Was not expecting that.
In gesture class today, we were challenged to draw 50% with our dominant hands (right, for me) and 50% with our subdominant hands. The goal was to subvert any unhelpful cataloged drawing habits and retrain the body to:
1. Really see the subject
2. Translate what we see through our hands
3. Subvert the brain’s attempt to micromanage that process
At first, even holding the pencil in my left hand was annoyingly awkward, but the outcome was remarkable. I even prefer a handful of the left-handed gestures for the emotion they convey.
Tell me which one you prefer? Why?
Left hand.
Right hand.
Left hand.
Right hand.
Left hand.
(*how did I draw this with my left hand??)
Right hand.
Left hand.
Right hand.
Left hand.
Right hand.
Left hand.
Right hand.
Working through my 10,000 bad drawings to unearth the good ones…and my long lost artist heart.
Learn about an artist’s 10,000 bad drawings and the birth of Think Low Think High in 7 Reasons I Shouldn’t Start a Creative Blog (Part 1).
