“How could putting in all of those hours to master the piano or become proficient at tennis help you to train your entire way of being in the world? It comes from recognizing the training as not just specific to the skill at hand but as training us to break the limited perspectives that we don’t even realize dominate our lives.” The Path by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh

Last weekend, I was drawing a great view of Mary’s Peak wreathed in clouds and fog from the LINC building in Corvallis. This reminded me of the importance of atmospheric perspective. When people think of perspective, they usually think of vanishing points and converging lines. However this is not the only way to add depth to a drawing. Plus the eye is extra sensitive to errors in linear perspective and it is not as easy to make up for a mistake. So this week I wanted to focus on the basics of perspective and depth in drawings.