Book Review:

The Art of Responsive Drawing
AUTHOR: Nathan Goldstein
COPYRIGHT: 1973

I have been working through this book to to understand drawing techniques more thoroughly. The book covers basic materials and aiding to develop the artists eye to "see" what you're drawing in a way the artist can effectively translate to paper. There is a reason why certain books become classics - they provide something that's useful or insightful no matter how long the book has been in print. This book is one of them.

"For anyone interested in refreshing their understanding of the main factors and processes of drawing, this how-to-see book enhances the ability to experience and state the world in visual terms that communicate, and to better comprehend the options and obstacles often confronted when drawing from nature.

Goldstein emphasizes drawing as a responsive encounter with the physical world and examines factors that enable response to a subject's measurable, structural actualities., its relational possibilities, and its emotive character. He explores the tools and materials of drawing, and the concepts, forces, and "pathologies," or common failings of perception, organization, and expression in drawing. In addition, the author presents suggested exercises to help the reader experience the concepts and processes dealt with in each chapter."