Painting Can Save Your Life

Author : Sara Woster
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780593329955

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Painting Can Save Your Life by Sara Woster Pdf

Artist and founder of The Painting School Sara Woster invites readers into the vibrant world of painting as a creative practice powerful enough to transform our lives. Sara Woster is a painter, teacher, and art evangelist. She believes in art as a form of mindfulness, a ritual for healing, and an outlet for self-expression. In Painting Can Save Your Life, Woster welcomes readers into this transformative art form, inviting them to pick up a brush and discover how painting can help you see the world in a whole new way. Weaving soup-to-nuts instruction on how to paint—from choosing the right materials to painting the human body—with her own story of discovering a passion for painting, this book includes: simple and easy techniques for painters of all skill levels playful and challenging painting exercises tips on how to build a creative community using art insights on how to use painting to cultivate a sense of calm in a stressful world Part how-to-paint, part sheer inspiration, Painting Can Save Your Life is a wise and inspiring guide to the power of painting.

Author : Beth Pickens
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781452184159

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Make Your Art No Matter What by Beth Pickens Pdf

The Artist's Way for the 21st century—from esteemed creative counselor Beth Pickens. If you are an artist, you need to make your art. That's not an overstatement—it's a fact; if you stop doing your creative work, your quality of life is diminished. But what do you do when life gets in the way? In this down-to-earth handbook, experienced artist coach Beth Pickens offers practical advice for developing a lasting and meaningful artistic practice in the face of life's inevitable obstacles and distractions. This thoughtful volume suggests creative ways to address the challenges all artists must overcome—from making decisions about time, money, and education, to grappling with isolation, fear, and anxiety. No matter where you are in your art-making journey, this book will motivate and inspire you. Because not only do you need your art—the world needs it, too. • EXPERT ADVICE: Beth Pickens is an experienced and passionate arts advocate with extensive insight into working through creative obstacles. She has spent the last decade advising artists on everything from financial strategy to coping with grief. • PRACTICAL AND POSITIVE: This book is both a love letter to art and artists and a hands-on guide to approaching the thorniest problems those artists might face. Pickens offers a warm reminder that you are not alone, that what you do matters, and that someone out there wants you to succeed. • TIMELESS TOPIC: Like a trusted advisor, this book is an invaluable resource jam-packed with strategies for building a successful creative practice. From mixing business and friendship to marketing yourself on social media, this book can help. And it will—again and again. Perfect for: • Visual artists and makers • Writers, musicians, filmmakers, and other creatives • Art and design school graduates and grad-gift givers

Author : Liz Chaderton
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781785009921

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Line and Wash Painting by Liz Chaderton Pdf

Line and wash is an exciting combination. This practical book shows you how to exploit the strength of ink with the transparency of watercolour to produce powerful and dynamic paintings. With over 170 illustrations, it covers a wide range of styles and subjects, before exploring mixed media, new surfaces and other ways to take your line and wash work to another level. Includes advice on choosing materials; exercises to hone your drawing and painting skills; gives inspiration for new approaches to line and wash and, finally, step-by-step demonstrations of ideas and projects. This book is a visual treat and an essential guide for all artists who want to try this exciting technique.

Author : Charis Cotter
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780735263215

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The Painting by Charis Cotter Pdf

A haunting, beautiful middle-grade novel about fractured relationships, loss, ghosts, friendship and art. Annie and her mother don't see eye to eye. When Annie finds a painting of a lonely lighthouse in their home, she is immediately drawn to it--and her mother wishes it would stay banished in the attic. To her, art has no interest, but Annie loves drawing and painting. When Annie's mother slips into a coma following a car accident, strange things begin to happen to Annie. She finds herself falling into the painting and meeting Claire, a girl her own age living at the lighthouse. Claire's mother Maisie is the artist behind the painting, and like Annie, Claire's relationship with her mother is fraught. Annie thinks she can help them find their way back to each other, and in so doing, help mend her relationship with her own mother. But who IS Claire? Why can Annie travel through the painting? And can Annie help her mother wake up from her coma? The Painting is a touching, evocative story with a hint of mystery and suspense to keep readers hooked.

