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Excerpt from Kyle's April Edition - Ezine
Newsletter
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2. Today's Feature Article - written by Thomas A. Hilton, Jr.
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A brief History lesson and a Happy Birthday to one of the
greatest artist of all time - Leonardo da Vinci.
Born on April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci was a self taught
artist and teenager who caught the eye of one of Italy's most
gifted and manifoldest artist, Andrea del Verrocchio. Verrocchio
was so fascinated by the drawings of the young Leonardo that he
gave him a place in his workshop which began the apprenticeship
of young da Vinci at the age of 14-years-old. He later became
the famous commissioned artist we all know today. Not to mention
his wonderful accomplishments in the field of science.
Do you ever wonder if Leonardo da Vinci would still love to
draw and paint if he were born in the 21st Century. With all the
video games and internet broadband it's a wonder that kids today
truly discover their true selves. But, even in today's many
wonders -- when the true passion of art comes to a young child
it springs forth the talents that no-one can deny. I know this
because of the passion I see in Kyle.
Born on June 16, 1986, Kyle Hilton became a self taught
artist at the amazing young age of 5 years old. Within two short
years, he would create a piece of art that can be seen today on
the internet. At age 14 he introduces himself to the world of
drawing pencil portraits and masters it as if it were learning
to walk. Thanks to the age of the internet, Kyle became a
commissioned artist selling his one-of-a-kind portraits to the
world at the same age that Leonardo da Vinci began his
apprenticeship.
But that's not where the similarities end. I don't intend to
make light of Leonardo's great accomplishments. I simply found
it fascinating while researching a bit about his life. I was
most impressed when I discovered many small similarities. I felt
you would enjoy reading about them as well.
If you were to look at some of Leonardo's portraits and look
at Kyle's portraits you'll also see that they both bring out the
inner beauty in their subjects. A close look at the comparisons
between 3 pieces of their artwork will make you wonder. The
beauty that Leonardo once painted can also be seen through the
works of Kyle Hilton. Leonardo went on to become a household
name. Perhaps in time, Kyle's name will also be remembered for
his remarkable talent.
It's been written that there were no works of Leonardo
between 1466 and 1472 -- that's between the ages of 14 and 20.
The first known and dated work of Leonardo is a pen-and-ink
drawing dated Aug. 05, 1473. He later perfected portraits as he
began to sketch and study the human body. If you would like to
see the comparison between these two artist, visit http://www.kylehilton.com/comparison.htm
and study close the similarities between these poses,
expressions and detail in the portraits. It was simply exciting
when I first put these portraits side by side.
Tell me if you see the remarkable similarities -- if nothing
else but how they chose the similar poses to begin their
drawings. The very moment I saw these three portraits of
Leonardo's, it brought to mind three that Kyle had already drawn
and displayed on his website. I'm thankful that Kyle was taught
at such an early age to sign and date his artwork as though he
was an artist. Time will only tell. Do you have your original,
signed portrait by Kyle Hilton. I hope you will very soon!
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