Marion Heather Spears

An artists’ guide to the sources of creativity. A book about human sight, seeing, and about how the visual brain functions with reference to the acts of seeing and drawing. What are the physical (neurological) hindrances to clear sight? The newest research in visual perception and the brain as this applies to drawing. How creativity is accessed and nurtured. A manual, with a sequence of exercises in perception and in drawing. Many quotations from artists and poets as well as neurologists. The artist at any level is persuaded into taking risks and making new choices. Many illustrations.