(By Dotun Onimole)
A 10-year-old artist from Holt, Norfolk, a county in the East of England, about 206Km from London by road, has made an estimated £1.5 million (about 375 million Naira) from his paintings over five years!
According to the BBC, Kieron Williamson first became known aged seven when his first exhibition sold out within minutes for £150,000.
He does oil paintings of landscapes, which started when he asked his parents for a drawing pad while on a family holiday to the Cornish coast in 2008. Kieron’s even been nicknamed “mini Monet” – after the famous French artist Claude Monet.
Kieron’s latest exhibition includes a portrait of his “mysterious” granddad. He said of his granddad: “He holds lots of secrets, he’s quite mysterious. He started to cry when he saw the picture.”
“I painted it from a photograph mum took. I was looking through, trying to find something to paint and I found that and was inspired. Mum didn’t even know I was painting it.”
Meanwhile, the young artist says he prefers to concentrate on his football.
Kieron’s parents are now going to home-school him so he is able to concentrate on his art.
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