As artists, we have many books to inspire us. One of my favorite books is a small humble paperback art book titled "The Art Spirit" by Robert Henri.
Here is a passage from the book:
When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing creature. He becomes interesting to other people. he disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and he opens ways for a better understanding. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it, shows there are still more pages possible.
Here is a passage from the book:
When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing creature. He becomes interesting to other people. he disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and he opens ways for a better understanding. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it, shows there are still more pages possible.
I remember Walt Disney reading from this book when I was a kid on one of his TV shows, and when I saw it at the book store a few years ago, I had to pick it up. Great book to have.