Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Summer Sale on DRSB Drawing Materials! Click below and read Betty's Blog for details!

Summer Sale on DRSB Drawing Materials! — Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Check out a new post in "Betty's Blog" on the website at www.drawright.com.

Around the World: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain — Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Amazing results from the most recent 5 Day Intensive Drawing Workshop (online) ! The improvements are immense and I’m so proud of you all!

Our next 5 Day Intensive Drawing Workshop (online) is Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2

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Wishing a Happy 98th Birthday to the author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (first published in 1979. She is still helping millions around the world to learn to draw and tap into their own innate creativity!

After a long winter, we can finally see Spring on the horizon! Time to sharpen your pencils, get out your drawing tools, and start drawing! Did you know that Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler designed a complete Artist's Portfolio as a companion to Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain? Along with a DVD or the online version of Betty's drawing instruction, you can find these tools at https://www.drawright.com/merch-horizon

Check it out! Happy Drawing!

Betty has just posted a new piece on her blog, about the values of handwriting. Take a look!

The Cognitive Benefits of Handwriting: How It Boosts Memory and Learning — Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain The following article confirms what I’ve always believed — that there are huge cognitive benefits to handwriting, particularly in script or cursive. Give it a try! As the author says, “Not only will you reap the cognitive benefits, but you might also rediscover the joy of writing by hand.” P...

There's a new post on Betty's Blog, regarding the work of Iain McGilchrist and his thoughts on the "divided brain." Click below to read!

Some Thoughts from Iain McGilchrist on "The Divided Brain" — Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain I want to strongly recommend that you listen to the podcast interview of Dr. Iain McGilchrist, the renowned psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher, and literary scholar:   Click here for podcast audio and transcription .

The most recent DRSB Online Workshop students crushed it! You can see their before-and-after drawings here. https://www.drawright.com/before-after It's a five-day process, all conducted virtually. The master instructor, Brian Bomeisler, has the students draw a self-portrait on Day One. He then leads them methodically through the DRSB methods developed by Betty Edwards. There are a series of drawing exercises and instruction in Days One through Four, and at the end, the students draw another self-portrait. The results are always amazing, as can be seen here.

From Betty Edwards and Brian Bomeisler: Happy Holidays to all DRSB students, past and future, and to all fans of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain!

If you will be anywhere near San Francisco between November 19, 2023 and February 11, 2024, try to visit the Legion of Honor to see some magnificent drawings by the Renaissance master Botticelli!

Botticelli Drawings Botticelli Drawings, featuring rarely seen and newly attributed works, is the first exhibition dedicated to the drawings of Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli.

Happy to see Betty Edwards' book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain included, as well it should be!

12 Excellent Drawing Books Recommended by Artists and Illustrators Whether you're a beginner or advanced at drawing, these books will help teach and enhance your abilities. The experts recommend them!

Spring is about to be sprung! To mark the arrival of our favorite season, we are offering 15% off everything in the DRSB Store, from now through March 31st. Click here https://www.drawright.com/merch-horizon to see the merch! Everything from special drawing tools designed by Betty to help you hone your drawing skills, to a full Artist's Portfolio -- everything you need to Draw on the Right Side of Your Brain!

Hopefully this recent fierce winter weather is subsiding where you live, and it's getting to be time to go outside with your sketchbook and DRAW! When you order, just type SPRING2023 at checkout and your 15% discount will be applied. No limit! Happy drawing!

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Official website of Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Features Betty Edwards' blog, information about creativity, drawing workshops by artist Brian Bomeisler, DRSB Shop to purchase art and drawing tools and materials.

Betty Edwards is quoted in this article --

5 ways to think like Leonardo da Vinci and unlock your creative code Creative geniuses like Leonardo da Vinci are able to access different ways of thinking, sparking innovation.

The extreme foreshortening of the leg of this student’s chair creates an amazing dynamism that is so pleasing to look at. Great example of bringing the 3D onto the 2D plane

Betty Edwards has posted a new commentary on "Betty's Blog." Check it out! https://www.drawright.com/blog

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Before and after self portraits by last week’s students — well done!

Would you like to learn to draw? Check out the upcoming online DRSB workshop schedule -- the next one starts February 27th! https://www.drawright.com/workshops?view=calendar&month=02-2023

Amazing work from last week’s students!

There’s still time to sign up for our 5 day online workshop February 13-17 to start your own drawing journey!

See our website below for more information:

https://www.drawright.com

New one day online workshop for returning students!
April 15 9am-3pm PST
$175
One day intensive workshop on drawing landscapes with instructor Brian Bomeisler!
See our website for more details

Beautiful progress from this student in the Virtual Workshop! The attention to her hair is lovely

Interested in seeing the progression of a DRSB Workshop student over the course of a week? Click below to see how well Harry did in just 5 days of instruction from Brian Bomeisler. https://www.drawright.com/new-page-3 You can sign up for one of Brian's virtual classes and have the same results yourself! Here's how you register: https://www.drawright.com/register-for-a-workshop

Delicately drawn stool — this student did an lovely job in capturing the texture of metal in this chair drawing

Great use of light and shadow here. Sometimes just a touch of dark in the midst of a lot of light or vice versa can bring a whole piece together

This student’s composition is cleverly laid out, with the box breaking the boundary on the bottom right side and the frame of a photo peaking into the top left corner. It creates a lovely evenness and two interest points for the drawing

Check out Betty's Blog for a new post about how drawing can help you slow down and appreciate the world around you!

Drawing Is A Great Way To Slow Down and Appreciate the World Around You — Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain A recent article in the New York Times discussed something that Betty has been telling students for decades: “In an age of instant everything, drawing invites us to slow down and appreciate the world around us.” Many thanks to the author, Melissa Kirsch, who wrote this in her article “How to S...

Stunning transformation! What beautiful use of light and shadow! If you'd like to see similar results, consider signing up for a virtual DRSB Drawing Workshop with master instructor Brian Bomeisler. Classes open for the Fall: https://www.drawright.com/workshops?view=calendar&month=10-2022

Such pleasing shapes and shadows created in this chair drawing

Glasses are so fun in self portraits! They often cast unusual and unique shapes of light and shadow on the face that present a challenge with fascinating results in drawing! Here are some great examples from students work

Captivating and pensive self portrait by Virtual Workshop student. So impressed with their progress and very advanced use of light and shadow. Beautiful work!
Would you like to get the same results with your own drawing? You can! Two new classes starting Sept 12 and Sept 26... Click here for Brian Bomeisler's workshop calendar: https://www.drawright.com/workshops?view=calendar&month=09-2022

Spend 13 minutes with this delightful TED Talk from Wendy MacNaughton -- The Art of Paying Attention: https://www.ted.com/talks/wendy_macnaughton_the_art_of_paying_attention

Inviting you to slow down and look at the world around you, graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton illustrates how drawing can spark deeply human, authentic connections. Ready to try? Grab a pencil and join MacNaughton for this delightful talk. "Drawing is looking, and looking is loving," she says.

Wendy is the founder of DrawTogether, https://drawtogether.studio/, an innovative program that focuses on the power to SEE.

The art of paying attention In an invitation to slow down and look at the world around you, graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton illustrates how drawing can spark deeply human, authentic connections. Ready to try? Grab a pencil and join MacNaughton for this delightful talk. "Drawing is looking, and looking is loving," she says...

Such a transformation! We love this student’s post-instruction self-portrait after only a week of lessons online by Brian Bomeisler, DRSB's master instructor. Interested in learning to draw your own self-portrait? Check out the calendar of upcoming classes: https://www.drawright.com/workshops?view=calendar&month=08-2022