Gripping paintbrush and crayon, the artist known as Thumbelina splodges and splats with merry abandon, the one-year-old star ...

Gripping paintbrush and crayon, the artist known as Thumbelina splodges and splats with merry abandon, the one-year-old star ...

A toddler’s solo art show lights up Tokyo’s nightlife, even though she’s asleep before her first guests arrive.

Gripping paintbrush and crayon, the artist known as Thumbelina splodges and splats with merry abandon, the one-year-old star ...

A drawing (L) on the side of a sliding screen door at the home of 21-month-old artist "Thumbelina" (back R) during an interview at the family's home in Tokyo ...

Thumbelina's vivid style is "babyish but mysteriously dexterous", gallery director -- and matchmaker of her parents -- Dan Isomura told AFP. "I thought, 'wow, these are legit artworks'," Isomura ...