As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, I’ve always been interested in the concept of “space.” My work when I teach is all about creating space. In fact, I have learned that being able to create rich, fertile space is way more important than any subject matter expertise that I may have. So if space is [ Read more … ]
negative space
An Aesthetic Ground
In Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards brilliantly shows us the importance of background or negative space when we draw a contour of any object or person. By noticing the negative space and drawing the edge that defines that negative space, we shift into right-brain mode and can much more accurately [ Read more … ]