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Summary: This latest book of Jeanne Carbonetti's is an absolute Jewel
Review: After reading her two other fine books on the technique of watercolor and zen, I didn't think she could come up with another as good as they were,I was so pleasently surprised: "Yoga of Drawing" has surpassed both! Her lovely drawing and simple techniques are easy to understand and most pleasing to the sense of balance and spirit in the presentation of the printed word to the reader. The flow of the spirit and mind are merged together as one to carry one happily through all the pages one by one in the process of understanding. My warmest recommendations.
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Summary: This latest book of Jeanne Carbonetti's is an absolute Jewel
Review: After reading her two other fine books on the technique of watercolor and zen, I didn't think she could come up with another as good as they were,I was so pleasently surprised: "Yoga of Drawing" has surpassed both! Her lovely drawing and simple techniques are easy to understand and most pleasing to the sense of balance and spirit in the presentation of the printed word to the reader. The flow of the spirit and mind are merged together as one to carry one happily through all the pages one by one in the process of understanding. My warmest recommendations.
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Summary: Worth it just for the pictures
Review: But the simple drawing technique is also useful. Great if you want to paint or draw expressively. The pictures are inspiring.
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Summary: another "crackpot" art instruction...
Review: Okay, so now there's the "YOGA OF DRAWING" and it will probably displace Betty Edwards' "DRAWING ON THE ARTIST WITHIN" which was replaced by Edwards' "DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN" and the same crowd applauds all of them as though they were all uniquely critical to development. "New & Improved!" Just like laundry detergent. There must surely be a catchy drawing book title with "ZEN" or "YOGA" in the title, published about every day of the year, and isn't that just plain silly?
What is odd about all of these supposed life-changing drawing books is that they are monotonously similar in approach. One might also use the word, "hypnotic". One is as good as the other (and they're not very good for beginners), and if you really want one, go look on e-bay, because everyone who buys them, dumps them off pretty quick. Perhaps the reason is because the authors cannot distinguish between teaching art or teaching metaphysics. Any human being is lucky to obtain mastery in a single field of endeavour, let alone presume to have mastered DRAWING and YOGA both; but one of these corny: A-WINK-IS-AS-GOOD-AS-A-NOD drawing titles comes out every month or so, and rarely does one of them offer justification or improvement on basic drawing texts already in print. The author who finds the subject of DRAWING, alone and of itself, inadequate marketing, must join DRAWING with something exotic, foreign and fantastical to con the general public.
The author, by combing religion with "drawing" in the title, suggests that DRAWING, of, and by itself, without reference to religion, metaphysics, or New Age hucksterism, is INSUFFICIENT. This is an insult to DRAWING, and art generally, because DRAWING is sufficient unto itself; And any author who must parade their religious beliefs before the general public is merely relying upon a common gimmick to sell books. Selling books, and teaching drawing, are two distinctly different things, and where there is one, you will probably not find the other.
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Summary: another "crackpot" art instruction...
Review: Okay, so now there's the "YOGA OF DRAWING" and it will probably displace Betty Edwards' "DRAWING ON THE ARTIST WITHIN" which was replaced by Edwards' "DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN" and the same crowd applauds all of them as though they were all uniquely critical to development. "New & Improved!" Just like laundry detergent. There must surely be a catchy drawing book title combined with the perennial "ZEN" in the title somewhere on the market and that presents a problem. What is odd about all of these supposed life-changing drawing books is that they are monotonously similar in approach. One might also use the word, "hypnotic". One is as good as the other (and they're not very good for beginners), and if you really want one, go look on e-bay, because everyone who buys them, dumps them off pretty quick. Perhaps the reason is because the authors cannot distinguish between teaching art or teaching metaphysics. Any human being is lucky to obtain mastery in a single field of endeavour, let alone presume to have mastered DRAWING and YOGA both; but one of these corny: A-WINK-IS-AS-GOOD-AS-A-NOD drawing titles comes out every month or so, and rarely does one of them offer justification or improvement on basic drawing texts already in print. The author who finds the subject of DRAWING, alone and of itself, inadequate marketing, must join DRAWING with something exotic, foreign and fantastical to con the general public. The author, by combing religion with "drawing" in the title, suggests that DRAWING, of, and by itself, without reference to religion, metaphysics, or New Age hucksterism, is INSUFFICIENT. This is an insult to DRAWING, and art generally, because DRAWING is sufficient unto itself; And any author who must parade their religious beliefs before the general public is merely relying upon a common gimmick to sell books. Selling books, and teaching drawing, are two distinctly different things, and where there is one, you will probably not find the other.
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Summary: another "crackpot" art instruction...
Review: Okay, so now there's the "YOGA OF DRAWING" and it will probably displace Betty Edwards' "DRAWING ON THE ARTIST WITHIN" which was replaced by Edwards' "DRAWING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN" and the same crowd applauds all of them as though they were all uniquely critical to development. "New & Improved!" Just like laundry detergent. There must surely be a catchy drawing book title combined with the perennial "ZEN" in the title somewhere on the market and that presents a problem. What is odd about all of these supposed life-changing drawing books is that they are monotonously similar in approach. One might also use the word, "hypnotic". One is as good as the other (and they're not very good for beginners), and if you really want one, go look on e-bay, because everyone who buys them, dumps them off pretty quick. Perhaps the reason is because the authors cannot distinguish between teaching art or teaching metaphysics. Any human being is lucky to obtain mastery in a single field of endeavour, let alone presume to have mastered DRAWING and YOGA both; but one of these corny: A-WINK-IS-AS-GOOD-AS-A-NOD drawing titles comes out every month or so, and rarely does one of them offer justification or improvement on basic drawing texts already in print. The author who finds the subject of DRAWING, alone and of itself, inadequate marketing, must join DRAWING with something exotic, foreign and fantastical to con the general public. The author, by combing religion with "drawing" in the title, suggests that DRAWING, of, and by itself, without reference to religion, metaphysics, or New Age hucksterism, is INSUFFICIENT. This is an insult to DRAWING, and art generally, because DRAWING is sufficient unto itself; And any author who must parade their religious beliefs before the general public is merely relying upon a common gimmick to sell books. Selling books, and teaching drawing, are two distinctly different things, and where there is one, you will probably not find the other.
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Summary: The Yoga of Drawing by Jeanne Carbonetti
Review: This is a terrific book for those people who don't have fabulous drawing skills. It helps you understand how you can create wonderful drawings that are expressive even if you don't draw. It's a wonderful companion to Jeanne Carbonetti's other two books.
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