Granddad-of-five decided to paint his own life-size version of ‘Venice’ by 18th Century Italian artist CanalettoKen Small, 84, who lives near Darlington in County Durham, worked as a mechanic until he retired aged 65His jaw-dropping creation – which he has christened ‘The Kenny-lleto’ – took him three years to complete
A pensioner has recreated a remarkable Canaletto masterpiece despite never picking up a paintbrush before, saying he ‘thought he could do a better job’ than the famous Italian painter.
Ken Small, 84, who lives near Darlington in County Durham, worked as a mechanic until he retired aged 65, at which point he realised his true talent was in art.
The granddad-of-five decided to paint his own life-size version of ‘Venice’ by 18th Century Italian artist Canaletto after a visit to
