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Inspiration from Artists Wk 142 Bonus Artist : Kieron Williamson .
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Welcome to this weekend’s thread , I’m in a bit of a quandary over this posting asi have the feeling that we have looked at his work before but can’t find anything previously posted about him . I look at so many artist thst I often think I’ve covered their work or post something to find out I cover them weeks ago .
Sorry if it’s another repeat, it’s my age you see and in getting repetitive as my old jumpers are back in fashion again.
Kieron Williamson b2002. Is an English watercolour, oil and pastel artist from Holt in Norfolk . His ability to paint and his paintings at the age of six caused interest in the uk media. At his second exhibition in 2009 his paintings sold out on 14 minutes.
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A young and very talented artist who by his mid teens had made a lot of money, envious yes but certainly not jealous, given his talent he deserves to be recognised. Quite a variety of painting online all are beautifully done, I hope you enjoy my selection and if it’s a repeat enjoy a revisit .
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Clearly he is very talented and I was intrigued enough to look up some of his work. Surprisingly quite a lot of it didn't appeal to me, and of all of Dixie's examples above I think I prefer his figurative work. That said, whilst browsing his website, the first one that caught my eye was this landscape 'As the Bells Chime Eleven'
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I remember seeing a programme about him and his work when he first started painting, and I think there was some discussion as to whether his later work would live up to his early promise. These beautiful horse paintings are from his most recent work. (Paul, we hadn’t looked at this artist already.)
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I don't remember seeing his work featured here before - I know I've seen it elsewhere though.
I suspect his clientele includes a fair number of farmers, landowners, and country people - well, that's fine by me, even if I hate some of their avocations; it's one thing to reflect what you see, another (in my opinion) to bask in and promote blood sports: which are very often entirely unproductive anyway, rather lending the lie to the "pest control" argument, but I sense Paul tugging at my garments to shift me from my soap-box).
I need a bit of time with this artist - I'm not so sure I'm entirely besotted, although on this occasion that has nothing to do with hunting. There's clearly a lot of skill here - quite why I remain dubious, I'm frankly not sure. I'd have made a lousy art critic, but then: what a badge of honour...
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I thought some of his work was familiar, then I read through and do recall the Mini Monet programme. Some very good work: it looks to me as if he may still be finding his style. I like his figurative work best, especially the two old farmers in your first pick Dixie. The church looks as if it’s leaning slightly but maybe it was!
Good to see a young British artist obviously doing well. Hope he keeps it up.
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I think Tessa has hit the nail on the head - he's still finding his style; at the moment, or at least at the time these paintings were made, he was showing his influences - I'm not sure the term "mini-Monet" is one he should take seriously; I don't suppose he does, but it's just a journalist's search for a headline that fits, with a bit of alliteration thrown in.
It would be interesting to see how he's painting now - I must go and look. I hope he didn't have success too early - it can trap you (he said, not without a degree of envy); ideally, artists need the time to learn and make their mistakes without anyone, apart maybe from their tutor, taking too much notice.
Not for the first time, I wonder if art school would help an emerging young artist with talent - or send them in the wrong direction for them; but that's maybe just prejudice; I never went to art school, and it wouldn't have suited my anti-social temperament - any more than school ever did! When you've been to three schools, and a nursery, and hated all of them equally, you do have to wonder if the fault doesn't lie with you rather than with them.... but enough of my autobiography.
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PS - of all the paintings shown here, I haven't visited his website yet, that one of the farm gate with chickens and a peacock (perhaps surprisingly, a lot of farmers seem to have the odd peacock strutting about) is by quite a way my favourite, and one you can buy me for Christmas.
I like his painting of water, too - not least because I find it difficult.