These paintings by a 3-year-old girl have the art world enchanted
Iris Grace Halmshaw's colorful, impressionistic watercolor paintings
have an ethereal, glowing, floral beauty, prompting comparison to Monet.
Halmshaw, who lives in Market Harborough, England, is 3 years old,
autistic and does not speak. Her parents first handed her a paintbrush
hoping to help her connect with others; their hopes were more than
realized. "When she started doing art therapy we thought it was amazing,
but we're her parents so we think everything she does is amazing," her
dad, Peter-Jon Halmshaw, said. Others thought so, too – and now Iris
Grace’s paintings are selling for almost $1,300. Her first painting was
sold at a charity auction. Profits from other sales of her paintings go
toward her art supplies and therapy. Go through the images to see
examples of her work.
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