Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are
Danny Gregory
Top 10 Best Quotes
“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 really see life, connect with its beauty, and create something that shares those observations with others. You notice things.”
“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.” -Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird”
“Mistakes are lessons in disguise and accurate reflections of your true state. Maybe you need to slow down. Maybe your initial expectation was actually what was wrong. Maybe you need to draw more often.”
“Life is just a long succession of small epiphanies.”
“bear in mind that interesting art doesn’t come from trying to slavishly turn a photo into a drawing. Try to add as much as you can of your own to the image.”
“Time is short. Don't waste it beating yourself up.”
“Creativity isn’t a luxury. It’s the essence of life.”
“look before you draw and believe what your eyes, not the rest of your head, tell you.”
“These voices — the inner critic, the inner nag, the inner pest, the inner jerk and all the other monsters who try to talk you out of moving forward— are the part of you that is threatened by change and progress. We all have them. They are trying to protect you from new and scary things, but they are out of sync with you right now and not helpful. They hate what you are doing, but that doesn’t make them right,”
“Read this book when you are stuck. But don’t read it instead of drawing.”
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