This is the title of a book that was on my Christmas list. And I am very happy to inform you, is no longer on that list because I received it from Santa Claus yesterday morning. This is a wonderful book that is all about “Giving Yourself Permission to be the Artist You Truly Are” (That is the secondary title). The book is written and illustrated by the talented Danny Gregory. Danny Gregory is the author of several book and has worked as the creative director on many “award-winning global advertising campaigns”.

The book starts with an introduction to creativity, teaches you about drawing and illustrated journaling and then moves on to talk about connecting with reality, creating your identity as a “creative” and what’s next for you in the creative world. I am moving rapidly through the book and I am having trouble deciding whether to keep reading the book or put it down and get by sketchbook. I have, of course, put it down in order to draw in my sketchbook. The book is written so well that you really feel like you know Danny Gregory quite well. This is a wonderful book and I recommend it to everyone.

You can buy the book on Amazon. And you can read his blog and see his website here. Also I would like to thank Dr. Keith Robinson for recomending the book to me through one of his blog posts.

(I was having trouble with the links, so if they dont work it’s www.dannygregory.com and www.dkeithrobinson.com)