The Creative License Giving Yourself Permission to Be the Artist You Truly Are

by Gregory, Danny

• ISBN13: 9781401307929
• ISBN10: 1401307922
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

When Danny Gregory's life was turned upside down by tragedy, he learned to cope by teaching himself to draw. The result was a complete transformation of his life, his priorities, his career, and the way he saw the world. In handwritten chapters full of his lush watercolor illustrations, danny now offers readers a program for reconnecting to their own creative energies, using drawing as an example. He gently instructs us in the art of allowing ourselves to fail, giving up the expectation of perfection and opening our eyes to the beauty around us. The result is the permission to express ourselves fully and take part in the creative process without fear. Artist or not, readers of all stripes will find inspiration in this unique and beautiful book.

Author Biography

Danny Gregory is the author of Hello World: A Life in Ham Radio and Everyday Matters: A New York Diary. He first encountered a filmstrip near a bullock paddock in western Pakistan, but now lives in New York's Greenwich Village with his wife and young son.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Drawing: Kick-Starting your Creativity and Learning to See	p. 19
Journaling: Making Creativity Into a Habit	p. 47
Shock: Blasting your Butt out of a Rut	p. 75
Sensitization: Re-Connecting with Reality	p. 99
Resistance: Winning the Fight to go on	p. 131
Judgment: From Enemy to Ally	p. 145
Identity: Who you Are and Why That's Fine	p. 163
Expanding: Broadening Your Creativity	p. 175
Next: Creativity in the Real World	p. 183
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