When asked if he thinks about his paintings a lot, Hal Lasko responded, "That’s all I do."
(Credit: Video screenshot by Leslie Katz/CNET)
Artists might see the world differently, but these days, 97-year-old Hal Lasko has trouble seeing much of anything. That doesn’t stop him, however, from making beautiful pixel art with Microsoft Paint.
Lasko, considered legally blind, has a condition known as wet macular degeneration, which causes loss of central vision. In theory, this sort of vision impairment would sound like something that could hinder an artist from creating illustrations, but it doesn’t stop Lasko.
"The Thriller" by Hal Lasko.
"Woods in Avon" by Hal Lasko.
(Credit: Hal Lasko)
Lasko’s story is a spectacular blast from the past from the times of old media. Born in 1915, he served in World War II as an architect for bombing raids, then worked as a graphic designer in Cleve… [Read more]
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