A CHILD artist whose brightly coloured paintings have drawn comparisons to Picasso is exhibiting in a Liverpool gallery.

The work of 11-year-old Hamad al Humaidhan goes on display at The Gallery on Stanhope Street on Saturday.

The Kuwait-born boy was not familiar with the Spanish painter’s art when he first picked up a brush.

However, his style with its bold lines, vibrant colours and disjointed, Cubist have won him the nickname “Young Picasso”.

Hamad, who moved to Bath with his family three years ago, has been signed up by an international art agency which is touring his work around the UK.

His first collection, of six pieces, sold out before going on show.

Fiona Dunn, who runs The Gallery, says: “As a newly established gallery in the heart of Liverpool, we thought it appropriate to exhibit the work of a phenomenal new young artist, who we believe has the attributes to become a world figure. It was great timing for us with the current Picasso: Peace and Freedom exhibition at Tate Liverpool.”

A Manchester United fan, Hamad’s first picture was of his footballing idol Cristiano Ronaldo which he painted on a canvas borrowed from his father, an amateur artist.

In the late-19th century, Picasso also learned to paint under his father’s tuition at their home in Malaga.

HAMAD al-Humaidhan’s paintings are at The Gallery, on Stanhope Street, from Saturday until June 25.