" 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

Charlotte's Web ; The Final Season

I just got finished watching the live action "Charlotte's Web." I have to say it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Personally, it is a movie for young children and no one else. The animals were cute and Charlotte was pretty neat looking, I will give the director that. Even though there is an award winning cast, I much rather the classic original cartoon movie over this one by far. Of course, the book rules them all, but that is another thing altogether.

Before watching "Charlotte's Web" I was able watch most of "The Final Season" while doing some "chores" around the house. I really liked the movie from what I saw of it and would love to finish watching it, but it doesn't seem to be coming on again today or this week.

I stopped watching "The Final Season" to watch "Charlotte's Web" because I figured I would never waste money renting "Charlotte's Web," but I would gladly rent "The Final Season" from Netflix if I need to. So, in someways I am glad it worked out the way it did.

As I am typing this I am watching "Back to the Future: Part III" which I haven't seen in a long time. I am glad I stumbled onto it. Coming on next is "The Holiday" which I have seen dozens of times and would LOVE to own it - maybe this Christmas I can find it on it on sale at Walmart again. In the last year or so Ray and I have slowed WAY down on buying movies, but I LOVE "The Holiday" and if there ever comes a time where we have to have Direct TV shut off at least I can still watch it anytime I want.