Danny Gregory made me Do it…… Art on the left by Brent M. Jones
Danny Gregory’s book, “Art Before Breakfast,” spoke to my creative side. I completed my first art approach on the left, but having thought about this, I am tempted to switch it to the right since if you tend to be more creative or artistic, you're supposed to be right-brained. The book certainly appeals to the right brain.
This author's approach is to take you through all the stuff you could draw, which seems endless. The subtitle, “A Zillion Ways to Be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are,” clearly points to the contents.
Danny tells us right at the start what we are about to discover;
Making art will make you saner and happier.
You don’t need to think you have “talent” to make beautiful art.
Art making can fit into the craziest, busiest, most hectic, and out-of-control lives-even yours.
One of my first attempts to take Danny’s advice was to find what was in front of me and draw it using his guidelines and one of his suggested approaches. By the way, it was after breakfast that I did this. I was kind of proud of myself for thinking of using white out to make the white areas white on the yellow paper. A book that will get you to try something out is worthwhile and a good read. Try it out.
I had to chuckle a little when I read in the first part of the book, Danny says, “you ought to buy a copy for everyone you know.” Go ahead and do it.
Danny Gregory Quote
“It’s ironic that people speak of artists as dreamers. I think they are the most grounded people around. Conscious and present. As an artist, you see life, connect with its beauty, and create something that shares those observations with others. You notice things.”
“Time is short. Don't waste it beating yourself up.”
“bear in mind that interesting art doesn’t come from trying to turn a photo into a drawing slavishly. Try to add as much as you can of your own to the image.”