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Marta Prime · 04-12-2002, 03:23 PM

I asked this question in reponse to a conversation that was going around a portrait critique, however, prompting from a friend suggested I post it here as it might get lost where it is.

Do you think that a person with only one eye would have a perspective advantage in painting, or a handicap? I know William Whitaker talked about having really bad vision in one eye, yet his paintings are beautiful. I think there was a Master or two with really bad vision too...but don't recall which. What do you think? Maybe I should have made this a poll...advantage or disadvantage?

04-12-2002, 03:23 PM	#1
Marta Prime Associate Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 132	Advantage or Handicap? I asked this question in reponse to a conversation that was going around a portrait critique, however, prompting from a friend suggested I post it here as it might get lost where it is. Do you think that a person with only one eye would have a perspective advantage in painting, or a handicap? I know William Whitaker talked about having really bad vision in one eye, yet his paintings are beautiful. I think there was a Master or two with really bad vision too...but don't recall which. What do you think? Maybe I should have made this a poll...advantage or disadvantage? __________________ Marta Prime