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There must be some reputable scholarship well beyond what will show up in this Forum regarding hand/eye/conceptualizing skills and abilities related to our inherent need to select one side of our body to execute tasks over the other side.
Paint, canvas, and brushes have no prejudice (Hand-held paletts are guilty, however.) and the only time I notice an artist's orientation is the evidence of stroke patterns running in opposite directions between right- and left-handed artists and usually does not impart anything beyond the general ability of the artist.
I have never thought of a need to consider this issue beyond the baseball diamond where the combination of right/left handed batters is matched against right/left handed pitchers to be more competitive.
For no other reason than sheer numbers, righties would be the more competitive group in almost any situation. But why does it matter? I continue to wonder whether lefty masters used a light source from right to left in order to avoid painting in the shadow of their hand in a naturally lit studio.
Why is a spiral notebook or binder a problem? Is there a reason to not write on the even numbered pages?
Some musicians adjust their instruments (usually stringed) but I can't recall seeing bows going in different directions at the concert. I learned to play the accordian when I was young and can't imagine how I would play it if I were a lefty. (The definition of a gentleman: A man who knows how to play the accordian but doesn't.)
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