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87-Year-Old Grandma Uses Microsoft Paint In A Way That Would Probably Surprise Even Its Developers
Some grandmas spend their time in the garden, some knit, but 87-year-old Concha Garcia Zaera enjoys a hobby that’s rather unusually among her friends. She draws. Using only MS Paint. She discovered the program after her children gave her a computer, and she hasn’t looked back ever since.
“My husband fell ill and I had to take care of him, so I couldn’t go out very often,” Zaera toldEl Mundo. “I began painting little things: first, a house, the next day I’d add a mountain… Step by step, I was adding details, and in the end, the result was a very pretty thing.”
“I have no imagination at all, so I get inspiration from the postcards that my husband used to send me or drawings that I find and like.” According toVanguardia, Zaera spends about two weeks on one piece and focuses intensely on the details.
Zaera used to post her masterpieces on Facebook, but one of her granddaughters suggested that she should use Instagram instead. On March 9, she had about 300 followers. As of this post, more than 108,000 people are following the humble artist. “I do not understand very well why my drawings draw so much attention, I think they are very simple things.”
More info: Instagram (h/t mashable)
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87-year-old Concha Garcia Zaera enjoys a hobby that’s rather unusually among her friends
She creates incredibly intricate drawings using only MS Paint
“My husband fell ill and I had to take care of him, so I couldn’t go out very often”
She discovered the program after her children gave her a computer, and she hasn’t looked back ever since
“I began painting little things: first, a house, the next day I’d add a mountain…”
“Step by step, I was adding details, and in the end, the result was a very pretty thing”
“I have no imagination at all”
“I get inspiration from the postcards that my husband used to send me or drawings that I find and like”
Zaera spends about two weeks on one piece and focuses intensely on the details
One of her granddaughters suggested that she should post her artworks on Instagram
On March 9, she had about 300 followers. As of this post, more than 108,000 people are following the humble artist
“I do not understand very well why my drawings draw so much attention”
“I think they are very simple things”
What do you think ?
stellermatt 7 years ago
"I have no imagination at all" ?! you've taken a basic, almost joke of a design package and created actual art, your stuff's incredible.
Claudia Machado 7 years ago
She says that because she needs to look at a reference picture. She has the talent but she can't just imagine a scene and draw it.
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Salon de Simone 7 years ago
No matter what medium, if you have the talent it will truly show in your creations. Simply marvelous! <3
mulk 7 years ago
It remind me old school games, like "zak mckracken", "day of tentacle", "king quest"...
Matthew Hyder 7 years ago
That's what I was thinking! XD Would't it be funny if they were actually drawn by old ladies using MS paint? :p
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Bored Fox 7 years ago
Many years ago I bought a graphics tablet and I never learned to use it. It was difficult to look at screen and draw to the blank tablet. Of course there are now available graphics tablets that have screen, just like a digital paper, so those are much easier to use because you look at the same place where you draw.
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Daria B 7 years ago
Reminds of old video games, but the ones with better graphics. This is all so lovely: the pictures, the grandma, her hobby... Everything about this post.
Pamela24 7 years ago
Now I'm even madder that the MS Paint is being...well in my opinion killed. :( Fascinating pictures, lady! Really impressive.
Bored Fox 7 years ago
Pamela24 Paint is not completely dead - Microsoft just replaced it with Paint 3D (which also has tools to draw 2D art). There are also plenty of other free art software and mobile apps that often are much more versatile than Paint ever was. And if someone really just needs the original Paint there are probably many websites where you can download it even though it is no more available from the official Microsoft sites.
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Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
I can't get a circle to look good on paint and she is drawing Greek skylines!!!
stellermatt 7 years ago
"I have no imagination at all" ?! you've taken a basic, almost joke of a design package and created actual art, your stuff's incredible.
Claudia Machado 7 years ago
She says that because she needs to look at a reference picture. She has the talent but she can't just imagine a scene and draw it.
Load More Replies... Salon de Simone 7 years ago
No matter what medium, if you have the talent it will truly show in your creations. Simply marvelous! <3
mulk 7 years ago
It remind me old school games, like "zak mckracken", "day of tentacle", "king quest"...
Matthew Hyder 7 years ago
That's what I was thinking! XD Would't it be funny if they were actually drawn by old ladies using MS paint? :p
Load More Replies... Bored Fox 7 years ago
Many years ago I bought a graphics tablet and I never learned to use it. It was difficult to look at screen and draw to the blank tablet. Of course there are now available graphics tablets that have screen, just like a digital paper, so those are much easier to use because you look at the same place where you draw.
Load More Replies... Daria B 7 years ago
Reminds of old video games, but the ones with better graphics. This is all so lovely: the pictures, the grandma, her hobby... Everything about this post.
Pamela24 7 years ago
Now I'm even madder that the MS Paint is being...well in my opinion killed. :( Fascinating pictures, lady! Really impressive.
Bored Fox 7 years ago
Pamela24 Paint is not completely dead - Microsoft just replaced it with Paint 3D (which also has tools to draw 2D art). There are also plenty of other free art software and mobile apps that often are much more versatile than Paint ever was. And if someone really just needs the original Paint there are probably many websites where you can download it even though it is no more available from the official Microsoft sites.
Load More Replies... Taryn Wallace 7 years ago
I can't get a circle to look good on paint and she is drawing Greek skylines!!!
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