Scott Hodge: Essential Reads on Art & The Creative Process

Essential Reads on Art & The Creative Process

Feb 22, 2012
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Here’s my list of what have become my essential reads so far on art and the creative process. Would love to hear what you would add to the list!

Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
David Bayles & Ted Orland

The Artist’s Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living
Julia Cameron

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Steven Pressfield

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
Twyla Tharp

What books would you add to this list?

Tags: Art, Art + Fear, Art Making, artists, Books, Creative Process, David Bayles, Fear, Julie Cameron, Steven Pressfield, Ted Orland, The Creative Habit, Twyla Tharp, War of Art

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Randall says:

February 25, 2012 at 9:44 pm

Hey, bro! Some classics from my library include:

In Praise of Shadows – Jun’ichiro Tanizaki
How to See – George Nelson
The Laws of Simplicity – John Maeda