Author : Julia Cameron
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-03-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781101156889

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The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Pdf

"With its gentle affirmations, inspirational quotes, fill-in-the-blank lists and tasks — write yourself a thank-you letter, describe yourself at 80, for example — The Artist’s Way proposes an egalitarian view of creativity: Everyone’s got it."—The New York Times "Morning Pages have become a household name, a shorthand for unlocking your creative potential"—Vogue Over four million copies sold! Since its first publication, The Artist's Way phenomena has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose. Julia Cameron's novel approach guides readers in uncovering problems areas and pressure points that may be restricting their creative flow and offers techniques to free up any areas where they might be stuck, opening up opportunities for self-growth and self-discovery. The program begins with Cameron’s most vital tools for creative recovery – The Morning Pages, a daily writing ritual of three pages of stream-of-conscious, and The Artist Date, a dedicated block of time to nurture your inner artist. From there, she shares hundreds of exercises, activities, and prompts to help readers thoroughly explore each chapter. She also offers guidance on starting a “Creative Cluster” of fellow artists who will support you in your creative endeavors. A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life.

Author : Donna Dewberry
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1581807066

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Donna Dewberry's All New Book of One-Stroke Painting by Donna Dewberry Pdf

The most complete guide ever to one-stroke painting! Painting lovely home accents is easy with Donna Dewberry! Her popular, proven one-stroke technique - which lets you color, shade and highlight all in a single brushstroke - is a cinch to learn, even if you've never picked up a brush before. You'll soon find yourself adorning everything from crystal stemware to mailboxes to the walls of your home with beautifully hand-painted flowers, fruits, leaves and other charming touches! Bigger and more thorough than any other how-to book on the topic, this must-have resource for all things one-stroke contains: Over 200 color photos clearly illustrating every detail of the one-stroke technique, plus tips on transferring patterns and lettering 12 all new step-by-step projects for painting tiles and glassware, floorcloths, cabinets, door knobs, drawer pulls, and much more 5 brand new painting techniques that take you beyond one-stroke Donna's foolproof advice for creating your own attractive designs Join the thousands who have discovered this famously simple, versatile painting technique - and enjoy rewarding results you'll be proud to show your friends and family!

Author : Marian Appellof
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Painting
ISBN : 0823016064

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Oil Painting by Marian Appellof Pdf

Collects excerpts from 14 books, thus presenting a compendium of approaches to materials and preparation, color, techniques, light and shadow, landscape painting, figure and portrait painting, and still life. The selections are all abundantly illustrated with reproductions (mostly of the authors' paintings) and photos showing techniques, and the illustrations are extensively captioned by the editor. No bibliography. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Megan Stielstra
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780062429216

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The Wrong Way to Save Your Life by Megan Stielstra Pdf

From an important new American writer comes this powerful collection of personal essays on fear, creativity, art, faith, academia, the Internet, and justice. In this poignant and inciting collection of literary essays, Megan Stielstra tells stories to ward off fears both personal and universal as she grapples toward a better way to live. In her titular piece “The Wrong Way To Save Your Life,” she answers the question of what has value in our lives—a question no longer rhetorical when the apartment above her family’s goes up in flames. “Here is My Heart” sheds light on Megan’s close relationship with her father, whose continued insistence on climbing mountains despite a series of heart attacks leads the author to dissect deer hearts in a poetic attempt to interrogate her own feelings about mortality. Whether she's imagining the implications of open-carry laws on college campuses, recounting the story of going underwater on the mortgage of her first home, or revealing the unexpected pains and joys of marriage and motherhood, Stielstra's work informs, impels, enlightens, and embraces us all. The result is something beautiful—this story, her courage, and, potentially, our own. Intellectually fierce and viscerally intimate, Megan Stielstra's voice is witty, wise, warm, and above all, achingly human. “Stielstra is a masterful essayist.”—Roxane Gay, author of Bad Feminist and Hunger

Author : Robert Erdmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Fat
ISBN : 0964507501

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Fats that Can Save Your Life by Robert Erdmann Pdf

Author : Anita Marie Giddings,Sherry Stone Clifton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781118051993

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Oil Painting For Dummies by Anita Marie Giddings,Sherry Stone Clifton Pdf

Nobody ever said that oil painting was easy. But it gets much easier and a lot more fun when you follow a step-by-step approach that starts you off on the right foot, helps you build your skills one at a time, and gives you plenty of exercises to develop your craft. That’s what you’ll find in Oil Painting For Dummies. Completely free of arty jargon, this full-color guide has all the hands-on instruction you need to master the basics. You’ll see how to plan a painting, build an image in layers, mix colors, and create stunning compositions. You’ll also find everything you need to know about oil paints, solvents, and pigments; brushes, palettes, and painting surfaces; and how to keep costs down at the art supply store. Discover how to: Choose the right supplies Set up your studio and care for your equipment Handle your materials safely Develop your design and composition skills Make practice sketches and studies Use broken stroke, dry brush, glazing, scraffito and other brush strokes Try out different compositions Mix any color you want Simplify tricky still-life subjects Paint landscapes and common objects out doors Paint portraits and the human form Complete with handy color chart, basic materials list, and a very useful viewing square, Oil Painting For Dummies is the fun and easy way to discover your inner artist!

