Revisiting Drawing on the Right Side

Preface Twenty years have passed since the first publication of Drawing on

the Right Side of the Brain in July 1979. Ten years ago, in 1989,

I revised the book and published a second edition, bringing it up to date with what

I had learned during that decade. Now, in 1999, I am revising the

book one more time. This latest revision represents a culmination of my lifelong engrossment in drawing as a

quintessentially human activity. How I came to write this book Over the years,

many people have asked me how I came to write this book. As often happens,

it was the result of numerous chance events and seemingly random choices. First,