I recently saw a news report of a little boy who made £150,000 in half an hour by selling his artwork. To begin with I thought I'd heard wrong, but Kieron Williamson from Holt in North Norfolk is apparently a bit of an art sensation.
Experts have said that the eight-year-old's atmospheric paintings, which began with harbour scenes and expanded to include rural vistas, animal portraits and landmarks, have perspective, shadow and reflections that demonstrate an ability well beyond his years.
His paintings have been compared to the work of Monet when he was the same age, and has stirred a crazy amount of interest worldwide. He has appeared on BBC's The One Show and ITV's This Morning, with profiles in many national newspapers. He is also currently being filmed as part of a Channel 4 documentary and has been featured on television channels in America and Australia.
At Kieron's last exhibition in his home-town of Holt on 30 July 2010, people from across the globe actually camped outside the gallery two days before it even opened, to be first in line to buy his 33-strong collection, featuring Norfolk landscapes, worldwide cityscapes and other watercolours.
This little kid is literally a prodigy!
