First Post!

Two years ago my dad has a stroke when he was only 49. He was barely able to walk and could only feel temperature on half his body. But most of all, the stoke effected his vision. He lost his depth perception and saw multiple images. This caused him to have migraines and most of the time he would just sit with his eyes closed. He was unable to drive and relied heavily on all of us to help him.

This is him at his optometrist. Instead of falling into depression, he stayed positive and as goofy as always. He always can make any doctor laugh within a few minutes of walking in the room. Within a year, he regained his ability to walk but still had issues with his vision and temperature.

This super cool baby was me. My dad had always loved painting. His dad told him that he had to go to business school instead of fallowing his dream of being an artist. Everyday he dressed up in a suit to go to work and then come back and find a way to make art.

After the stoke, he was unable to go back to work for 6 months. During this time, he spent all his free time painting. It helped his eyes realign slightly but he still sees multiple images. He says "I could never drink because I already feel drunk".

He returned to his job but now he had all his painting laying around the house. On the weekends he went out to art shows.

And more art shows...

And more

He started making copper plate etchings and greeting cards.

Last week he put in in two weeks at work. He is finally reaching for his life long dream of becoming an artist. I am so proud of him! See more of his work at http://tomperkowitz.com