I always appreciated art and especially painting, but never attempted to create anything, myself. Just a few years ago I rapidly became blind, and perhaps bizarrely, as a challenge and a way of getting through the nightmare of the loss of one's vision, I started to paint. At the heart of the darkness enveloping me, when I couldn't recognize people anymore or even what I was eating, I was inspired by friends, and by the visual and emotional memory of two of my favorite films; "Good Will Hunting" and "A Room With A View," the content of which resonated with my own life experiences in different ways. Recently I regained most of my vision, through expert surgical intervention, which was obviously life-changing after being legally blind for some time. I wanted to share with you a few examples of my work. Do bear in mind that I never had an art lesson and am entirely self-taught. Art truly saved me and I continue to learn, grow, and hopefully evolve. I would like to work with the visually impaired someday.