A British primary school pupil dubbed ‘mini Monet’ has earned enough to buy a new house for his family.
吉爾隆•威廉姆森今年9歲,2008年隨家人度假時(shí)他開始畫風(fēng)景畫,現(xiàn)在竟已收獲國(guó)際聲譽(yù),賺得15萬英鎊在諾福克郡購(gòu)置了房產(chǎn)。
Nine-year-old Kieron Williamson, who has gained international renown since he began painting landscapes on a family holiday in 2008, paid £150,000 for the property inNorfolk.
房產(chǎn)在吉爾隆年滿18歲前由信托管理。之前他和父母,姐姐一家人住在一間租來的公寓里。
It will remain in trust until his 18th birthday. He previously lived with his parents and sister in a rented flat.
吉爾隆的爸爸基思說,“如果吉爾隆長(zhǎng)大后不再畫畫,想做其他的事情,至少他不用再擔(dān)心要還房貸。”
His father Keith, 44, said: “If he decides he wants to do something completely different when he is older, at least he won’t have to worry about a mortgage.”
去年7月底,吉爾隆舉辦了一次畫展,不到半個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間里,他的33幅畫作就賣出了15萬英鎊。
Kieron’s last major exhibition of 33 paintings sold for £150,000 within half an hour last July.
吉爾隆最新的12幅畫將于本周五在Picturecraft畫廊出售,價(jià)格在1,250英鎊至15,595英鎊不等。
His latest 12 paintings go on sale this Friday for between £1,250 and £15,595 at Norfolk’s Picturecraft Gallery.
預(yù)計(jì)這次畫展又將出現(xiàn)搶購(gòu)一空的一幕,因?yàn)橐呀?jīng)有多為購(gòu)買者準(zhǔn)備在畫廊外露營(yíng)徹夜守候。
The exhibition is expected to be another instant sellout, with buyers pledging to camp overnight outside the gallery.
畫廊所有人阿德里安•希爾說,“這個(gè)孩子無人能比,再也找不到其他小孩,像他一樣使用水彩、油畫和蠟筆三種不同畫法。他已將技術(shù)元素掌握得出神入化。”
Its owner Adrian Hill said: ‘He is unrivalled. There isn’t any other child out there who can paint as well in three different media – watercolour, oil and pastel. His grasp of the technical elements really is a wonderful thing.