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The Creative Eye - vision, drawing and the brain is a textbook for the next generation of visual artists about How To Draw - the very act of drawing and the act of human sight. This book takes the teaching tradition of the previous 80 years and hauls it into the 21st century. It provides a masterclass of research and practical examples for students, instructors, professional artists, life drawing classes, and any reader curious about creativity. The Creative Eye closely examines the act of drawing, the act of human vision, includiong depth vision, not just ""seeing flat"" as is taught by recent how-to-draw manuals. How do the eyes really see? The Creative Eye accesses new research explaining what goes on in the hard-working visual brain - even what hinders us as we try to draw. Spears' method, developed over nearly half a century of international teaching, obsessive drawing and more than 20 books published, began as studio experiments and emerged as unique exercises in drawing. The book uses hundreds of illustrations of her own and student work, research on visual perception, and quotes and anecdotes of artists and poets. Heather persuades, informs and stimulates both the student and professional artist, injecting the fun and enthusiasm of the classroom into this new and amazing work. The Creative Eye stands highly praised, a modern classic in the theory and practice of drawing.

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I can count on the fingers of one hand the people, books, and events that have been a pivotal influence on my life. That have changed, not just the way I do things, but the way I think about things, particularly within art. Heather Spears' the creative eye is one such book that has radically altered my understanding, perception and practice of drawing. I am a teacher and artist. I have been teaching art classes for nearly 20 years. I am involved in the 'actual, physical act' of drawing as Heather puts it. My courses focus on finding ways of supporting students to learn to draw and overcome the difficulties they experience. I have a very hands-on approach. I am not an academic or critic. This is written from an unashamedly personal viewpoint. I discovered Heather's book in my local library - by chance . Brought it home and eagerly started reading, as you do when you have a new book in your possession. I'm one of those people who like to underline important passages, make annotations in the margins - it helps me remember those facts or ideas I might want to come back to, to ponder, reflect upon, and think about more deeply. I read the first chapter and found that I had underlined virtually every line. This was ridiculous! I quickly realized underlining was a complete waste of time - this book was so full of insights, new facts and useful suggestions that if I carried on I would end up underlining the whole book. ...desperately needed in the field of art and art education. Not since the 1941 edition of Kimon Nicolaides' book has there been a really good text... I believe that 'the creative eye' will fill that void. Robin Hopper, Royal College of Art, founder/director of Metchosin School of the Arts, educator and ceramic artist, Canada In 'the creative eye', Heather Spears argues that there are real, accessible ways to test the boundaries of perception, to stretch and perhaps even circumvent them. And that is the essence of creativity. Dr. Jack Cohen, mathematician, biologist, and astrobiologist, UK

"""I can count on the fingers of one hand the people, books, and events that have been a pivotal influence on my life. That have changed, not just the way I do things, but the way I think about things, particularly within art. Heather Spears' the creative eye is one such book that has radically altered my understanding, perception and practice of drawing. ""I am a teacher and artist. I have been teaching art classes for nearly 20 years. I am involved in the 'actual, physical act' of drawing as Heather puts it. My courses focus on finding ways of supporting students to learn to draw and overcome the difficulties they experience. I have a very hands-on approach. I am not an academic or critic. This is written from an unashamedly personal viewpoint. ""I discovered Heather's book in my local library - by chance . Brought it home and eagerly started reading, as you do when you have a new book in your possession. I'm one of those people who like to underline important passages, make annotations in the margins - it helps me remember those facts or ideas I might want to come back to, to ponder, reflect upon, and think about more deeply. ""I read the first chapter and found that I had underlined virtually every line. This was ridiculous! I quickly realized underlining was a complete waste of time - this book was so full of insights, new facts and useful suggestions that if I carried on I would end up underlining the whole book. ""...desperately needed in the field of art and art education. Not since the 1941 edition of Kimon Nicolaides' book has there been a really good text... I believe that 'the creative eye' will fill that void."" Robin Hopper, Royal College of Art, founder/director of Metchosin School of the Arts, educator and ceramic artist, Canada ""In 'the creative eye', Heather Spears argues that there are real, accessible ways to test the boundaries of perception, to stretch and perhaps even circumvent them. And that is the essence of creativity."" Dr. Jack Cohen, mathematician, biologist, and astrobiologist, UK"

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Canadian writer and artist Heather Spears was educated at the University of British Columbia, The Vancouver School of Art and the University of Copenhagen. She is a respected teacher of drawing workshops in Europe and America and has held artist residencies in hospitals, drawn in courtrooms, war zones, concert halls, and at literary festivals. She has exhibited her drawings widely in Europe and America. Many images are in the Wellcome Collection, London and available for reproduction: https: //wellcomecollection.org/works/nxfw2wkv. Heather Spears has 4 children, and lives in both Canada and Denmark. Contact Heather at www.heatherspears.com and heatherspearsblog.wordpress.com

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