AHenryDavidThoreauoncesaid"Theworldisbutacanvas(画布)toourimagination."CBSNewsreporterDonTeagueshowsusanartistwhochosetospeakthroughcanvaswhenhisworldwentdark.

IfyouaskJohnBramblitttodescribetheworldchancesarethathe'lltellyouit'scolourful.Bramblittisanartistwhoseworksaredefinedbyboldandexpressiveuseofcolourwhichhasemotionallitsown.

"Fearit'saredwithalotofblackmixedin"Bramblittsaid."It'salmostlikethecolourofbloodanddirtorsoil―it'sreallydeep.”Heknowsalotaboutfearandangeranddepression.Emotionsalmostoverwhelmedhimnineyearsagowhenatjustage30complications(并发症)fromepilepsy(魔痛症)lefthimforeverblind.

Whatcolourwasthedepression?"Inmyworlditwastheworstblack.Itwaslikebeinginahole"Bramblittsaid.Heeventuallyclimbedoutofthatholebylearningtopaint.Hefiguredouthowtomixthecoloursbyfeelingthedifferenttexturesintheoils.Healsolearnedhowtoapplypaintbyoutliningariimageandusinghisfingerstoguidethebrushstrokes.Heseeshissubjectswithonlyhisfin?gertips.

WhenBramblitttouchedhisfaceTeaguejokinglysaid"BradPittright?""Yeahyoucalledit"Bramblittreplied.

ToletBramblitttouchyourfaceistoallowhimtoimprintyourimageinhismind.Hisportraitsareproofthathisfingertipsareasperceptiveashiseyesoncewere.

He'sneverseenprofessionalskateboarderTonyHawkbutafterfeelinghisfacehepaintedaremarkableportrait.Hehasneverseenhisownwifeorhisyoungsonbutit'sclearheknowsexactlywhattheylooklike.

Bramblitt'sartisgainingnoticeingalleriesaroundthecountry. You'lloftenfindhiminmuseumsoratschoolsteachinghistechniqueandwhathe'slearnedaboutlifeandcolourtochildren.

"Thefutureissoopenandthere'resomanythingsIwanttodo"Bramblittsaid."It'sbrilliantit'sjustthemostbrilliantcolourandIcan'twaittoseeittakeformtoseeittakeshape.”Thisartist'svisionisasbrightashisart.

1.ThewritermentionsThoreau'swordstoprove      .

   A.wecancreateaworldforourselves

   B.wecanimaginetheworldasweplease

   C.theworldwillbelikewhatwethink

   D.wecan'tlivewith