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DO YOU ASPIRE TO DO ART?
WHAT MAKES AN ARTIST?

IS IT A SPECIAL GIFT? - -
OR DOES IT COME FROM TRAINING AND PRACTICE?

ANYONE CAN MAKE ART
A FEW CAN MAKE ART VERY WELL

GOOD ARTISTS POSSESS
A COMBINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

AND
SOMETHING IN THEIR PERSONALITY
THAT CAN BE SUMMED UP AS PASSION!

WHAT ARE SOME OTHER ASSETS
THAT MAKE AN ASPIRING ARTIST INTO A GREAT ARTIST?

PERSONAL VIEWPOINT:
A passion to communicate their image stories to others

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

COLLECTOR:
A good artist is a passionate collector of ideas and experiences - - journal - - sketchbook

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

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

FLUENCY
A good artist is fluent in ideas and approaches. Meaning: Multiple possibilities and approaches are options that begin to open to him or her.

PERSEVERANCE
A good artist perseveres passionately. They work at their craft and don't give up even after disappointments.

VINCENT VAN GOGH
An example of an aspiring artist: - -

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 art shocks us into understanding

NOT ALL ART IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND --
Some expression requires that we educate ourselves into new ways of thinking and communicating

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www.friendlyarts.net


2013