Betty Edwards

In early childhood, children develop a set of symbols that 'stand for' things they see in the world around them... Children are…

— Betty Edwards

An individual's ability to draw is... the ability to shift to a different-from-ordinary way of processing visual information - to shift from…

— Betty Edwards

Be clear in your mind why learning to draw well is important. Drawing enables you to see in that special, epiphanous way…

— Betty Edwards

As a teacher and parent, I've had a very personal interest in seeking new ways of teaching. Like most other teachers and…

— Betty Edwards

Art has this long history, predating even language, of expressing nonverbal information.

— Betty Edwards

“Over the last forty years, many educators, decision-makers, and even some parents have come to regard the arts as peripheral, and let’s…

— Betty Edwards

As parents, we can do a great deal to further this goal by helping our children develop alternative ways of knowing the…

— Betty Edwards

As each new skill is learned, you will merge it with those previously learned until, one day, you are simply drawing -…

— Betty Edwards

Creativity is the ability to find new solutions to a problem or new modes of expression; thus it brings into existence something…

— Betty Edwards

“Paper: Some inexpensive plain bond paper A pad of Strathmore Drawing Paper, 80 lb., 11" × 14" Pencils: A #2 ordinary yellow…

— Betty Edwards

Clearly the work of a master teacher who has deep knowledge of his subject and enormous empathy for his students and his…

— Betty Edwards