Colour Blind Artist

Hi, I am Tony Cutting, the Colour Blind Artist. I sincerely hope you enjoy the work I do. I recently started taking my art more seriously after thinking for years that my Colour Blindness meant I would never be a great artist.

Although my visual impairment can cause me some confusion, I think it sometimes provides me with an advantage. However, I will let you be the judge of that.

In terms of work, I am exploring a number of media (Acrylics, Watercolours, Pastels, Coloured Pencils, and my main skill set, sketching in both Graphite pencil and Ink).

I am working on a number of collections and practising my skills every day to discover what I am capable of.

My work is influenced by my heritage and my surroundings. This includes my bloodlines which are primarily Northern European, Irish, Scottish and English. Also, I was raised at Hongoeka Marae, a Māori community where my uncles, aunties, and cousins are almost all creatives; this has a massive influence on how I think and some of the work I do.

Hongoeka Bay (I now live back here in my Tiny Home), the Kapiti Coast, where I lived for twenty-plus years, and the greater Wellington area here in New Zealand also play a part in inspiring my art.

So both Celtic and Māori design/art have a place in my heart. I also love colour, and creating Pop Art or highly colourful pieces that bring a smile to viewers is something I will try to do frequently.