A Brush with Darkness
A Brush with Darkness : Learning to Paint After Losing My Sight Lisa Fittipaldi,
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740746936
Edition: Hardcover; 2004-10-01
Summary:
When Lisa Fittipaldi went blind at the age of forty-seven, she
descended into a freefall of anger and denial that lasted for two
years. In this moving memoir, she paints a vivid picture of the
perceptual and emotional darkness that accompanied her vision loss,
and her arduous journey back into the sighted world through mastery
of the principles of art and color. The challenge of a child's
watercolor set, thrown down like a gauntlet by her frustrated
husband, opened the door to a new life. Discovering that her ability
to master the small world of the canvas enabled her to navigate the
wide world she'd lost, she painstakingly taught herself to draw and
paint, substituting rigorous study of the principles of art and color
theory for her lost vision. Lisa doesn't see color, distance,
dimension, or print. Yet she depicts groups of people caught in the
activities of daily living in astonishing detail and spectacular
color. She has sold over 500 original paintings internationally.
Scientists and researchers seek out her insight into vision and
perception. "I truly feel that unless blindness had toppled the
carefully maintained edifice I called my life, there is no way that I
would be the kinder, more fulfilled person I am today," Lisa writes.
"I found my life's passion in painting. Blindness took away my sight
but gave me clarity of vision. It took blindness to teach me the
meaning of love and friendship."
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