The path of Drawing.: Lessons for Everyday Creativity and Mindfulness (ART) - Tapa dura

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Patricia Watwood es una artista visual conocida por sus dibujos realistas, pinturas al óleo y retratos. Ha expuesto en el Museo de Arte Mundial de Beijing, el Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno, el Instituto Butler de Arte Americano, y su trabajo se encuentra en colecciones públicas y privadas de todo el mundo. Sus retratos encargados cuelgan en instituciones como el Ayuntamiento de St. Louis, la Universidad de Washington, la Escuela de Gobierno John F. Kennedy y los Museos de Arte de Harvard. Watwood obtuvo su MFA con honores de la Academia de Arte de Nueva York y fue miembro fundador de Water Street Atelier. Ha sido profesora de dibujo en la Academia de Arte de Nueva York y ha escrito y aparecido en American Artist and Fine Art Connoisseur, entre otras publicaciones.

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Nurture creativity and mindfulness with step-by-step drawing lessons, relaxing exercises, and instructive practices

Today, many people look to cultivating creativity as a means to improve one’s quality of life, to unplug, to alleviate negative conditions like stress, anxiety, and depression, and to build resilience and enjoy the present moment. Adjacent to such practices as meditation and journaling, drawing is an accessible and personal medium that can facilitate both creativity and mental and spiritual health.

The sample projects in this book are designed to be approachable and manageable in a short period of time. They are not intended to be a rigorous course of study toward mastering complex skills, but, rather, are designed to offer the reader exercises that will help them enjoy time spent working creatively, and develop some technical skills and master simple concepts along the way. Readers should find that daily creative practice and being more open to observing the joys of the world around them can help build qualities of patience, confidence, calm, connectedness, and bravery.