Tex Norman

Left Handed Drawing



Posted: Sunday, September 05, 2010

by Tex Norman

I am writing this using the Columbus method -- i find it and land on it.  I can't even use the two finger typing method.  you see I fell on 8/31/2010 inside my house and broke my right arm.  I work late -- and Wednesday i got home at midnight, I made soup, I was carrying it back to the TV room , I stepped in something like dog dribble from his water dish, I slipped, trying not to spill my soup, and, well, I broke my right arm up near the shoulder joint.  Of course, I'm right handed. I have been doing art every day and suddenly I couldn't.  I soooo missed doing art daily.  To ease this inner stress I started trying to draw with the other hand.   These are my first efforts at drawings done left handed.











Tex Norman is a social worker, currently working at the Oklahoma DHS Abuse and Neglect hotline. He interviews people reporting abuse and/or neglect of children and vulnerable adults and writes a narrative. The narratives (and demographics) are used to initiate investigations of the allegations. He says it is like writing 8 to 10 stories a day. In August 2012, he will have been married to Kathie for 40 years. He has a son Ryan who earned a PhD from Princeton and he is now a scientist doing research in molecular biology. Tex spends his free time working as an artist and writer. He has one art site, and a blog that might be of interest: http://tex-norman.artistwebsites.com/ and http://collagepoetrybytex.blogspot.com/
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» left by Linda DeWitt
 1 year 255 days ago.
I'd say those are not bad for left handed art. You may just wind up with a new venue. Hope all goes well with the arm.
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