DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN

While on our unit about line I introduced my students to Betty Edwards' Drawing On The Right Side of the Brain.  They thought it very strange to do such exercises as Face/Vase drawings, Blind Contour, Modified Contour, Upside Down, and Continuous Line Drawings.  I explained to them that these exercises were intended to cause a shift from the dominant left side of the brain to the more creative right side.  They also helped them to see the way an artist sees.