Been busy with classes and publishing a newsletter, so entries have been few of late.

One of the best pieces of advice I've received on learning to draw was from Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. She says that we draw on a daily basis when we write, and one of the best ways to practice "drawing" is to take more care when we write. My handwriting was dreadful until college when I started to learn calligraphy. It was still pretty bad most of the time, but when I concentrated, I could write well. After reading the Brain book, I started to pay more attention to my daily writing. Now I write with much more of a flourish, and this translates into my drawing, giving me more confidence when faced with drawing on a blank sheet of paper. Taking 10 years of drawing classes has helped too.
posted by Bruce Wright at 10:49 AM #