Received my book today! I always start a new book by getting a soothing beverage together and find some quiet time to dive in and explore. The book so far is very engaging and I can see it is already a favorite for me. It consists of 9 chapters each with an exercise to do ,each one led by different mixed media artists such as Mary Beth Shaw, Judy wise and Laurie Mika -many more too!)- each with a bunch of photos and stepped out instructions with all kinds of tips to help you you get going. part of the introduction is by Jesse Reno and is all about "personal iconography" and symbols and I am thoroughly intrigued by this and I think will be stuck at this part of the book for awhile because I have been doing this symbol making for as long as I can remember but never put much more thought into it until reading this bit. It has given me a lot to think about and I want to put them all down in my journal in one place to examine more thoughtfully now. I am really enjoying this so far and I want to get a copy to send to my dear SIL as she is an artist but has been in a bit of a slump and I think this would be very inspiring for her. I think we could do some of the exercises together and have a lot of fun! As I get farther into the book I will come back and add to this post and give even more details! I would definitely recommend this book-I think it is designed for artists of any level to find inspiration and there are just tons of eye candy photos through out! Get this book!
7/1/14 Just had to add a note I LOVE THE SPIRAL BINDING!!!!!!!!!! SO thoughtful!!!!IMHO I think all art instruction/inspiration books like this should be bound this way! I wouldn't mind paying a little extra for the priveledge! You don't have to smash your binding open to get it stay flat where you want and then not be able to get it shut again properly like a regular binding! I hope the publishers read this! This binding honors the book!
8/30/14
Are you on the fence about whether or not to choose this book? because you love the art and the amazing color combinations they have? and the subject matter you see?
What is in the book is all about the artist from a very deep and personal perspective- she gives you a view of herself and where her soul lives and what from that pours out of her and onto her canvas. How she thinks and feels and her personal experiences , philosophies and inspiration of how she is, where she is now and what led up to it. My advice if you want to find that same mojo Tracy has- PUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS ON THE SHELF-open the book and open up to exploration. That will help you get there. I think expectations lead to preconceived diappointment and this is so not what this book is about- IT IS ALL ABOUT FREEDOM OF MIND AND LETTING IT FLOW ONTO THE CANVAS. This is not a book about getting you to paint just like Tracy and instantly seeing animals in your work-maybe you will maybe you won't- maybe you'll see other things that will amaze you-its about finding your own way through Tracy's own methods.
As I mentioned before there are 9 exercises from Tracy -many of which are lessons in setting up you background and the many layers you will go throughto get to a fully completed painting. And...... There is one of her beautiful bird paintings covered , an elephant and a deer with amazing antlers- can't wait to try them all! Of course you are encouraged to further look into your own work to see what you might find there - I do like to audition in others techniques like this to find my own way and Tracy encourages this. The book has a bunch of Tracy's artwork included as well for inspirational eyecandy!
I had a chance to read about all the artist Tracy included that have inspired her through the years- many very interesting artists that share techniques, stories and thoughts. Really the book is jam packed with so much!
I will post again when I have gone a little further. I am working on my backgrounds and layers for now-and remember no expectations.
10/2/14
Soooo I decided to sign up for Tracy's Ecourse because I wanted to see her demonstrations and get a feel for her vision and working methods. Wow I am loving this course!!!!! You get to see her move the paints around and she shows how she looks for images in her work and then shows how she brings them out- just amazing!!!!I am on the second week watching one of the videos where she takes an old dried up paint palette sheet and brings out 2 gorgeous birds on branches from it!!!! A must see!!! If you like the book this will just completely round out your vision of the lessons it has!!!
Check out Tracy's blog she will posting some of her student work on there so you get an idea what we are working on. Her videos are amazing!!!
10/24/14
Another reviewer "Jen" wrote "Mojo is not technique, it is a feeling and the spirituality Tracy has is what guides her work." This is a great sumation of Paint Mojo!
11/12/14
So we just finished up the 6 week ecourse and My mind is blown! Whats in the book is covered AND sooo much more! We had lessons on making these amazing dream catchers and mandalas! Then Tracy demonstrated every week different ways to use and not waste your leftover paint(expensive) on your palette and make incredible art with it! If you haven't tried the Daler Rowney inks-They are insanely amazing-the colors that explode off the the canvas-those ones! and lots of ways to use them! I will get some photos uploaded soon of some of my stuff from the class so you can see!
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I was not disappointed! Not only were there step by step processes ...
I was eagerly waiting for this book's release for a long time. I was so excited to finally receive it and look through all the colorful pages! Long story short, I was not disappointed! Not only were there step by step processes of Tracy's style, but she also included a handful of other amazing artists. Projects and tutorials were easy to understand and extremely motivating. I couldn't wait to get started, and I actually completed two within the first week. (A first for me, I tend to never getting around to actually doing anything out of a book) I would recommend this book to anyone. From the beginner to the artist who thinks she knows it all. :-) Well done!
