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"Everyone has an artist inside them. At least that's what veteran artist, Tesia Blackburn, believes. In her newest book she encourages everyone to ignore what people think and get started making art - dig into creativity like the big chocolate cake that it is. Full of humor and inspiration, It's Only Painting is a manifesto of sorts. In the vein of ""Steal Like An Artist"" by Austin Kleon, ""Big Magic"" by Elizabeth Gilbert and ""The War of Art"" by Steven Pressfield, Blackburn breaks down inspiration into mangeable chunks and kicks the fear of creating right in the butt. Compiled from her lectures to students over 25 years of teaching painters, Tesia Blackburn's essays on creativity are meant to get you thinking and working. You think you need special training? You don't. You think you need a big studio? You don't. You just need the willingness to do the work. You can make art. Right here, right now."

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Tesia brings all the years of her professional life into this book. She blows up all your excuses in a very loving and funny way. Just get to making stuff. It is an easy read, and I mean that in a good way...just pick it up, read a paragraph or two, and be inspired! Wonderful quotes by a crazy mix of artists, writers, stars, scientists and more. Full of tricks to spark your creativity. Luscious photographs that will also inspire you. It's a great read for all creatives, from beginner to the artist that has been in the studio for years. Sometimes we all need a little nudge and a good laugh. Tesia's humor will help you lighten up and make work! -Patti Brady, artist and author of Rethinking Acrylic: Radical Solutions For Exploiting The World's Most Versatile Medium. Highly recommended for any artist wanting to fall in love with art all over again, or even for the first time! The minute I finished reading it I did what any artist in their right mind would do - paint! Inspirational, informative, and funny, Blackburn hits the nail squarely on the head, dispelling artists faulty myths, and encouraging greater creativity and authenticity in our art-making. The combination of zen simplicity with cheeky humor makes this book a keeper, one to read over and over again on our creative journey. - Nancy Reyner, artist and author of Create Perfect Paintings.

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"Tesia has been a working artist and teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years. In 2000 she was hired by Golden Artist Colors, as the Golden Certified Working Artist in San Francisco. In 2014 her first book ""Acrylic Painting with Passion"" was published by Northlight Books. Her work hangs in homes, offices, hotels and hospitals all over the world. A beloved teacher, Tesia's classes and workshops are often sold out. Whether she's teaching a painting retreat in Santa Fe or a weekly class in San Francisco, her approach is the same; help the student find their own personal voice - and express it. She received her BFA from the Academy of Art in San Francisco, studied lithography at the San Francisco Art Institute and received her Master's of Art from John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California. Patrice Drago is an East Coast abstract artist and arts writer, and is an Artist in Residence at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. During her professional career in the hospitality industry, she used her creative writing, investigative and artistic skills to create in-depth training programs and brand materials, write video scripts, simulations, and user-friendly training, editing the writing of numerous developers. She is an arts columnist for the Annapolis Capital Gazette in Maryland, an arts blogger for the area's destination marketing organization, Visit Annapolis, and is the Board VP of Public Relations as well as Communications Chair for Maryland Federation of Art, a nation-wide non-profit art organization of 700+ members."

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