elizabeth l gowen on sat 25 sep 99
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James Blossom said
The author of 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain'
correctly points out that some folks are not as able to 'see' the world as
others, and goes on to demonstrate that anyone who can sign their name can
draw as well as any great master.
This is a really good book to help a person see and improve their drawing. =
It
takes some discipline to get through but I started to do the exercises last =
year
after owning the book for about 5 yrs. I did one exercise a day and moved on=
not
trying to perfect each, because it involves teaching one to use the non
analytical side of the brain and to feel the shapes , spaces and =
relationship to
each other. Once I was able to achieve the shift, tough in the beginning, =
but it
becomes part of you, the more you practice, I found several changes. My =
drawing
did improve, but I began to see things differently including all those =
wonderful
shapes in the clouds I used to love when I was little. The right , is the =
more
creative side, that helps us to adapt something, create or invent things not
available, feel things and enjoy what is around us. I am probably more right
brained than left but my day job required more left brain activity, and I =
think
I began to loose the ability to tap into the right after ignoring it so =
long. It
is a great exercise if you have the time to try it. I highly recommend it.
There are so many untapped areas of the brain and if the schools want to
only teach left brained activities, we as a society, will stagnate and be =
the
losers. Art is a right brained exercise. Will the term use it or loose it =
apply
here? No more problem solvers, inventors, architects, artist, surgeons,
carpenters, actors, novel writers.......
This indeed would be sad.
Liz Gowen
Andrew Buck on mon 27 sep 99
Liz,
Thank you for the fine book review and the best argument for keeping art
in the schools that I have seen for a while. Problems with thinking
"Outside The Box" is something I have personally seen in very intelligent
people that come from school systems that do not use art to teach people
how to think creatively.
Andy Buck
Raincreek Pottery
Port Orchard, Washington
On Sat, 25 Sep 1999, elizabeth l gowen wrote:
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> James Blossom said
> The author of 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain'
> correctly points out that some folks are not as able to 'see' the world as
> others, and goes on to demonstrate that anyone who can sign their name can
> draw as well as any great master.
>
>
> This is a really good book to help a person see and improve their drawing. It
> takes some discipline to get through but I started to do the exercises last ye
> after owning the book for about 5 yrs. I did one exercise a day and moved on n
> trying to perfect each, because it involves teaching one to use the non
> analytical side of the brain and to feel the shapes , spaces and relationship
> each other. Once I was able to achieve the shift, tough in the beginning, but
> becomes part of you, the more you practice, I found several changes. My drawin
> did improve, but I began to see things differently including all those wonderf
> shapes in the clouds I used to love when I was little. The right , is the mor
> creative side, that helps us to adapt something, create or invent things not
> available, feel things and enjoy what is around us. I am probably more right
> brained than left but my day job required more left brain activity, and I thin
> I began to loose the ability to tap into the right after ignoring it so long.
> is a great exercise if you have the time to try it. I highly recommend it.
> There are so many untapped areas of the brain and if the schools want to
> only teach left brained activities, we as a society, will stagnate and be the
> losers. Art is a right brained exercise. Will the term use it or loose it appl
> here? No more problem solvers, inventors, architects, artist, surgeons,
> carpenters, actors, novel writers.......
>
> This indeed would be sad.
>
> Liz Gowen
>
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