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4 November 2009 | Posted inBlog News & Updates, Cool Stuff, Pictures, Video

Oh. My. Gawd.

skyline

This guy is blowing my mind – and the minds of people all over the world. I recently saw a documentary on his work and himself on tv, but this video just captured the incredible nature of his crazy-awesome talent. What a way to see our world!

Stephen Wiltshire was born and raised in the UK, he was diagnosed with autism at age three. Soon his talent and interest for drawing came to be evident, specifically his desire to draw cityscapes. Now, Stephen has gained notariety for his uncanny ability to draw stunningly detailed panoramic views of cities after only brief rides in a helicopter over the city.

The drawing shown in the …

The Big Draw – Atlanta @ High Museum

Who needs an excuse to go outside and polish up on some drawing skillz? I do, and you do too.

When living in New York, I used to do this all the time. Just spend hours upon hours at the MET, the Museum of Natural History, and MoMA just drawing anything around me. Sometimes they were the objects on display, but mostly they were the people visting themselves. I remember it was a time when you catch people at their most curious, facinated, bewildered, and contemplative.

Well Atlantans, on Saturday you get your chance to go out and simply be and draw. I recently spoke with Suzanne McDermott, …