For One Artist, Colorblindness Opened Up A World Of Black And White
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| Mary’s Turn – engraving by Peter Milton |
“Colors can cheat the eye but sumi (black pigment) never can; it proclaims the master and exposes the tyro” – Henry Bowie, in On the Laws of Japanese Painting.
Most readers of my blog probably don’t know that I am red-green colorblind (as you silently say to yourself, “That explains why all his drawings are in black and white.”). That’s also why this story from NPR on the colorblind artist, Peter Milton caught my attention. What he says is so true–I don’t miss color. Check out the story here.
