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Live & Learn: Expressive Drawing: A Practical Guide to Freeing the Artist Within (AARP) |  | Author: Steven Aimone
Publisher: Lark Books
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1583
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 216
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1600592813
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.2
EAN: 9781600592812
ASIN: 1600592813
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
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Product Description
The many people who long to drawâbut feel too intimidated to tryâwill rejoice at the wonderful first entry in this brand-new creative series. Written by arts educator Steven Aimone, itâs packed with solid, friendly, hands-on instruction, as well as inspiring images, and backed by the trusted AARP name. Aimone teaches an accessible style called expressive drawing that emphasizes line and mark, rather than rendering a specific object, which for many people, can create barriers to self-expression. Exercises start off simple and quick, encouraging readers to work on instinct and feeling, while the later ones focus on detail and refinement. The book features hundreds of images of work by well-known artists from Debuffet to Jim Dineâand each chapter includes a profile of someone who came to drawing late in life and achieved recognition. |
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Inspiring! November 8, 2009
Tacy Apostolik (Asheville, NC)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
What an inspiring book! It's jam-packed with fun, creative exercises that ANYONE can do! It's one of those books I can never put away. If you've ever doubted your creative potential, this book will eliminate those limiting thoughts. Thanks Steve, you've done it again!
Expressive Drawing November 6, 2009
Antoinette M. Slick (Ormond Beach, Fl.)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
For those of you who have always wanted to try your hand at creating and involving yourself in the art world, this book will definetly get you started. As an artist, I often hear, "I can't draw a straight line with a ruler". Well guess what neither can I and this book will help you understand that, that is probably a good thing. Free yourself, dive in, buy the book and discover a whole new world. You'll wonder how you ever existed without experiencing the joy of expressing yourself through drawing.
Expressive Drawing November 5, 2009
Martica Griffin
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is for artists at all levels of their careers. I've shared it with people who are hobby painters as well as those who are professional artists and all have been amazed by the content. "Expressive Drawing" is more than a drawing book and can be used as a tool for any artist's endeavor. I can't wait for Aimone's next book! I hope it's on painting. http://www.amazon.com/Live-Learn-Expressive-Drawing-Practical/dp/1600592813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257390410&sr=1-1
The next best thing to being there... November 5, 2009
Audrey Phillips
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I'm one of the fortunate artists who has taken a workshop with Steve Aimone. Not to sound cliché, but studying with Aimone truly changed my life and altered my art career. This book is the next best thing to being in one of his workshops.
A masterful teacher, an innovative thinker, a sensitive soul, a deep resource of art history and knowledge, Steve has spent his lifetime brewing up an art curriculum titled "The Spiritual Language of Art".
"Expressive Drawing" is part of his lifetime of work and is a book that will help you think about your art in a different way, provide you with ways to explore and change your approach, and give you a fresh set of eyes. You'll never quite see things the same way after working through this "mini-workshop in a book".
And if you really want an immersion into a valuable experience that will not only enrich your art, but enrich your life, then sign up for one of his workshops.
And although this may sound something like a sales pitch, it's not. I'm a person who started creating art as a visual journaling exercise, an attempt to heal...never with any intention to show my art or make it a career. As I continued my process and found Aimone's classes, my work developed at a rapid pace and pushed my career quickly into galleries.
The book is a great introduction into the curriculum that Steve has created. As a beginner or pro, this book will speak to you. [...]
--Audrey Phillips
Fabulous New Book October 22, 2009
N. Perry (Southeastern USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a fabulous new book by Steven Aimone. The book explores expressive drawing and it is an inspirational book for artists of all levels with lots of specific examples and exercises to do. Each chapter addresses specific elements of drawing, then gives examples of well-known artists in history and artists of today with beautiful pictures of artwork. It will motivate you to draw!
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