I always loved school, but I didn’t love getting an F in high school art. Now that I’m gearing myself toward making art, I am eager to learn and improve. I’m also eager to be financially prudent.
So it’s back to school for me, with my own art school curriculum.
I adore this concept of earning my A from Rosamund and Benajmin Zander’s wonderful book The Art of Possibility.
Current favorite podcast: Design Matters by Debbie Millman.
Books resource: Denver Public Library, for which I am eternally grateful, otherwise I’d be penniless from buying so many books. Check out more books in my art school reading list.
Other specifics:
- Daily sketching
- Weekly urban sketching excursions
- Weekly illustrated column at Original Impulse blog
- Weekly Friday art show and share
- Continued learning about processing for digital sharing
- Monthly meetings with art buddy
- Continued absorption of the wonders of the world and openness to juju, guided by intuition and enthusiasm.
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