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From Red Donkeys to Vibrant Art: Fernando Dávila’s Colorful Journey as a Colorblind Painter

  • Fernando Dávila, a painter from Colombia, failed a drawing class at age 8 for painting donkeys red, indicating his colorblindness from an early age.
  • He expresses a passion for painting, stating, 'I have the most wonderful job in the world, which is painting every morning.'
  • Dávila emphasizes the significance of color, saying, 'I think color is one of the most important things in life.'
  • Since the mid-1980s, Dávila has painted in color with the help of special glasses made by an ophthalmologist in New York.
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From red donkeys to vibrant art: Fernando Dávila's colorful journey as a colorblind painter

Fernando Dávila, a 72-year-old artist in Florida, paints vibrant works despite being colorblind. As a child in Colombia, he failed a drawing class for painting donkeys red.

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abc News broke the news in United States on Friday, December 26, 2025.
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