Upside down by Shelagh Fairbank
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Anyone who has read Betty Edwards' book 'Drawing with the Right Side of the Brain' will have probably tried the exercise of drawing the upside down subject. Well I did too and then tried it again with another subject - my vase of flowers. Being a complete novice artist at the time, I was amazed at the results and how it made me think more about the individual shapes or 'parts' of a picture, rather than the 'whole' thing. Interesting...
About the Artist
Shelagh Fairbank
I took up painting after retiring in 2017, having not done any since 'O' Level Art - now I find I can't stop. Painting or drawing has certainly filled the void, (after a worklife in IT), with ease and offered the perfect contrast. My painting is quite eclectic and I paint what takes my fancy or…
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