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Artist to Artist: Inspiration and Advice from Visual Artists Past & Present

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A beautiful selection of short quotations from artists -- lessons learned, inspiration, know-how, observations, ruminations, history -- well-organized by subject, presenting overall an artist's way of comprehending her/his work and this world. This is an enjoyable read and a lovely book for anyone (including this reviewer, who works as a lawyer) who would like some daily inspiration from the deeper levels of human being, seeing, comprehension and creativity. It is not a book that one "finishes". It is to be picked up again and again. Also a fine gift for anyone who is a thoughtful artist, (e.g. also gave one to my 21-year-old nephew in college.)

This book is vital for any serious artist to own because it hits you in the heart right from the first page. It would seem to be a very trivial book but in fact it helps guide you as an artist toward creating your personal vision and its an important book to refer to from time to time.

It is a known fact among artists that if you cannot draw accurately then you will not be able to paint decently. This book is THE BEST text and exercises to start building your drawing abilities.

We begin every painting class with a quote from this book. I studied
with Diebenkorn at UCLA so it's great to "hear" his words again.

There are eight RD quotes in the book, including the first one.

This is a brilliant resource and valuable appendage in the classroom.