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The first painter that I would like to recommend is Kieron Williamson, who is also known as Mini-Monet for his Monet-like style. He is a “Mini” because he is only 13 years old!

http://www.kieronwilliamson.com/work/

 

Another painter, upon which I stumbled when Googling for the keyword “Dali,” is a Russian surrealist Vladimir Kush. He is known as a Russian “Salvador Dali.” I did not like most of his paintings because they illustrate a gimmick rather than a vision, however I liked this one below:

 

To me, the Kieron’s paintings, and this one by Kush, show a benevolent world view.

 

EDIT: A friend pointed me to the fact that the butterfly painting by Kush is a very close copy of Dali’s original called “Boat with Butterflies,” shown below. Thus, I remove my recommendation for Vladimir Kush as this was the only painting of his that I liked, but it is too similar to that of Dali to merit uniqueness.

[StuartFeldman]

Re: Boris Reitman’s post 99341 of 04/13/16 at 4:16am

Williamson’s work seems remarkably sohisticated for a 13 year old. The technical handling of as difficult a media as pastel, shows a skill far advanced for someone of his age,  and the adept compositions almost have me doubting that he did not have well trained assistance in their creation. If not, he is an astounding and precocious young man.

[Harry Mullin]

Re: Stuart Feldman’s post 112845 of 04/13/16 at 2:09pm

Topic: Details on Kieron’s training – I agree, astounding

Williamson’s work seems remarkably sophisticated for a 13 year old.

Here’s what he says about it on his website:

• I had 9 lessons in watercolours at age 6, after a tutor and artist saw my ability to mix colours. I also has 3 lessons in oil painting, and 6 lessons in pastels. I no longer have lessons but prefer to learn from other artists, lots of artists I know are happy to share advice with me. The art lessons were great fun, Apart from the first few minutes of apprehension, as soon as Kieron started to draw the outline, he soon got into the swing of it. He wasn’t put off by the adults, or the fact that they were all sitting behind him, when he could see other people’s work, it also helped him to feel confident about his own efforts.

Also, an interesting interview with his mother who said:

Do you think he would have progressed without professional instruction or was that essential? I think Kieron would have progressed without professional tuition because he was accepted into the adult class because of his ability to mix colour, and his perspective. Kieron is a keen self-motivator and would have sought answers to his questions. I do think that the few lessons that he had has helped him to realise how good he is. Some adults learn for many years and still struggle, or are fearful of drawing people, or animals, Kieron will practice until he gets things right, he is not afraid of trying new things.

[ZacharyKauble]

Re: Boris Reitman’s post 99341 of 4/13/16

   One-line summary: The Style of “Boat With Butterflies” Is Not Typical of Dali.

 

Boris, I’ve really come to like “Boat With Butterflies”…thanks for sharing.  In fact, I’m thinking of painting a copy of it for a friend.  

However, I’ve looked at a lot of Dali paintings over the years and neither of the paintings you posted resemble his style. The latter image is definitely not his. It is far too amateurish. If anything it seems to me that the former image is the original, and the latter is a rough copy from a student.  Dali’s forms are typically very well defined.  The latter painting’s forms are blurred and non-distinct.    

The former painting’s forms are, however, clearly defined, but it still does not feel like a Dali painting.  Is there a source that you could share attributing either of these paintings to Dali.  There are a lot of references to the painting as Dali’s online, but none of them seem very reputable.  The limited evidence that I have discovered suggests that the painting was originated by Vladimir Kush.     

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