The Blind Artist

This week I wasn't sure what to write about but decided to write about blind artists. Especially a man named John Bramblitt, who was left blind at age 30 from complications of epiletsy. He was so depressed for a while after it happened, but then learned to paint. Art turned his world around, he could tell the difference of colors by the texture and had a lot of emotion to put into his painting. He can feel a persons face and be able to paint them very close even though he never saw them before.

Here is a video if him talking about his art and shows some of it: http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-20037973.html


And here is some of his work and a picture of him teaching younger kids his techniques

This goes to show you that just because someone may have a disability doesn't mean they can't be a artist. John Bramblitt is very talented and he wasn't blind until he was 30 and before that he had no idea how to paint. His paintings are very colorful and filled with emotion!

His story is amazing!