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Welcome to the results from this weekends art challenge. It was quite a tricky one this week. We asked our students to draw something using their non dominant hand. So if students were left handed, draw with the right and if right handed, draw with the left. What amazing results they have achieved!
We love Lynne Bagnall’s drawing of Norm. Lynne is our featured image this week and we are so pleased that the exercise helped Lynne develop her drawing too. Well done to everyone who took part! Great job!!
…. ‘Left hand Norm’ my friends dog drawn with my left hand, a quick sketch that I love, even though my left hand is aching I really want to say thanks for this challenge, as using the wrong hand finally got me to loosen up a bit. Lynne Bagnall
We hope that everyone enjoyed this challenge. Stay tuned for a new Weekend Art Challenge posted here tomorrow.
It started out as a vase of flowers and ended as this 😂. But I love it, I really enjoyed this challenge. Guess my left hand draws better than it writes!
Hiya GoyalThat was definitely a challenge! First, I drew with my left hand (my dominant hand is the right), and second, I never draw portraits because I can’t. I am totally amazed at the result. This is a humble homage to Leonardo da Vinci who was left-handed. Leonardo was not only a talented painter, he was also an engineer and inventor. The drawings that have survived show that he even wrote mirror-inverted, from right to left. Rose-Marie BiehligI’m left handed so I drew with my right hand. I found it a difficult but interesting experience. Joshua Thornton The first is of my cat having a nap done in charcoal, and the other is my neighbours son done in pencil. Cynthia McNairThis week’s challenge was a tough one but great! I am left handed so used my right hand, to draw my left hand! It certainly presented challenges and made me think of using my right hand more often for maybe shading and as a challenge. Pauline BurkeQuick life left-hand drawing of my dog who keeps moving when being watched! I enjoyed very much this challenge and did a number of drawings feeling much more relaxed than when I draw with my dominant hand. I’ll keep drawing this way regularly! BenedicteThis about my sixth attempt of the same subject, done with HB graphite pencil, even having to erase with my other hand! Rosalind SpillingI’m astounded this came out as well as it did! Pencil and watercolour pencils. One of the recommended books in the Watercolour Diploma has paid off it seems. Usually trying this way of drawing makes my brain hurt. It was in fact very relaxing and enjoyable. Jackie GrovesMy weekend challenge , non dominant hand ,used black marker. Bhawna Sinhadrawing with your non dominant hand! This scribble was inspired by a man I saw at the bus stop today. Barbara SchunkThank you London arts college for this interesting challenge.It made me realise skill is in the mind.only practice is in our hands. Latha Bhaduri Prabakar15 minute sketch of my Saluki lurcher Taya. Done with my left hand. A real challenge especially since her legs were all wrapped together!! Dinah BarkerTried this quick sketch with my non dominant hand! Yes, I realized it’s your mind that takes over & the hand follows. It’s not perfect but there is lot of pride in trying it out! Afshan Quraishi I enjoyed this more than expected. Ink and promarkers. Kerrie MuirA 5 minute left handed sketch of my cat Banoffee. Andi BettinsonMy attempt at this weeks weekend challenge of drawing something with your non dominant hand ‘Left hand Norm’ my friends dog drawn with my left hand, a quick sketch that I love, even though my left hand is aching I really want to say thanks for this challenge as using the wrong hand finally got me to loosen up a bit. Lynne Bagnall
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