After reading Pruitt’s obituary I couldn’t resist seeing if I could draw a picture with both hands. The tree is my very first attempt. I made the mistake of starting out with a western hemlock which has a tipped over top (not symmetrical) and found I just went over to the left with both hands. But then I continued on down the tree drawing very quickly and even including a little owl sitting out on a high branch. The whole drawing took about 2 minutes.
So if you ever need entertainment at a cocktail party, just invite me. A drink just warms me up … doesn’t interfere at all. I have a feeling my brain scan would have some anomalies but I’ll try not to think about that.
P.S. There is a little history behind all this. When I first took my driver’s test as a teenager the guy testing me just sat and shook his head at the end. Then he said, “You obviously don’t know left from right, but you did stay on the right side of the road, so I’m going to pass you”!
I do know my left from my right! but you have to give me a little time to think about it. And the first time my mother-in-law saw me ironing she was just flummoxed as to why I ironed the way I did … and I couldn’t figure out why she did it the way she did.
Can any of you do this???
LOL, This is certainly interesting! Going to try it as I am somewhat ambidextrous. Still giggling.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting skill. I don't do much with my left hand. I can write backward with my right hand. I used to do that to write notes to my friends in school. We thought the teachers couldn't read them. Ha...
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you are so talented at drawing. Your brain isnt normal. LOL. Actually I have heard that left handled people have an easier time drawing because the left works the right side of the brain already.. the creative side, and you sound like you can do both sides with your writing..at least backwards.. At least it sounds good. :))
ReplyDeleteThere is something visually easy about this tree and it must be the symmetry. I thought it might make a good Christmas card after having a few additions.
ReplyDeletehow very interesting...I used to write backwards as a kid. Of course I can't make the experiment, since I was born with one hand, but I could try to write backwards all the same.
ReplyDeleteMirror brain!
Just tried it, and I can do the same, however my left hand is a little more 'wild', well, quite a bit more 'wild' than the right, but still legible. Fun. I think I'll try to write the same direction with each and see what happens. Ha!
ReplyDeleteThanks all for commenting!
ReplyDeleteConcetta ... Your art is wonderful ... one hand seems to do just find for you!
Katie ... if you look carefully I get a little sloppy with the left too. Its a funny skill to have!
My sister is ambidextrous and when she was a kid she used to draw half a picture with her left hand and then switch and draw the other half with her right.
ReplyDeleteHi Kristin ... I tried drawing with first one hand and then the other. I can do it easily, but it is easier to do both at once.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post and I'm going to have to give this a go. I sometimes find a paintbrush in my left hand but I'm not usually aware of when or how it got there. Like you, I have to think my way through to which is left and which is right.
ReplyDeleteLoved the tree art and can see this skill having a "place" in your journal pages!