Art in the eye of the keyboard

Some art is remarkable for its appearance, some for its ability to inspire. Still other art is noted for its craftsmanship.

It is into that latter category that Paul Smith's works would fall. Smith's works appear, at first, to be very attractive pencil or charcoal sketches. But Smith, who suffered from Cerebral Palsy, eschewed those media for the high-tech instrument of his day: All of his works were created on a typewriter.

Including this one:
For detail of the keystrokes that make up this particular work, see here, here, here and here.

Better yet, see his whole portfolio. Kinda makes those emoticons 8^D seem pretty lame, huh? [via BoingBoing]