Art Before Breakfast by Danny Gregory. Chronicle Books, 160 pages, $25.50.
There are endless opportunities to bring creativity into your daily life but too often they are discounted for reasons like lack of time, supplies or confidence. The truth is we are all creative but may just need a little help to discover that side of ourselves.
Danny Gregory wants to be the instigator for an outpouring of creativity. With nothing more than a pen or pencil he encourages anyone to start translating what they see onto paper. He promotes the idea that you just need to begin with what is right in front of you. Drawing simple subjects and gradually experimenting with shapes and dimensions, shading and perspective he suggests we can all explore art.
Gregory suggests putting aside a small block of time to play with drawing and just have fun with it. He offers a lot more than drawing tips in this easy to read book and keeps the advice grounded throughout with comments like "even a lame drawing is better than no drawing." He fills the pages with illustrations and examples of what is possible with only a very small commitment of time and hopefully provides the incentive to pick up that pencil and try.
