"What if imagination and art are not frosting at all, but the fountainhead of human experience?"
—Rollo May, existential psychologist and author of Love and Will
Drawing with Hand, Head, and Heart
is a comprehensive and practical guide to the art of drawing and to the
process of visual thinking that is part of our full human intelligence.
More than 500 illustrated exercises and examples—collected and
developed over many years of Waldorf classroom experience—show teachers,
parents, and students how to learn to draw simply and naturally, as a
child would learn to draw.
The introduction examines
contemporary research on brain development and its relationship to
learning, showing how the process of picture making contributes to the
development of visual thinking. An overview follows about how children
learn to draw and how their visual intelligence can be engaged through
age-appropriate drawing exercises. Many useful examples of form drawing,
portraiture, and geometric and perspective drawing illustrate the art
and science of drawing for students of all ages and ability levels.
Van
James also provides samples of inspiring blackboard drawings and main
lesson book pages for teachers and students and includes an informative
appendix on therapeutic drawing, a bibliography of resources, and an
index. Includes 576 color and black and white illustrations.
Drawing with Hand, Head, and Heart provides an invaluable resource for teachers, parents, and visual artists.312 pp.
8" x 9 1/4"
Illustrations: 576
SteinerBooks
Paperback
Published: April 2013
978-1-62148-010-5