Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Think you can’t draw? You absolutely can. Buy a copy of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards (in print since 1979 for good reason) and read it properly - no skipping straight to the exercises - before sitting down with paper and pencil and following instructions. You will quickly amaze and delight yourself. Hands down the best and most life-enhancing thing I’ve done in lockdown – India Knight * Sunday Times *Clear, intelligent … practical and sensible … It is an essential beginning * The Artist *It remains the preeminent book on the subject of drawing for beginners * Psychology Today *Marries neuroscience and art * New York Times *Not only a book about drawing, it is a book about living. This brilliant approach to the teaching of drawing… should not be dismissed as a mere text. It emancipates * LA Times *A guide to enhancing creativity and artistic confidence * Independent *This innovative, landmark book should be required reading for all art students * American Artist *A landmark in drawing tuition * Leisure Painter *I’d recommend the book highly - there’s literally no downside * Management Today *

Betty Edwards is a retired professor in art at California State University. She continues to lecture extensively at universities, art schools, and businesses and she is a consultant at many leading creative businesses.