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Timothy C. Tyler · 09-02-2002, 04:22 PM

I had recent discussion with an informed guy over whether we should "view" our subjects from life with one eye open or two. He said the atelier he attended in Italy taught him to use only one. To me this defeats the wonder of using both eyes to read the form. Most people will look at my finished work with 2 eyes, why not paint with 2 eyes? I feel if something happens using both eyes, I want that something to be apparent on my canvas.

09-02-2002, 04:22 PM	#1
Timothy C. Tyler Inactive Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Siloam Springs, AR Posts: 911	One eye or two? I had recent discussion with an informed guy over whether we should "view" our subjects from life with one eye open or two. He said the atelier he attended in Italy taught him to use only one. To me this defeats the wonder of using both eyes to read the form. Most people will look at my finished work with 2 eyes, why not paint with 2 eyes? I feel if something happens using both eyes, I want that something to be apparent on my canvas.