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Daybook: The Journal of an Artist

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Daybook: The Journal of an Artist

A classic work for artists of all kinds, about reconciling the call of creative work with the demands of daily life, now with a new introduction by Audrey Niffenegger.

Renowned American artist Anne Truitt kept this illuminating and inspiring journal over a period of seven years, determined to come to terms with the forces that shaped her art and life. Her range of sensitivityâ€”moral, intellectual, sensual, emotional, and spiritualâ€” is remarkably broad. She recalls her childhood on the eastern shore of Maryland, her career change from psychology to art, and her path to a sculptural practice that would â€œset color free in three dimensions.â€ She reflects on the generous advice of other artists, watches her own daughtersâ€™ journey into motherhood, meditates on criticism and solitude, and struggles to find the way to express her vision. Resonant and true, encouraging and revelatory, Anne Truitt guides herselfâ€”and her readersâ€”through a life in which domestic activities and the needs of children and friends are constantly juxtaposed against the world of color and abstract geometry to which she is drawn in her art.

Beautifully written and a rare window on the workings of a creative mind, Daybook showcases an extraordinary artist whose insights generously and succinctly illuminate the artistic process.

Country	USA
Author	Anne Truitt
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	New
EISBN	9781476744056
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Scribner
Manufacturer	Scribner
NumberOfPages	257
PublicationDate	2013-10-08
Publisher	Scribner
ReleaseDate	2013-10-08
Studio	Scribner

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