his talent and/or inspiration into him.

(The phrase "I am but a [humble] vessel" -- occasionally used by artists, musicians et al. to refer to divine inspiration -- is a somewhat related example.)

 

[flowersophy]

I think you're exactly right. The kid's "gift for drawing" is (rhetorically) implied to come from God/the gods, i.e. a divine source that pours his talent and/or inspiration into him.

(The phrase "I am but a [humble] vessel", occasionally used by artists, musicians et al. to refer to divine inspiration, is a somewhat related example.)

I see. Thanks for your help, goldenband!