The Pixel Painter

[Palinurus]

Found this heartwarming, moving and uplifting story about a partially blind 97 year old man who makes fabulous art with MS Paint.

From: _http://vimeo.com/70748579 and _http://www.hallasko.com/

Hal Lasko, better known as Grandpa, worked as a graphic artist back when everything was done by hand. His family introduced him to the computer and Microsoft Paint long after he retired.

Now, Grandpa spends ten hours a day moving pixels around his computer paintings. His work is a blend of pointillism and 8-Bit art.

Meet 97-year-old Hal Lasko, The Pixel Painter.
See more work at hallasko.com

Director: Josh Bogdan (joshbogdan.com)
Director: Ryan Lasko
Editor/Writer: Josh Bogdan
Director of Photography: Topaz Adizes (topazadizes.com)
Original Music: Jarrod Pedone
Original Music: Tyler H. Brown (thbproductions.com)
hallasko.com

This story is also available here:
_http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/07/the-pixel-painter-a-97-year-old-man-who-paints-using-microsoft-paint-from-windows-95/
_http://gizmodo.com/this-97-year-old-makes-amazing-art-exclusively-with-mic-882394545

Additional info:
_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration