ASPIRING TO ART CHARLES PINKNEY

RETURN TO INDEX TO ART LESSONS

1. WHAT MAKES AN ARTIST?

A SPECIAL GIFT? - - OR IS ART A PRODUCT OF TRAINING AND PRACTICE?

2. ANYONE CAN MAKE ART - - A FEW CAN MAKE ART WELL

3. GOOD ARTISTS POSSESS A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF KNOWLEDGE,
AND SKILLS BUT THERE IS ALSO A UNIQUE QUALITY OF CHARACTER
THAT CAN BE SUMMED UP AS PASSION!

4. WHAT ARE SOME OF THESE PERSONAL ASSETS THAT MAKE
AN ASPIRING ARTIST INTO A GREAT ARTIST?

B. PERSONAL VIEWPOINT: A passion to communicate their personal view of life to others

B. OBSERVER: The true artist is a passionate observer, he notices things, people, places and
situations.

B. COLLECTOR: The artist is a passionate collector of ideas and experiences - - journal - -
sketchbook

B.. IMAGINATION: The artist has a strong imagination. What is imagination? The ability to see the
unseen

B. OPEN AND TEACHABLE The artist is passionately open to new ideas, he or she is teachable.

B. FLUENCY The artist is fluent in ideas and approaches. Meaning: Multiple possibilities and
approaches are options that begin to open to him or her.
B. PERSEVERANCE A true artist perseveres passionately. They work at their craft and don't give

up even with disappointments.

5. AN example of an aspiring artist: - - VINCENT VAN GOGH

FINAL THOUGHTS: Things artists have said about art:

WHAT IS ART? I LIKE THIS DEFINITION: ART IS NOT AN IMITATION OF LIFE BUT A REVELATION OF LIFE

NOT ALL ART IS PRETTY, SOME SHOCKS US INTO UNDERSTANDING

NOT ALL ART IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND -- IT MAY REQUIRE THAT WE EDUCATE OURSELVES INTO NEW WAYS OF THINKING.

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