📗 Libro en inglés LESSONS FOR YOUNG ARTISTS

A lifetime s learning about art from one of Britain s leading artists We are all artists as children painting and drawing each day Most of us stop when we get older but David Gentleman kept going For over ninety years he has been drawing painting engraving and printing rising to become one of Britain s best known and most loved artists His watercolours have filled galleries his iconic wood cuts are emblazoned across posters book jackets and train stations his stamps have made their way to the furthest corners of the world Here the great polymathic artist and craftsman shares what he has learned over the course of a lifetime of making and thinking about art Unlike his contemporaries Gentleman was never a teacher his lessons are a sequence of unconventional prompts and reflections that will deepen how you think about art and the world around you Sincere practical and unpretentious Gentleman s insights are a breath of fresh air Here are new ways to focus notice the world and cultivate your own style techniques to evolve your work from playing with time to painting in bad weather methods for getting the most out of mistakes and negative criticism and above all reminders to return always to the simple delights of creativity