a local art teacher happened to be passing by and saw the painting . he told horton that the painting looked like it had been painted by jackson pollock,a famous 20 century painter whose paintings sell for millions of dollars. horton had the painting evaluated by experts, many of whom agreed with the art teacher. since then, horton has devoted herself to proving that her painting is authentic. she has gained painting, including one for $9 million, but has refused each one. hortin is confident that eventually the art world will accept the painting as an authentic pollock. if and when this happens, the painting could be worth over $50 million