Drawing for Joy: 15-Minute Daily Meditations to Cultivate Drawing Skill and Unwind with Color--365 Prompts for Aspiring Artists

Drawing for Joy: 15-Minute Daily Meditations to Cultivate Drawing Skill and Unwind with Color--365 Prompts for Aspiring Artists

<p><b>Give yourself the gift of creativity—take the first steps toward learning to draw. In<i> Drawing for Joy</i>, author and illustrator Stephanie Peterson Jones offers beginning artists a relaxing, rewarding way to build a successful daily drawing practice in just 15 minutes a day.<br />  </b><br /> You’ll go on an enlightening and enriching drawing adventure by following the seven <b>fun, engaging prompts</b> in each of the <b>52 weekly exercises</b>.</p><ul><li>Start by giving yourself permission to become an artist, and learn how <b>meditation </b>will help you<b> let go of negative thoughts </b>and bring you into the present so you can enjoy making one mark at a time.</li><li>Draw simple shapes, lines, and textures as you learn about the <b>elements and principles of art making</b>.</li><li><b>Follow the art starts</b>—light gray outlines that guide your drawings—as you build and strengthen your skills.</li><li>As your art practice continues, the <b>exercises gradually progress in complexity</b> so that you determine how to combine shapes and use your imagination to add creative touches.</li></ul><p>With <i>Drawing with Joy</i>, you’ll learn to <b>draw with confidence</b>, <b>embrace your inner artist</b> with self-acceptance and delight, and make the experience of <b>claiming your creativity </b>deeper and richer.<br /><br /> The hardest part will be limiting your artmaking to just 15 minutes a day—all that joy can be addicting!</p>