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Sketch and Painting with Non-Dominant Hand

A recent day's internal conversation:  I wonder, could I sketch that image with my non-dominant hand?  What if I tried?  Would there be something to learn by doing it that way?  Could I accept disappointment if it turned out to be a 'hot mess'?

After trying successfully to sketch it, there was more internal dialogue:  What if I continue by painting it with my non-dominant hand?  This was followed by all the other questions again.  

I'm so delighted with this piece.  I've learned I can draw and paint with my non-dominant hand!  Of course the brushstrokes are different in that hand...dabbing the paint on the page bit by bit.  My non-dominant hand also did the fine lines with some support from my dominant hand in the process. 

It has been humbling to learn how well that side of my mind-body connection is capable of artistically rendering the vision I had for this piece! 
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