Parent, I fancy, creative type (7)
I believe the answer is:
painter
'creative type' is the definition.
(painter is a type of artist)
'parent i fancy' is the wordplay.
'fancy' is an anagram indicator.
'parent'+'i'='parenti'
'parenti' anagrammed gives 'PAINTER'.
(Other definitions for painter that I've seen before include "a line connected to a boat" , "One who draws" , "Rope; decorator" , "Matisse, maybe" , "Sutherland?" .)