If you wish you were more creative, this conversation is for you. Betty Edwards is the author of the world's most widely used drawing instructional book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.

Join our conversation on the value of learning to draw, the qualities of the left vs the right- brain mode of thinking, and find out which is harder: creating a drawing or a best-selling book.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction
01:11 Left and Right side of the brain overview
03:45 Skills and insights gained from training the Right side of the brain
05:28 Effects of not teaching arts in US public schools on society  
08:27 Betty's early education
10:19 Do you need talent to learn to draw?
11:33 What would it be like if we reintroduced the art in schools?
12:40 Do you have to be young to learn to draw?
13:55 What is the biggest enemy of creativity?
14:35 The 5 basics skills needed to learn to read and draw
17:52 Shame and trauma in art classes and students
20:10 If your brother or sibling was "the artist" in the family
21:16 Upside down drawing exercise --the revolutionary way to learn to draw
24:30 Tricking the left side of the brain 
26:55 Battling distractions and frustration when you're trying to learn to draw
30:20 The difficulty of grading/evaluating artwork 
34:55 The creative process of writing a book vs drawing
38:10 Betty's favorite art instructional book

Betty's Blog and Workshop Schedule:
www.DrawRight.com

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