Many years ago, while covering baseball, the team I was covering recalled a young player at the end of the season for bench help in the playoffs. I knew little about him but still remember describing that he had "gunfighter eyes." Oh man, steely. And he could hit a little, but mostly, he could compete. Got quite a bit of big-league time later and became a long-time coach.
When teaching drawing there is a time after about 6 weeks where the students mostly improve immensely .......it is about learning to see not the so much ' in the hands'
Good stuff. Your comments about keeping the eyes still reminds me of videos I have seen that show raptors flying/hovering/"kiting" while looking for prey down below. No matter the contortions their bodies/wings are making, their heads are kept completely still.
Many years ago, while covering baseball, the team I was covering recalled a young player at the end of the season for bench help in the playoffs. I knew little about him but still remember describing that he had "gunfighter eyes." Oh man, steely. And he could hit a little, but mostly, he could compete. Got quite a bit of big-league time later and became a long-time coach.
When teaching drawing there is a time after about 6 weeks where the students mostly improve immensely .......it is about learning to see not the so much ' in the hands'
Good stuff. Your comments about keeping the eyes still reminds me of videos I have seen that show raptors flying/hovering/"kiting" while looking for prey down below. No matter the contortions their bodies/wings are making, their heads are kept completely still.