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8-Year-Old Artist Impresses Public
AUGUST 13, 2010David Johnson, Citizen JournalistKieron Williamson is 8 years old, his paintings fetch hefty sums, and there's a long waiting list for his eagerly anticipated new works. The British press has dubbed him dubbed "mini Monet".At a recent exhibit all 33 of his pastels, watercolors and oil paintings sold within half an hour for a total of 150,000 pounds ($235,000). Buyers from as far away as the United States lined up overnight outside the gallery, and there is a 3,000-strong waiting list for his Impressionistic landscapes of boat-dotted estuaries, snowy fields and wide marshland skies.Kieron was a normal, energetic little boy, and his parents were surprised when he asked for pencils and paper during a holiday in Cornwall two years ago. They were astonished when the then-5-year-old produced an accomplished picture of boats in a harbor. He progressed rapidly to fully realized landscapes, many depicting the flat, open Norfolk countryside near their home.Kieron also likes soccer — he plays defense for a school team — and messing around on the broad North Sea beaches near his home in Holt, a pretty Georgian town 125 miles (200 kilometers) northeast of London.His advice for other aspiring artists? "Never give up. Try and keep your buildings straight. And don't do a plain blue sky."for more on this story, check out this link: " target="_blank">news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100813
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