The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Quotes

“Over the last forty years, many educators, decision-makers, and even some parents have come to regard the arts as peripheral, and let’s face it, frivolous—especially the visual arts, with their connotation of ”the starving artist” and the mistaken concept of necessary talent”
― Betty Edwards, The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

“As a number of scientists have
noted, research on the human brain is complicated by the fact
that the brain is struggling to understand itself. This three-pound
organ is perhaps the only bit of matter in the universe—at least as
far as we know—that is observing itself, wondering about itself,
trying to analyze itself, and attempting to gain better control of
its own capabilities.”
― Betty Edwards, The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

“Albert Einstein put it best: “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

“The greatest satisfaction comes from mastering something that is truly difficult.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“Paper: Some inexpensive plain bond paper A pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper, 80 lb., 11" × 14" Pencils: A #2 ordinary yellow writing pencil with an eraser at the top A #4 drawing pencil—Faber-Castell, Prismacolor Turquoise, or other brand Marking pens: Sharpie (or other brand) fine point non-permanent black A second marker, fine point permanent black Graphite stick: #4 General’s is a good brand, or other brand Pencil sharpener: A small handheld sharpener is fine Erasers: A Pink Pearl eraser A Staedtler Mars white plastic eraser A kneaded eraser—Lyra, Design, or other brand Masking tape: 3M Scotch Low Tack Artist Tape Clips: Two 1-inch-wide black clips Drawing board: A firm surface large enough to hold your 11" × 14" drawing paper—about 15" × 18" is a good size. This can be improvised from a kitchen cutting board, a piece of foam board, a piece of Masonite, or thick cardboard. Picture plane: This too can be improvised using an 8" × 10" piece of glass (you will need to tape the edges), or an 8" × 10" piece of clear plastic, about 1⁄16" thick. Viewfinders: You will make these from black paper—“construction” paper is a good thickness, or you could use thin black cardboard. You will find instructions for making the viewfinders here A small mirror: About 5" × 7" that can be taped to a wall, or any available wall mirror.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“In order to gain access to the right hemisphere, it is necessary to present the left hemisphere with a task that it will turn down.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: The Definitive 4th Edition

“I will even go out on a limb and say that we mistakenly may have been putting all our educational eggs into one basket only, while shortchanging other truly valuable capabilities of the human brain, namely perception, intuition, imagination, and creativity. Perhaps Albert Einstein put it best: “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“Today we are not only testing and grading our children into the ground, but we are not teaching them how to see and understand the deep meaning of what they learn, or to perceive the connectedness of information about the world. It is indeed time to try something different.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

“That is like deciding that you shouldn’t take a Spanish class because you don’t already speak the language.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“The perception of edges (seeing where one thing ends and another starts) The perception of spaces (seeing what lies beside and beyond) The perception of relationships (seeing in perspective and in proportion) The perception of lights and shadows (seeing things in degrees of values) The perception of the gestalt (seeing the whole and its parts)”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: The Definitive 4th Edition

“As your skills increase, you will see your unique style become firm and recognizable. Guard it, nurture it, and cherish it, for your style expresses you. As with the Zen master-archer, the target is yourself.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: The Definitive 4th Edition

“One of the most encouraging new discoveries that the human brain has made about itself is that it can physically change itself by changing its accustomed ways of thinking, by deliberately exposing itself to new ideas and routines, and by learning new skills.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“As a side benefit, this cognitive shift to a different-from-usual mode of thinking results in a marvelous state of being, a highly focused, singularly attentive, deeply engaging, wordless, timeless, productive, and mentally restorative state.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“The key is always to see the thing-as-it-is in all its unique and marvelous complexity.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“By closing one eye, you removed binocular vision, the slight variance in images, called “binocular disparity,” that occurs when we view an object with both eyes open. Binocular vision—sometimes called “depth perception”—allows us to see the world as three-dimensional. When you close one eye, the single image is two-dimensional—that is, it is flat, like a photograph, and therefore can be “copied” onto flat paper.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: The Definitive 4th Edition

“For the global skill of drawing, the basic component skills, as I have defined them, are: The perception of edges (seeing where one thing ends and another starts) The perception of spaces (seeing what lies beside and beyond) The perception of relationships (seeing in perspective and in proportion) The perception of lights and shadows (seeing things in degrees of values) The perception of the gestalt (seeing the whole and its parts)”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: The Definitive 4th Edition

“The one art subject that we could easily afford is drawing, the skill that is basic to training visual perception and is therefore the entry-level subject—the ABCs—of perceptual skill-building.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“Life seems much richer now that I am seeing more.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“Therefore, it will find endless reasons for you not to draw: you need to go to the market, balance your checkbook, phone your mother, plan your vacation, or do that work you brought home from the office.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“A caution: as all of our students discover, sooner or later, the left hemisphere is the Great Saboteur of endeavors in art.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“For the global skill of drawing, the basic component skills, as I have defined them, are: ✦ The perception of edges (seeing where one thing ends and another starts) ✦ The perception of spaces (seeing what lies beside and beyond) ✦ The perception of relationships (seeing in perspective and in proportion) ✦ The perception of lights and shadows (seeing things in degrees of values) ✦ The perception of the gestalt (seeing the whole and its parts)”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“Albert Einstein once defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” He also said, “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“learning to draw is a boon to happiness—a panacea for the stultifying and uncreative drudgery of standardized testing that our schools have embraced.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” —Leonardo da Vinci”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“Famed psychologist Abraham Maslow once said, “The greatest satisfaction comes from mastering something that is truly difficult.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“important key to learning to draw is learning how to set up conditions that allow this mental shift that enables you to see and draw.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition

“Contour drawing, introduced as a teaching method by the revered art teacher Kimon Nicolaides in his 1941 book, The Natural Way to Draw, is still widely used by art teachers.”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence: The Definitive 4th Edition

“For the global skill of drawing, the basic component skills, as I have defined them, are: The perception of edges (seeing where one thing ends and another starts) The perception of spaces (seeing what lies beside and beyond) The perception of relationships (seeing in perspective and in proportion) The perception of lights and shadows (seeing things in degrees of values) The perception of the gestalt (seeing the whole and its parts)”
― Betty Edwards, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: The Definitive Edition