Publisher’s Note “WHEN Kimon Nicolaïdes died in the summer of 1938, the first draft of this book had been complete for two years. It could, perhaps, never have been published other than posthumously, for the author was reluctant to put into final form his constantly developing methods of art teaching.” Introduction The Only Way to…
Tag: See Don’t Just Look
In Writing and Painting, Be Specific – Learn to See the Differences with Contour Drawing
Learning to Write and Paint Is Dependent on a Person’s Ability to Dig Deep and to Be Specific. When I start new writing an painting students, I always tell them that having previous experience is not necessary. Sometimes, a person’s previous training is more detrimental than helpful because my approach to teaching is different. Regardless…
Let’s Start a Nature Journal — Let’s Sharpen Our Eyes of Perception
During the remaining days and weeks of pretty weather, I want to challenge everyone to take time to truly see what is around them–and to jot your observations in a journal of some kind. It might be a spiral notebooks–or a simple piece of paper. Rule: You must write your observation while you are outside–actually…