{"id":2981,"date":"2022-03-01T17:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T16:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artandlowvision.be\/artists\/"},"modified":"2022-10-27T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T14:20:46","slug":"artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.artandlowvision.be\/en\/artists\/","title":{"rendered":"C.E. Schelfhout Intervieuw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Charles Emmanuel SCHELFHOUT<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click here for photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Charles\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy handicap is not the end\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Charles E. Schelfhout (65) suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, as a result of which he can hardly see anything. Yet he still draws daily. \u201cWith a little good will, you can still do very interesting things even with a disability,\u201d he says. His works of art are currently on display in the Huis der Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schelfhout knows that there will come a time when his handicap will catch up with him and he will have to put his pencil away for good. “So be it. There are worse things on earth. In addition, I have ordered my friends and family to say ‘stop’ to me when my drawings no longer look realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But we are not there yet. Since 2005, Schelfhout has been passionate about drawing sailing ships. \u201cWhen I was unable to continue my writing and publishing practices due to my illness, I was lost for a while. Until the moment I was waiting for a phone call and out of nowhere started to draw a small ship. That got me thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video Interview by AVS 2015:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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