Ricky Trione, back by popular demand!
Written by admin2 on April 7th, 2009Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Irked Videos
Ed’s note: We received a substantial number of emails about blind painter Ricky Trione after publishing yesterday’s feature—messages from readers who were inspired by Ricky’s boundless ability, and quite a few from readers who were wholly intrigued by the concept of a fiercely talented blind painter…and wanted to know more.
More about Ricky after the jump…
Ricky Trione, quoted on TuscaloosaNews.com:
I had people around me who gave me hope, and told me about other blind people who had been very successful . . . . There are so many ways to learn to use your other senses.
A wonderful video in which blind artist Ricky Trione demonstrates and explains his tactile style of drawing and painting. (Footage shot at the Bay Rivers Art Guild in Daphne, Alabama):
Footage of Ricky Trione using his tactile style of art to inspire, motivate, and provide character education to the students at J. Larry Newton School in Fairhope, Alabama. (Ricky Trione is a Resident Artist for the Baldwin County Public Schools in Baldwin County, Alabama.):
A news segment about Ricky that aired on WKRG-TV News 5 in Alabama:
“Ricky In Action”—21 photos shot on Sept. 08, 2008 at the University of South Alabama (from Paige Baggett’s flickr slideshow):
Alabama-based Ricky Trione loves to give presentations to schools, service organizations, businesses, churches, etc. If you’d like to hire Ricky to give a speech or conduct a workshop, please call (251) 929-0989.
To view or purchase more of Ricky Trione’s spectacular paintings, please email trione54@gmail.com or visit www.rickytrioneart.com.
