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Paul Smith, a man with extraordinary talent, was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1921 with severe cerebral palsy.
Not only did Paul beat the odds of a life with spastic cerebral palsy, a disability that impeded his speech & mobility, but he also taught himself to become a master artist as well as a terrific chess player even after being devoid of a formal education.
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.
From 1967 until his death on June 25, 2007, Paul lived at Rose Haven Nursing Center in Roseburg , Oregon , USA . He was, and is, an inspiration for all.
One of his earliest works
Photo of the artist as a young man
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