Drawing from the Mind Painting from the Heart: 12 Essential Lessons to Becoming a Better Artist

by Annette Carroll Compton

Presents a guide to help artists explore the relationship between creating images in one's mind and translating them onto a canvas.

144 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2002

Reviews

[Sheila]

I love this book!! Annette Carroll Compton teaches drawing and painting with a balance of traditional exercises"mind" (light theory, perspective etc.) and non-traditional "heart" exercises (painting to music, non-objective painting with a partner etc.). There are 12 chapters and they cover different aspects of art alternating back and forth between the "heart " and "mind". She encourages you to study the masters and takes you on a path of self-discovery of your talent. To get the most out of this book you must do the exercises. They are fun and exciting.
I am a new artist who is primarily self taught but who has taken some classes. It is as if she was right there guiding you on every inch of the way.