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20 . WATERLOO culomcus - THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6, ems 0 0 O O 0 Q Acclaimed visually-impaired artist Meghan Sims adds colour to her palette BrnoanNAc ‘ " § . . -"'? if - . ll" Ornam'deStafl . $ if; ii, A 3. 4 .>'- ' ‘ : i nist Meghan Sims sees the . 0 - Zykm“ ' $24 ‘ Amrid in black and white and y ‘ . ‘ i _ flange shapes due to a rare __ eyeoondition. a» J -- I . Diagnosedattheageofthreewith ‘ a ~ 4 I . ‘ lchromatopsia. she can't see colour, ' ’ t -. l hpainfullysensitive to light and she I 3 is extrunely near-sighted. She has to . § ' ' if wearspecialredlensesthatblockout Si ‘ t, partsofthelightspectrumandmake ' ll itpossibleforhertoseeinthelight. i She is sharing a glimpse into her ._ monochromatic world with an exhibit called Through Her Eyes. There is a starkness and emotional beauty in the paintings highlighting those two - . ends of the spectrum. but the only contrast came in the greys. "it was about showing my visual perceptions,” said Sims. 'To me an ' is a way to communicate with people but I was limited a little bit." She knows she was missing out on the world of colour, and was pushed . to see ilthere was a way to explore it 7 . “a ”at“ â€" by mentors like photographer Patrick ». $2125 . Way. He encouraged her to match her """ , ~ ‘ tonal experience with hues she was 5 ‘ also experiencing . j "i always thought i don't underâ€" {a ‘ . stand colour, and i don't have to deal ' a" with it." said Sims. "I didn't deal with Local artist Meghan Sims hangs one of her latest works at the KPL Art Gallery for her new exhibit Colour Blind Colour opening Oct. 8. The colour blind it, 1 just shoved it aside and never gave artist is dabbling in colour for the first time from her normal black and white works and has had some amazing results. mm“ mm it thouiditf Hut Sims expanded ht?! artistic paint chips testing what she could and see if she could recreate them in white or black to tint or shade-it.” Sims. "That in itself will help gear me prm‘ess by studying photography and perceive. colour inhe‘r artwork. The results are an amazing burst to where i go with this." going back In school fur mum fir“> ans “We would organize them and "i had the idea to take the photos of bright colours, subtle hues and The opening reception is from I training, It put her on an entirely dif that taught me about different light and have that comparison." said Sims. interesting interpretations that have pm. to 4 pm. and the exhibit will be ierent path waves." said Sims. “My vision was Even the way she paints colour is formed the basis of a new exhibit hanging until 011.27. “l started doing colour expcrl all hiatk and white, but I started to unique, called Colour Blind Colour opening Artists have distinct phases. You rooms so i could better understand notice, depending on the intensity, I 'When you looked in my previous at the Kitchener Public Library's Ari can call this Sims' colour phase, and light in photography the additive tan son ofdetect temperature arsenal it was just black and while.” Gallery Oct. 8. she has no plans ongivingit up. light t (imprint-lit," said Sims. “in "1 tan sort of detect a red isawann said Sims. “1 had to buy a full spec? Sims said she is very much look "i plan on exploring this," said photography, you can combine com temperature. but i really don't know trum and covered the labels on the ing to start a conversation. She wants Sims. plementary (01mm and film" With what that means' paint because i knew what to mix with to know what people perceive when “it was something I wanted noth white, whereas in painting you come Her ophthalmologists said that what to get different gradients they see her work and give her that ing to do with. but now it's opening up with mud or black. you can! fill wasn't possible. but Sims said it ulti “i put a thumb print on top and l feedback me up to newworlds. out the hues." mately changed her perception. went strictly by hue and tone to match 'I still see it tonally, so that's why “I just wish i could see it." Way and Sims would go to ll)( al It changed so much. she decided colour I mixed a light, medium and it's so important for people to come For more on Sims, visit paint stores and almond Will] some to take photos of some local scenes dark (one to get the level and used here and tell me what they see," said www.meghansimsartist.ca. o 33'- ( * College Fa1r A , .~ . WWW“ “" WHATYOUDUHERE . Wl‘(lll“ div, ()r lolwr l‘), ‘i‘ 30 7: 30PM 5 0 V E A R 5 ' COUNTS OUT THERE I