Seth Apter

I received this book as a drawing winner and absorbed it over a weekend. The book shares thoughts, insights, confessions from the creative community of mixed media artists. There are tons of quotes answering a range of questions from the simple "What color rarely shows up in your work?" to the thought provoking "How do you express vulnerability in your art?" 100 artists share samples of their work and answer the author's questions.

It is beautifully laid out, full of beautiful images of all show more sorts of artwork and interesting comments to read. As a creative type myself it was illuminating to find I have something in common with many artists but also to see how I'm different. Definitely a book worth having in the library of an artist or creatively inclined person. show less

I really enjoyed this. I think implying tips and tricks is a little misleading, since there are very few actual techniques in the book. But the featured artists were all interesting, some with inspiring things to say, and it was great to see different facets of the mixed media world.

Fascinating collection of a hundred artists; self portraits of how they each see themselves, paintings that represent ideas, as well as each of them sharing a little of their souls and ideas. It is a fun book to pick up, enjoy, put down and then pick up again. I am glad I bought it.