Let's revisit this classic art lesson and dig a little deeper... the practice of seeing and drawing negative space shifts our perspective into wholeness, strengthening our individual style.
• Choose an item and look at it normally for a minute. • Then, shift your focus to the space around it for another minute. • Next, draw the surrounding space as if it were solid, filling it in and leaving the positive space white.
Sketchbook Reflection:
• Think of a situation in your life. Now expand your awareness to see the bigger picture around the situation. What is the greater essence at work here? • Is there something detailed you've been really focused on lately? Step back and see the whole picture. What else does it include?
