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Colour
my world
For Sunshine Coast
artist Nathan Taylor,
who is legally blind,
painting is an escape.
N
athan Taylor discovered
his love of art by accident
but has now held multiple
exhibitions and created over 100
artworks.
After being diagnosed with
epilepsy and multiple sclerosis,
painting was suggested to Nathan as
both a therapy and a way to give his
support workers some respite.
But now, the talented artist, who
is legally blind, said his painting has
become so much more.
“I’ve been painting for ten years
now,” Nathan said. “It is more than a
passion - it is an escape, an escape
from everyday life and everything
that goes on.”
Nathan has had to adjust his
style and the mediums that he uses
because of his diagnosis, but said he
still gets immense satisfaction out of
working on pieces of art.
“When I first starting painting I
could use both arms but they both
had tremors,” Nathan said.
“Now I can only use my left arm.
And I am legally blind but I have
some sight in my lower right eye.
Even the sight that I do have has all of
these tiny dots across it.
“I like working with acrylic crayons
because I can hold on to them more
easily. But I also work with just my
hands, I put the paint down and
just let my hands go and see what
happens.”
Nathan said it can take anywhere
between half an hour or a few hours
to create an artwork, depending on
what he paints.
“And once I have done the actual
piece I still have to complete it by
shining it and that can take a few
more hours for each artwork.”
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