When I teach, my focus isn’t on the content itself but on creating space for learning and magic to unfold. In the grand scheme of things, rich and fertile space is far more important than any single piece of information. So if space is so vital, why do we so often focus on the specifics—the…
I’m learning how to draw, and let me tell you—it’s nothing like I expected. Drawing doesn’t require years of art classes or fancy tools. According to Betty Edwards in Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, we already know how to draw. The key is getting our left brains out of the way so…
In Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards shows us the transformative importance of noticing negative space when drawing. By focusing on the background—the space around an object—and drawing its edge, we naturally shift into right-brain mode, enabling us to draw with far greater accuracy. (I never believed I could draw until…
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