Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah from Accra has been awarded the title of the youngest male artist by Guinness World Records (GWR), after his mother Chantelle Kuukua Eghan recognised the growing talent in her child and applied for the record.

Footage captured in the Ghanaian capital on Sunday features the young artist crawling around paintings in his mother’s gallery, and sitting behind his easel to paint.

Colourful paintings can be seen throughout the gallery, as evidence of the family's talent.

"Being an artist myself, I wanted a way to raise him and at the same time make my own paintings," mother Chantelle Kuukua Eghan. "And in the process, I ended up spreading an unstretched canvas on the floor. And I dropped some paint on the floor, and during his tummy time, he just crawled all around the canvas while spreading the paints… I did this to encourage him because it was my way of not only keeping him busy, but trying to incorporate him in what I do as an artist as well, so it was like a bonding time for us and a bonding experience," she added.

Chantelle said initially she just wanted her son to 'have memories of him growing up through painting', but when Ace-Liam was six months old she noticed he displayed a rare talent and decided to apply for the Guinness world record.

Speaking about her experience as a parent, she called on parents around the world to 'pay very critical attention' to their children and 'nurture' and 'develop' their talents.

"You are the parent, I believe it's your responsibility to ensure that your kid is placed in the right institution that could nurture their talents.... Kindly encourage your kids in all aspects of their lives, be it at music or sciences, and then help grow that talent and develop it," Chantelle said.

Already having seen his works exhibited and sold, the future looks bright for Ace-Liam. Discussing plans for her son, Chantelle said she aims to foster 'an environment where he can thrive artistically' and help him get a scholarship towards his education.

"My other plan for him in the future is to give him the opportunity to work with galleries internationally so that he could sell his works on the international market as well," she added.

Ace-Liam, yet to turn eighteen months old at the time of publication, beat out the three-year-old previous recordholder. It reportedtly took the Guiness World Book of Records five months to check his record attempt had satisfied the criteria, which include having created works of art independently, taking part in a professional public exhibition and selling work.

Local media reports that Ace-Liam's paintings were exhibited at the Museum of Science and Technology of Accra in December. During the exhibition nine of ten of his works on display were sold, one of which was reportedly bought by Ghana's First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo.