Autistic artist draws New York from memory

Stephen Wiltshire–”The Living Camera”

This astonishing 18ft drawing of the world’s most famous skyline was created by autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire after he spent just 20 minutes in a helicopter gazing at the panorama.

The unbelievably intricate picture was drawn at Brooklyn’s prestigious Pratt Institute from Stephen’s memory, with details of every building sketched in to scale.

Landmarks including the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building can be seen towering above smaller buildings after just three days in his spellbinding creation.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223790/Autistic-artist-draws-18ft-picture-New-York-skyline-memory.html#ixzz0VWxlbCeq

[video] Storytelling with sand and light–the art that brought me to tears [video]

Being a writer, I’m always interested in learning new ways to tell a story.  Well, I found one called Sand Painting.  I’ve never seen anything expressed so beautifully.  Watch this woman from a show called “Ukraine has the Talent” tell an emotional story with sand and light in 10 minutes.  Even if you can’t watch the whole thing, I guarantee you’ll be awe-struck within the first mintue…

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Just had to add these two…

“You’ve got a friend”

Sand Painter – Mark Demel

I love the last image in this video…

For all Dr. House fans… [cartoon]

Celebrities drawn from crayons! [art]

Can you believe the photos below were all drawn from crayons?  About the artist:

“Don Marco was born in Northern Minnesota in the late 1920’s. His interest in art was evident even before starting school. As a young adult in the Army Air Corp, he began his life’s career in Air Traffic Control, which continued until his retirement from Honolulu International Airport in 1973. Much of his spare time was spent as a professional artist.  Before retirement, Don started developing a technique to create fine art using Crayola Crayons. Shortly after retiring he published his first print. Living in Southern California, his work was in demand including commissions from Burt Reynolds and a one-man show at his Dinner Theater in Florida.”

See all his stunning artwork here.

Links for doodle lovers [links/video]

Image by nuanc via Flickr

I just love doodling.  Here are some goodies…

A Doodle-a-day
Doodle-Art – all kinds of links

For Patrick Swayze fans [drawing]

Jesus’ obituary [photo]

Jesus' obituary

Edgar Mueller paintings [photos]

I wish I could physically stand on one of these paintings.  Just amazing!

Have you had the pleasure of seeing his paintings in person?

Daylight Savings Time [cartoon]

Animator vs Animation [swf]

If you are familiar with Photoshop or PSP, you’ll enjoy the link below.  Click the link, play, and then leave the mouse alone.  Sit back and enjoy a piece of creative brilliance probably created from a bored software programmer.

[Animator vs Animation]

(8) Spectacular wall paintings [photos]

Look at these painted building walls …

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If you have a link to these pictures, please let me know.

Feather paintings…WOW!!! [photos]

This is a 5-star wowzer moment >>> Look at these

The Hudson miracle [cartoon]

Here’s a sketch by an editorial cartoonist of the Sacramento Bee….”Miracle on the Hudson “