Tribal Life in Old Lyme: Canada’s Colorblind Chronicler

September 11, 2015 10:22 PM

Arthur Heming, the Canadian painter who — having been diagnosed with colourblindness as a child — worked for most of his life in a distinctive pallete of black, yellow, and white.

Heming also wrote and illustrated The Drama Of The Forests

Arthur Heming at the Great Canadian Website.

posted by the man of twists and turns (6 comments total)

This is great, thank you for posting it. (I love the illustration toward the end, with the bear in mid-flight.)
posted by LobsterMitten at 10:38 PM on September 11, 2015

Wow. This was a fantastic read. I'm going to check out more of Heming's work thanks to this post.
posted by KingEdRa at 7:16 AM on September 12, 2015

Thank you!
posted by acrasis at 7:26 AM on September 12, 2015

I had never heard of him before, but I really enjoyed seeing his work. It's amazing how clear the plots seem in his paintings. Every one of them feels like it belongs in an adventure novel for pre-teen boys, but at the same time, is way more sophisticated than that.
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posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:36 AM on September 12, 2015

Wow, that was great. I've never hear of him but I loved seeing his work and I'll seek it out in the future.
posted by arcticwoman at 9:23 AM on September 12, 2015 [1 favorite]