If we have relatively good eyesight it's easy to think that's all we need, "I know how to see! Just open my eyes and look!" One of the first lessons from learning to draw and paint was that I had no idea what was involved in seeing. Not just that I was lacking techniques useful for catching what was in front of me on paper or canvas; but that I had no idea that the act of perception could be affected by our awareness of it. It was my first introduction into a kind of
Learning how to see
Learning how to see
If we have relatively good eyesight it's easy to think that's all we need, "I know how to see! Just open my eyes and look!" One of the first lessons from learning to draw and paint was that I had no idea what was involved in seeing. Not just that I was lacking techniques useful for catching what was in front of me on paper or canvas; but that I had no idea that the act of perception could be affected by our awareness of it. It was my first introduction into a kind of
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