October 25 is National Art Day as well as the artist forever known as Pablo Picasso's birthday. One of the many wonderful things about art is that anyone can make it. Want to learn how to draw in 30 days? Jessup Library has
You Can Draw in 30 Days. No need to rush so you can actually take 60 days if necessary. Or 90. Take as long as you want! If you're looking for a resource with information about art equipment, materials, procedures, and techniques we have
The Artist's Handbook. If you're ready to move on beyond crayon stick-figure drawings and itching to try some new antihistamine because where are these allergies coming from... WAIT, ready to try some different skills, please check out
The Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques.
If Picasso interests you Picasso: an intimate portrait contains chapters on Picasso and the following: women, politics, family, money, death, and eternity. There has obviously been a printing omission because the chapter on how to draw faces that look like cubes is missing. Maybe The Picasso Papers can offer some cube suggestions. If you'd like to access electronic versions of art or Picasso books, Jessup Library can offer Picasso and Watercolor: an artist's guide to painting on the go!
