Steal Like An Artist

As a learning artist, I always search for others who share the idea that art is more than what lies on a picture plane. One artist, in particular, has drawn my attention since I was young and he is a self-taught artist named Guy Dennings. While taking the hearts of thousands of others with his various media that range from pastel on newsprint to Conte crayon on paper; he has also captured my imagination with these emotional creations.

“Asher Lev, an artist is a person first. He is an individual. If there is no person, there is no artist” (Chaim Potok). An individual with different characteristics has a different mindset, attitude, confidence and respect from those around them. In Asher Lev by Chaim Potok, Asher is a Ladover Hasid who grows up in a Hasidic community, who is deeply committed to his Jewish faith and finds difficulty between the expectations of his traditions and his gift. He is an individual with a broad mindset, who wants to do things inversely. He does not try to mold himself into the society because he knows he would lose his identity; therefore, he constructs his attitude towards himself, which helps him improve as an artist. His father, Aryeh is the

how to draw the best out of his talent. Unlike most artists, he has an understanding of what it

out as a young artist, but he realized that was not what he was meant to do.

One day I was walking down a street filled with all kinds of different pictures and paintings. I saw an ad for artist of North Vancouver , you had to submit a drawing, sketch or painting and if you won you would be named artist of the town! I always had the vision of me being an artist one day and having my work be in the streets . Having hundreds of people walk by and talk about how amazing my work is. i loved art since i was little i never went to any classes or school for it, it had just been a hobby of mine but I decided to enrol in an art class to get started on my path to becoming an artist. The deadline for the submission was on October 10th.. thats in 3 days!!! i have to become the perfect artist in 3 days to win! When i get to class on my first day i see a room full of students with high hopes of getting some knowledge and experience to become an artist. I don 't just want knowledge and expereince though i want to be an inspiring artist people talk about for a long time! i sit down put my sketch book and colors down and wait for the teacher to give me the steps to being the perfect artist.

Do you ever get the feeling that life sucks and ever wonder what the heck you’re doing with your life? We so know the feeling. It often happens when we’re lacking creativity. It can be hard to get your mojo back after you feel you’ve lost it. But luckily there are tools out in the universe that can help you. Enter The Artist Way by Julia Cameron.

The book Art and Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland is simply put a guide to your own art. According to the authors’ art is not easy. We as humans make art hard and we assume certain beliefs that just are not true. These beliefs get in the way of making our art. They can lead artists to quitting and stopping when the goals are reached; never going beyond their dreams. People begin to fear not only the process of art, but the repercussions of art itself. We fear that what we envision is not what we make. The imagination and potential of a piece dwindles as the work progresses. Bayles and Orland say that material is constant; it is molded by our own hands and imagination. These materials are controlled by us and should have room for the endless

My parents were never the ones to send their children to classes. While other kids were busy being tutored, swimming at the community center, or sent to a studio for art: I was the one at home staring at the television or playing with my cars as my only source of entertainment. Eventually, I grew tired and would do whatever was available to me, I would pick up pen and paper and I'd draw: and before I knew it, I became obsessed. Every flat surface became a victim of my addiction. Even my bedroom ceiling had drawings taped to it. Gradually, a minuscule spark of passion for art was lit inside of me.

I think stealing is wrong because your taking something that someone earn. What if someone stole from you, you would be mad .But sometimes you can accidently steal stuff. Like when you are at the store and accidently grab something and you leave the store.

My favorite reading assignment from this class was Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon. It is a compilation of advices given to young artists on how to be creative. He focuses on the principle that creativity is everywhere and everybody has it within them. One of his main arguments is that “… nothing comes from nowhere” (page 7). The book title really revolves around that one argument. Being the sum of our influences, we are not always authentic. To be able to learn and prosper as an artist, we must emulate others. We are never fully real until we find what we’re really good at.

draw the murals and paint them and drawing the faces . I have seen his

Kenko’s opinion of art is that “Expert knowledge in any art is a noble thing” (Kenko 45). Kenko believes that learning an art is a worthy pursuit, and even gives tips on how one should approach the learning process. In essay 150, Kenko describes a common approach beginners take when learning an art. The beginner says, “I won’t rush things and tell people I am practicing while I am still a beginner. I’ll study by myself and only when I have mastered the art will I perform before people. How impressed they’ll be then!” (Kenko 134). This is the wrong approach for beginners, Kenko states. A novice should mingle with the experts, accepting their comments and criticism, and learning from them. Even without natural talents, a novice can surpass the experts after years of practice, and eventually become an authority in his art, gaining public recognition and a good reputation. Kenko reminds readers that even the most skilled experts were once incompetent, and had many faults. However, through persistence and diligence, they became paragons and teachers of their art. Kenko also states that although being knowledgeable in an art is admirable, it does not make one man better, or more accomplished, than another man. For example, a stupid man who is a skilled at Go is ignorant if he believes he is superior to an intelligent man who is unskilled at Go (Kenko 165). People should not criticize others

“The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.” This is one of the many inspirational things I have heard Bob Ross say on his show, “The Joy Of Painting.” Bob Ross is one of the most beloved American painters and is known by thousands of people across the world. His show was all about teaching his viewers how to paint and enjoy themselves while doing it. However, many of us tuned into the show not to paint, but to just listen to his calming voice and watch him form a masterpiece on a blank canvas. It is crazy to watch all the things he can do with a brush. He is also known for using the “wet-on-wet” painting technique which he learned from his mentor William Alexander. This is the process of putting oil paints directly on top of one another to create complete paintings in less than an hour. Bob Ross practiced this so much that he got it down to under 30 minutes for his show.

The poem uses the first person and is written as a dramatic monologue, a well-organized narrative with the speaker’s comments.

In the beginning of the performance he started to talk about how his life experiences influenced his art. He said when he was young he always made non sense rhymes up but his technique came from his mother. She would read to him and his sister with rhythm. He then talked about how his father would bring him to the Spring Park Zoo and he would bring along his sketchpad and pencil and create exaggerated doodles of animals.