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Kieron
Williamson sold 24 paintings in about 15 minutes for the cool sum of $386,000, the Daily Mail reported. This by itself wouldn't be
incredible news, except for the fact that the artist is only nine years
old.
The youthful English painter might be four years
older than the pint-sized "action" painter Aelita Andre, but his eye is
apparently more discerning than his precocious counterpart's.
Eschewing lesser quality materials, Williamson
started painting in oil as well as watercolors from the tender age of
five, creating bucolic scenes of the English countryside for a hungry
group of domestic and international buyers. His mother writes on his
website: "Kieron has always insisted on good quality adult art
materials. He's never been happy with poster paints!" And why would he
be, when his paintings sell for thousands?
Michelle Williamson recently wrote her son's
biography, titled, "Kieron Williamson Coming to Light -- The Remarkable
Story of a Child’s Gift to Painting," which, in case you're interested,
is selling for nearly $200 on Picturecraft Publishing.
The publisher is not surprisingly affiliated with
Picturecraft Gallery and Exhibition Center, which is holding a
retrospective of her son's work from July 20 - August 8, 2012 in
Norfolk, UK. 
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