[WhATiSCaMeLcaSE]

Funny that you link an article whose title is "OAP, 84, paints magnificent masterpiece - but has never had an art lesson in his life" but inside the article, we have "... Former toolmaker Ken Small worked seven hours a day for three years to produce the extraordinary reproduction of Canaletto's famous work."

My argument is that 'working 7 hours a day for 3 years' should have been the title of the article, not the effortless perfection suggested by "...but has never had an art lesson in his life".

> What matters is that the kid brings a lot of hope and joy to people.

I disagree. The article brings clicks. If we're to bring hope, let the focus on things that people can work with. You can't become 11 years old. But if you learn how the kid practised, challenges he faced, etc, you have something to build on if wish to get to his expertise level some day.

If that sounds like pure envy, then I'm happy to be the villain of this story.

[dragonwriter]

> You can't become 11 years old

Well, I can think of lots of people who can do that, actually.