"Pencil Shavings"

By Ken Walters

35 H x 23.2 W in 

Digital Art on Paper

2012

Ken Walters is a former engineer who unfortunately suffered from a forklift accident and later a cerebral hemorrhage which left him partially paralyzed. After overcoming his paralysis he began creating abstract and digital art. He mentioned in an interview that this stroke was "the biggest blessing in disguise I ever could have wished for". 

In regards to this piece he says that the picture reminds him of sharpening colored pencils as a child right before he would begin to color. At first glance this picture reminded me of Autumn or Fall because of the color scheme he chose but after reading his description on it I can easily see what he is talking about. This fits into this exhibit because it is a form of art that people don't think of right away. In today's society all of the growing technology is becoming more popular which makes me believe we will be seeing more art done by graphic design and digital media. Ken is an artist I believe deserves to be in this exhibit because he is choosing to see the positive effects of his stroke and using art as a positive outlet for a negative occurrence.   

(http://www.bestpsychologydegrees.org/10-people-who-gained-extraordinary-abilities-from-brain-damage/, http://fineartamerica.com/featured/pencil-shavings-ken-walters.html, http://www.saatchiart.com/art/New-Media-Pencil-Shavings/317044/1370840/view)