" Paintings" from a Typewriter

I just got an amazing e-mail from a friend of mine in one of my graphics groups.

Paul Smith :

He lived at Rose Haven Nursing Home (Roseburg, OR) for years.

Paul Smith, the man with extraordinary talent was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921 with severe cerebral palsy.
Not only had Paul beaten the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech & mobility but also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoid of a formal education as a child.
"When typing, Paul used his left hand to steady his right one. Since he couldn't press two keys at the same time, he almost always locked the shift key down and made his pictures using the symbols at the top of the number keys. In other words, his pictures were based on these characters ..... @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ .
Across seven decades, Paul created hundreds of pictures. He often gave the originals away. Sometimes, but not always, he kept or received a copy for his own records.
As his mastery of the typewriter grew, he developed techniques to create shadings, colors, and textures that made his work resemble pencil or charcoal drawings."
This great man passed away on June 25, 2007, but left behind a collection of his amazing artwork that will be an inspiration for many.

These pictures are unbelievable. Strange we should just now be hearing about him. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Typewriter Art Can you believe that this art was created using a typewriter?

Here are a few YouTube links that tell a bit more about him, his gift and of course shows many of his works of art. The last link shows all the pictures that I was unable to retrieve from the e-mail I received and many more.

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Click HERE This link tells that Paul Smith was born with "Spastic Paraltsis" I wasn't sure if that had anything to do with Cerebral Palsy and apparently it does. You can read a small article HERE.
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Enjoy! HUGS StarLady