Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn to draw

2012-01-24 Thread Joel Weishaus
Edward; Of course I agree with you here. A healthy culture has many critics who have different viewpoints of a piece of literary or visual work. The important thing, I suggest, is to develop knowledgeable, thoughtful, and courageous critics, and also media that will publish (and pay!) them.

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-17 Thread Auriea
Hello Netbehaviourists, I know, I never write. But I read, and today you all are touching on a subject close to my heart. I've found that drawing is something that one can learn, with time and practise, much like coding. But it does take time... lots and lots of not wasting time and drawing

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Biggs
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw LOL. Learning to draw is not a technical skill, although some people want you to believe it is. Learning to draw, in the first instance, requires learning how to look at things very intensely and carefully

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-16 Thread TOM CORBY
I draw a lot. I mean everyday (especially at the moment). I thank god for the 2 year art foundation course that put me through life drawing boot camp. It was the best educational experience I've ever had.  I do believe that some people have more drawing ability  than others, but it can be

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Biggs
; NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:03 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw I don't agree with the natural talent argument. I'm a nurture, not nature, person. Having taught art for almost as long as I've professionally made it (over 30

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Mclennan
can run, but very few can reach the Olympics, no matter how hard they train. -Joel - Original Message - From: Simon Biggs To: Joel Weishaus ; NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:03 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw I don't agree

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Biggs
the Olympics, no matter how hard they train. -Joel - Original Message - From: Simon Biggs To: Joel Weishaus ; NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:03 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw I don't agree with the natural talent

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-16 Thread Joel Weishaus
in this and not in that---that, I suggest, is valuable. -Joel - Original Message - From: Simon Biggs To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw Ummm, yes - but I am not arguing

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Mclennan
body can run, but very few can reach the Olympics, no matter how hard they train. -Joel - Original Message - From: Simon Biggs To: Joel Weishaus ; NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:03 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw I

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Biggs
To: Joel Weishaus ; NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 1:03 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw I don't agree with the natural talent argument. I'm a nurture, not nature, person. Having taught art for almost as long as I've

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn to draw

2012-01-16 Thread Simon Biggs
It's the obsession with measuring things, especially unstable and subjective things like art, that I am arguing against. best Simon On 16 Jan 2012, at 19:22, Edward Picot wrote: A very interesting discussion this has been! But I have to say, with regard to Simon Biggs' comments, that I

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-15 Thread bob catchpole
http://jacksonpollock.org/ Bob From: Rob Myers r...@robmyers.org To: netBehaviour for networked distributed creativity netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org Sent: Sunday, 15 January 2012, 18:30 Subject: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw Are there any sites or

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-15 Thread Rob Myers
On 15/01/12 18:17, Simon Biggs wrote: LOL. ಠ_ಠ Learning to draw is not a technical skill, although some people want you to believe it is. Dubious neoroscience aside, I found Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain imparted useful technical concepts for drawing. A good life drawing tutor can

Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw

2012-01-15 Thread Joel Weishaus
creativity Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] Learn To Draw LOL. Learning to draw is not a technical skill, although some people want you to believe it is. Learning to draw, in the first instance, requires learning how to look at things very intensely