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A last change!
The reason why, after more than 27 years of teaching, I am still very enthusiastic about learning to draw with the right brain is because it changes people’s lives. One of those lives is Gerda’s. Gerda has been struggling with drawing for a long time before she came to take lessons with me. She went…
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Betty Edwards
Betty Edwards’ book “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” has been one of the most important books in the development of artists worldwide. And for good reason! As an artist, Betty Edwards developed a drawing method that makes it possible for anyone to learn to draw realistically. Drawing is about observation. This remarkable…
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365 days a portrait
Siegfried Woldhek is best known for his beautiful portraits in NRC. He also regularly publishes in the New York Times. Not only is he a fantastic artist, but he is also a wonderful teacher, which is a fairly rare combination. In 2019, I attended a workshop with him in his studio. What I learned most…
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How a boek about drawing changed my life
Sometimes one book can be life changing. For me it was founding the way to draw with the right brain.
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What about those hemispheres of the brain and being able to draw?
The perceptual ability necessary for drawing resides in the right side of the brain. People who believe they cannot draw are actually using the ‘wrong’ part of their brain. Betty Edwards, an American artist, discovered through years of research that it is the abilities of the right side of the brain that enable people to…
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Miracles when the penny drops
Such a waste if everything I’ve learned is lost,” says Marianne Snoek. It’s all now in her book.PHOTO STUDIO KASTERMANS/DANIELLE VAN COEVORDENThe artist was one of those people who believed she couldn’t draw. “I grew up in a house wherethere wasn’t a single colored pencil or piece of paper,” she laughs. Over twenty years ago,…
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I have been nominated for The Dutch Portrait Prize 2019
I am nominated for the Dutch Portrait Award 2019 June 9, 2019 Marianne The GreatestGeneration: Lucy (2015) The Reason With the portrait The Greatest Generation: Lucy, I was nominated for the Dutch PortraitAward in 2019. This is the most prestigious award in the Netherlands for those engaged inportraiture (painting/drawing/sculpting). I had never submitted a work…
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Radio interview Omroep Brabant of January 25, 2006
In this radio interview, I (hopefully) explain very clearly what it means to learn to draw with the right brain. You will get an idea of how the method works and what it can mean for you and your drawing skills. Enjoy listening! In this engaging conversation, Marianne Snoek, an artist, shares her passion…