art/brain book

I'll be out of town until late 5/19, and will not have computer access. My Book Buddy brought me a book which I opened last night, and was surprised at its contents, even tho' I know I've seen the earlier edition: Drawing on the right side of the brain; a course in enhancing creativity and artistic confidence, rev. ed., by Betty Edwards (c1989). "Applying discoveries in brain research to the teaching of drawing skills, (she) presents a set of basic exercised designed to release creative potential and tap into the the special abilities of the visual, perceptual right hemisphere of the brain ....". The exercises progressively develop 5 perceptual skills: percep-
tion of edges, of spaces, of relationships, of lights and shadows, and of the whole, or gestalt. I haven't read much yet, but this looks like really good brain exercise. (Her work is based on the discoveries of psychobiologist Roger Sperry, who received the Nobel Prize in 1981.)

I'm here!

I'll learn this