Van Gogh's Letter To Theo: Learning To Draw
It’s more or less the same with drawing as with writing. When one learns to write as a child, one has the feeling that one will never discover how to do it, and it seems to be a miracle when one sees the schoolmaster write so quickly. Nevertheless, in time one grasps it. And I really believe that one must learn to draw in such a way that it’s as easy as writing something down, and that one must master proportion and learn to see in such a way that one can reproduce at will whatever one sees on a larger or smaller scale. - Van Gogh
Drawing never came naturally to me. I had to learn. It was grueling for me, until I finally found a teacher who taught proportioning. The light went on and I haven't turned back since.
My drawing and painting classes in Roswell, GA., will resume in January. Please see my website to learn more about my classes. - Jill Saur
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Van Gogh's Trees
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