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Artist, thou art loosed! | Creative License, The: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are | Danny Gregory

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	• Creative License, The: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are Danny Gregory Hyperion, 2006 - 208 pages average customer review:based on 60 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

I am loving Creative License by Danny Gregory

I am really enjoying Creative License written by Danny Gregory. I actually am now on my second reading! After finishing the book I began to read it from back to front! It is a lovely book written with humor, sensitivity and just plain good sense. I got a sort of kick-in-the-pants start from some of his "encouraging" push starts. The quotes are wonderful and often eye-opening. I do have some trouble reading the strange font lettering sometimes - but that is very minor. I loved the book and reccomend it to anyone stuck in their forward movement in the art of their choice.
A.M.C.

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Needs More Drawing

The idea behind this book is great: "start drawing and start a journal." However you can skip to page 142 before you get any good advice. The earlier chapters are just stuff like "draw the details of the bottles in your medicine cabinet"or "draw something else that isn't particularly interesting." I understand the point behind it is draw what you see, but that is the only drawing exercise mentioned.

This book might be useful if you are new to drawing and making journals, but I would recommend just starting the journal without this book. You'll either like or dislike the opinions in this book. I did not like that creativity was describe as being the most important thing and then be told to draw the medicine cabinet. I also didn't understand why people can't experience creativity across all fields of there interest. Though it was better latter in the book when the author gives examples and tells the reader drawing has helped in other parts of his life, like taking guitar lessons with his son.

I recommend a book on drawing instruction and working on your own. And yes, keep a journal. You need a book of drawing exercises and drawing warmups. Something like figure drawing or drawing from reference, or drawing from the imagination. Let people discover their own meaning for drawing. They'll get it naturally. I think those last 2 sentences are what the author was trying to say. But he takes 200 pages to say it.

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Artist, thou art loosed!

Remove the block to your creative drive and find yourself once again enjoying your own drawing, painting, writing, crafts, or whatever it is that brings you joy!

The Creative License: Giving Yorself Permission To Be The Artist You Truly Are is all that the title claims. Own it and you have (one of) the keys that will open the door back into the world of your own creativity, unfettered by a need to be perfect.

Be you. Create what you want. Be happy.

What a concept! What a book!

Highly recommended!

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Inspiring!

I love this book. The colorful pages, the honest and encouraging advice and the fun art all inspire me. Thanks, Danny, for such a great resource. I'm recommending it to everyone.
This is an excellent resource book for writers of any genre. A must-have for your reference library!

Cynthia Morris

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When Danny Gregory's life was turned upside down by tragedy, he learned to cope by teaching himself to draw. The result was a complete transformation of his life, his priorities, his career, and the way he saw the world. In handwritten chapters full of his lush watercolor illustrations, Danny now offers readers a program for reconnecting to their own creative energies, using drawing as an example. He gently instructs us in the art of allowing ourselves to fail, giving up the expectation of perfection and opening our eyes to the beauty around us. The result is the permission to express ourselves fully and take part in the creative process without fear. Artist or not, readers of all stripes will find inspiration in this unique and beautiful book.

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