The Talent Myth CHAPTER TEN The Learning Process YOUR ROLE It’s very satisfying to achieve longrange goals you have set for yourself in life. Perhaps you have achieved what you set out to do. You’ve won your game. But victory can bring with it great loss — the game isn’t [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER NINE The Teacher GOING IT ALONE Anyone can learn and improve their artistic abilities —but only when their teacher knows what to teach and has the certainty that any student can learn. In the fields of drawing and painting, this is rare —especially in today’s colleges, [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER EIGHT Watch Your Step ...BUT THE TEACHER WAS NICE Any high-stakes game carries heavy penalties, and failure in the art game can be crushing. An artistic objective is no small desire. I have seen it mean more to some people than they are willing to admit, [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER SEVEN The Making of an Artist AN ARTIST'S ATTRIBUTES Do you still feel a little intimidated by the thought of pursuing excellence in the art form of your choice? Do you doubt your ability to succeed? This is perfectly natural. Perhaps it would help you to know [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER SIX An Artist's Strength THE DISCIPLINE PROCESS So far we’ve covered the theory of creating and how fine artists use talent as a bridge between their worlds of thought and the material world. You know the creative steps of observing, deciding, and visualizing, and the basic principles [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER FIVE The Fundamentals of Fine Art THE PYRAMID OF KNOWLEDGE The most vital information about any subject is the fundamental knowledge upon which all else rests. Just as building a house takes knowledge, so does building a work of art. Originality of design comes from creativeness, [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER FOUR The Artist THE BRIDGE BETWEEN WORLDS There are two truths on which we can all agree. One is that we live together in the material world; the other is that each of us possesses our own world of thought —call it the mind, the spiritual, [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER THREE Traditions of Excellence THE MEANING OF ART To succeed in an artistic pursuit, one first needs to know, without any confusion, exactly what art is. In other words, what makes something art? To find out, let’s see where the word art originated. Art stems from [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER TWO Talent and Creativity WHAT IS TALENT? “I’m not very creative. I have no talent.” How often have you heard those words? Have you ever uttered them? People confuse creativity with talent. Talent and creativity are both important. They combine to create art, but they are [...]
The Talent Myth CHAPTER ONE The Myth OUR FAVORITE LIE Most of us think that in order to pursue the arts and be creative, we first need natural talent. We’ve been sold a bill of goods — The Talent Myth. If you don’t believe me, it’s understandable. Most likely you’ve [...]