Author : Linda Cateura
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995-09-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0823032795

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Oil Painting Secrets From a Master by Linda Cateura Pdf

Some of the most popular art instruction books ever written have been based on student notes culled over the years from actual workshop sessions, with all their power and immediacy - and with practical, on-to-one contact between student and teacher. This is such a book. For more than two years, Linda Cateura has pursued teacher / artist David A. Leffel, notebook in hand, as he critiqued the work of students. Linda Cateura's succinct notes capture his insights, philosophy, painting hints, and general comments. Leffel's classic, painterly, twentieth-century old master style, much in the manner of Rembrandt or Chardin, affords ample illustration of the ideas expressed - through his many paintings, details, demonstrations, and diagrams, almost all in color. No matter what your level of ability, there is something here to apply to your own work, ideas that will cause you to rething your own ways of painting, hints to save you effort, or solutions to persistent painting problems.

Author : Howard A Rose
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798585516146

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There is Nothing to Paint by Howard A Rose Pdf

What to Paint? 1000+ subjects are all around you. This book will open up your eyes and help you see the possibilities. Every 5 degree turn is a potential painting. Thinking outside the box will show you that you don't need to paint the ordinary. Change angles, and lighting to look for that new vision. I have listed hundreds of categories that will help you decide what to paint - from a farm with tractors, barns, tools, close up of weathered walls, animals, and the landscape to city scapes, marinas, parks, people and still lifes. I have taken students to a magnificent park and they will look around and say "there is nothing to paint here'. Train you creative eye to "SEE". It's all in front of you. I have listed hints for each category that will help you think as a painter or a sketching artist. Read this book for seeing ideas that you would normally never stop and see the potential.

Author : Mrs Cindy Wider
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 1519702892

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Paint in Your Pyjamas by Mrs Cindy Wider Pdf

Inspirational art instructor, award-winning artist and author Cindy has personally helped hundreds of women begin their journey of learning how to paint, how to draw and finding their life purpose through art. This book will become your best friend as you take your first steps towards a new and exciting future. 'Paint in your Pyjamas' includes step by step illustrated beginners art course to help you get started with learning how to draw and paint. You'll also discover Cindy Wider's inspirational autobiographical story of how she set out on a journey of self-discovery and changed her life forever by 'painting in her pyjamas'. Have you been asking yourself, "Who am I and what do I really want out of life?" Perhaps you've been selflessly dedicating all your energy to your children or partner to help them fulfil their dreams and goals. Maybe you're working hard just to earn a living, but now you feel the time has come to do something for yourself. Or do you just simply want to know how to draw and paint and are seeking a little extra inspiration to get started? If so, this book is just for you... Paint In Your Pyjamas includes... The true life stories of women who have changed their lives through learning how to draw and how to paint. A step by step illustrated beginners art course to help you get started with learning how to draw and paint. Cindy Wider's inspirational autobiographical story of how she set out on a journey of self-discovery and changed her life forever by 'painting in her pyjamas', telling of how she overcame chronic fatigue syndrome and a near death experience, then met her soul mate and gave birth to a soul mate baby, along the journey of finding her life purpose. Practical advice to help you reclaim your 'pyjama time' even on the busiest days, so you can begin to use painting, drawing and art to help you discover your own unique life purpose. Jam-packed with practical down to earth advice this book can help you find your life purpose in your 'pyjama time' by being ready to use small blocks of time creatively rather than waiting for the big blocks of time that never seem to come. Bonus: A voucher code is included at the end of this book which allows you complimentary access to a downloadable edition of Paint In Your Pyjamas. This is very useful for colour reference when completing the exercises in the painting tutorial chapters.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : IOWA:31858045536095

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Puck by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1448 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : New York (N.Y.)
ISBN : UOM:39015078233668

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New York by Anonim Pdf