Day 7: Art of Living

Buenos dias! ‘Mornin!

Today I was inspired by a page from Art Before Breakfast by Danny Gregory. I haven’t finished reading this book yet but so far the theme of the book has been to implement art into your daily routine.

“As an artist you really see life, connect with its beauty, and create something that shares those observations with others. You notice things”

This quote stood out the most for me because it simplifies the idea of being an artist into terms that aren’t intimidating. Danny acknowledges that it takes effort to be conscious and open minded to be able to observe and create art from every day life.

I believe there is an Art of Living that exist in all of us. The ability to adjust to the different struggles of life is a skill that needs to be worked on every day. Similarly, the ability to see and express beauty through art also needs to be worked on every day.

The illustration I created to go along with this blog post started out as a simple sun illustration but I tried out some of the effects on Adobe Illustrator and was able to create the final piece y’all see up top.

Peace Out,

Reibert-Anthony