• Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Me
    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer, Legal and Media Kit
  • Blog
  • Contact me

A Net in Time

Curriculum and book reviews, faith, homeschooling and more!

  • Art
  • Blogging Helps
  • Faith
  • Homeschooling
  • Poetry
  • Recipes
  • Reviews
  • Writing
You are here: Home / Art / Draw & Be Happy

Draw & Be Happy

November 28, 2018 By Annette1 4 Comments

I may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post. :) Click here to go to my disclosure policy.

Do you like to draw?  I know that I like to doodle and doodling often makes me feel happy inside, but not always.  Do you ever wonder why that is?  Well Draw & Be Happy has given me some answers. Sometimes, my doodling doesn’t have an imagination behind it.  Draw & be happy will help you to rediscover your imagination.

Draw & Be Happy, a book to help you find happiness through your own art.

From the Back Cover:

Draw & Be Happy, if it sounds easy, that’s because it is.   Yes, drawing really make you happy!

Inspired by art therapy practice, the drawing exercises in this book are thought provoking, meditative, and always fun.  Each new page offers a simple strategy to help you find contentment and fulfillment through creativity.  With activities that are perfect for any skill level (no previous art experience reequired!).  Draw & Be Happy will help boost your confidence, reduce stress, and teach you to express yourself in meaningful and joyful new ways.

What do you Get:

160 pages that are bright and vibrant, with all kinds of helps to make you a joyful and dare I say it… a happy drawer!  🙂  How you ask?  Well let me walk you through this easy to read, and fascinating book.

Have you ever considered changing your perspective when you draw?  Bringing the background to the fore and vice versa.  How about making a flip book of your years growing up?  Or drawing a map from your place to your favourite grocer’s or coffee shop. 

Draw & Be Happy

Eight chapters run you through warming up to finding your confidence.

  • Warming up
  • Find Calm
  • Get Happy
  • Build Self-Awareness
  • Energizing
  • For Positivity
  • To Relax
  • Find Confidence

Draw & Be Happy

Every two page spread gives you a new vision, a new way to approach your drawing.  Perhaps you want to take a moment to draw your future, or sketch out some fun placemats for your favourite dining room, or let a dance flow across the page.  Who knows where your muse might take you if you just have a touch of inspiration to guide you.

Draw & Be Happy

My Thoughts:

This is a neat little book. 160 pages of creative fun. Ideas I hadn’t thought of!  It reminds me in a way of those 642 drawing books that I’ve reviewed in the past.  Giving you all sorts of ideas that might spur on your interest, but giving you some depth to go with those thoughts.  So as you consider making a linear drawing of your day, think about what made you happy or sad, causing you into dig deeper into your short term memory.  Remembering the good, considering the not so good, and before you know it, you’ll be looking into your days more creatively.  In the end, make drawing your therapy, and find yourself happy!

Draw & Be Happy

 

Draw & Be Happy: Art Exercises to Bring You Joy.
Tim A. Shaw
Illustrator: Cachetejack
Chronicle Books
160 pages, trade paperback
Art, Drawing, creativity

Reviewed for: Raincoast Books.

Where to find. Amazon.

disclosure

Secrets and Scones
Dinosaur Museum

Related Posts:

  • Do not Forget the Lord GodDo not Forget the Lord God
  • The Value of a Media KitThe Value of a Media Kit
  • 11 Ways to Study Geography11 Ways to Study Geography
  • Jesus, The VineJesus, The Vine
  • The Samaritan Woman at the WellThe Samaritan Woman at the Well
  • Love is SO PivotalLove is SO Pivotal

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Print
  • LinkedIn
Spread the love

Filed Under: Art, Reviews

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Lori says

    November 29, 2018 at 10:45 am

    Looks like a unique book.

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      November 30, 2018 at 2:31 am

      it is a unique book, has an unusual approach but I can see it working.

      Reply
  2. Linda S says

    November 30, 2018 at 8:38 pm

    oh I have a daughter who just might love this book – thank you for this review!

    Reply
    • Annette1 says

      December 1, 2018 at 2:27 am

      Oh… I hope she likes it!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

ABOUT ME

I am centered by the love of God and family. Smiles are brought about being a Writer, Poet, Hiker and reader. Growth occurs as I educate my son, raise him up in the fear of the Lord, love up on my critters and live as a pastor’s wife.

Want to Stay Informed?

Subscribe and I’ll shoot you an email once a week.


Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.



Recent Posts

  • Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
  • Marshfield Memories
  • Confident, I Stand
  • Review: Introduction to Robotics and Automation
  • The Superpower Field Guide: Beavers

Recent Comments

  • Annette1 on Confident, I Stand
  • Annette1 on Simplification is Best
  • Dawn on Simplification is Best
  • Barbie on Confident, I Stand
  • Annette1 on Confident, I Stand

Archives

Categories

  • Art
  • Art Books
  • Blogging Helps
  • Faith
  • Homeschooling
  • Poetry
  • Recipes
  • Reviews
  • Uncategorized
  • Writing

Footer

Amazon Affiliate information

A Net in Time is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites

Tinker Crate Affiliate

Copyright © 2019 A Net In Time. All rights reserved. All text, photographs, artwork, and other content may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written consent of the author. A Net In Time · Lifestyle Pro On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in