The Incomplete Artistic Endeavors of a Gen Xer

  Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures   by Cathy Johnson Sat in front of a local church on a sunny Saturday, then picked some flowers to examine. I only had a pencil so I added the watercolor later. Armed with few supplies, I went to one of my favorite spots and doodled. Lines added in Photoshop before posting...timid me. Please note: I recommend this book for any artist at any stage...my reference to 12-13 year olds in this review, is remarked due to the value of journaling. It's actually a very sophisticated book on many levels. In a brief shuffle through the pages of Artist's Journal Workshop , I found myself conflicted. The book contains numerous examples of a style of art making that toggles between the hugely personal and a publishable 'look'. So, with that...the book set up on my shelf for nearly a year. Now, after an honest read, I still feel a bit conflicted...but in a way that offers some inspir...

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is a reading/writing/art project. One book a month followed by a review and an art illustration...this is my reading list for 2013 (to be read in no particular order). 1.  The Walking Dead Compendium One by Kirkman and Moore 2.  Genetika: Akva ruim, book i by Darion D'Anjou 3.  Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers by Marcos Mateu-Mestre 4.  Vagabond 3 by Takehiko Inoue 5.  The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern 6.  Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 7.  Artistic Anatomy by Dr. Paul Richer 8.  Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind I by Hayao Miyazaki 9.  Artist Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures by Cathy Johnson 10.  Imaginative Realism by James Gurney 11. Vanishing Point by Jason Cheeseman Meyer 12.  Figure Drawing for All It's Worth by Andrew Loomis Join the club here