[Ditter]

You are more right than you even know. As an art student I watched some of my fellow students struggle with drawing. Some of those who never were able to master it, became abstract painters.

[AnAmericanMother]

As an art student I watched some of my fellow students struggle with drawing. Some of those who never were able to master it, became abstract painters.

How right you are! I am NOT an artist, but I have often found it useful to be able to sketch things (to note a particular point of conformation on a horse, or capture the appearance of a dress I see for sewing later, or record a detail on antique furniture, for example). I could always "see" in my mind what I wanted, but I couldn't set it down on paper accurately. I got hold of a book called "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" that addressed the problem in a very practical way. After completing the exercises in that book, I can capture what I need for my purposes ... it ain't art, but at least I know it! ;-)

[secretagent]

As an art student I watched some of my fellow students struggle with drawing. Some of those who never were able to master it, became abstract painters.

One thing to "break the rules" after mastering them, another to pretend one doesn't care...