Review: Nonsense: The Power of Not Knowing Jamie Holmes Crown Publishers 2015 I’ll admit it now. I pick this book for its title and especially its subtitle. For whoever makes the decisions related to titles, you picked a winner. The author was unknown to me, but from the rear flap should be better known among the millennial generation. Don’t let that be the deciding factor for this book though. Holmes has assembled nine chapters plus some extra stuff, and a set of annotated end notes that are worth reading themselves. Yeah, that’s weird, but I figure if it’s included why not give it a glance. I’d suggest reading them as you go along through the text. Each of the chapters looks at different facets of knowing, and how people come to the point of believing they know what’s going on in a particular situation. The chapters were well written discussions that could be standalone articles. That’s a good thing an...
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Review: Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist by Carol Marine
Review: Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist Carol Marine Watson-Guptill Publications 2014 Just what I needed! There’s all sorts of good information here. Some I knew already, and had filed away somewhere, but then I found the idea of “island and ocean”. There’s much more in this book too, but that example was one of my favorite “aha” moments. Yes, I’m an amateur looking to improve. So why not read what a pro has to say? The author gives her readers a short course in drawing and painting in this book. A peek at the table of contents gives you the outline, but the content is what sets this one apart from the others I’ve read. It’s much more personable, relaxed, and helpful. The illustrations show precisely what the narrative explains, little numbers and circles and all. It’s not hugely technical and assumes some experience. The exercises...