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The Confident Creative

Drawing to Free the Hand and MInd

hether you’re an artist or not, the simple act of drawing can teach courage, free the mind and bring peace and happiness. The book shows how drawing can be a yogic practice where we observe our minds and connect with our true creative selves with ease.

Inside are drawing techniques for both beginners and practiced artists that lead to free visual expression. It shows how to make optimum use of the mind in all creative endeavors, whether you are making art, films, music or growing a business.

There are over 100 pieces of inspirational art, many in color, by both students and professional artists, including Yuko Adachi, Aparna Agrawal, Lyn Angermeier, Michael Crockett, Katherine Dunn, Caroline Leaf, Susy Pilgrim Waters, Deborah Putnoi, Julia Talcott, Kathy Todd, Kaetlyn Wilcox, as well as the author.

Inside—

•Techniques for drawing in 3 different ways for all levels of experience.

•Ways to identify and overcome the mental obstacles that inhibit free expression.

•Ways to harness the power of the mind to maximize creativity and confidence.

Whether you’re trying to grow your art or grow your life, drawing can be

a practice that can lead to awareness and creative freedom.

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

—Picasso

Cat Bennett is an artist and writer. Her illustrations have appeared in many newspapers and magazines

in the U.S. and Canada, as well as in children’s educational books and TV. She has exhibited her art in Boston, New York, Montreal and Tokyo. She teaches drawing as a way to open to the creative self within.

She writes for The Huffington Post.

The Confident Creative is published by Findhorn Press 2010. See inside here.