{"title":"John F Simon Jr","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the thought-provoking works of John F. Simon Jr, blending legal expertise with captivating storytelling. Dive into compelling narratives exploring the intricate intersections of law, society, and individual lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"drawing-your-own-path-book-john-f-simon-jr-9781941529362","title":"Drawing Your Own Path","description":"\u003ci\u003eDrawing Your Own Path\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart, subtle, sophisticated, compassionate, radically eye-opening and mind-altering guide to creative and artistic liberation. Thank you, John Simon --Ruth Ozeki, \u003ci\u003eA Tale for the Time Being\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn F. Simon, Jr., widely recognized as an early pioneer in the use of computer-generated imagery in contemporary art, has turned his attention to the act mark-making as a doorway into self-awareness and the essential touchstone of visual creativity. He leads us through a sequence of meditative drawing exercises, and shares insightful, touching anecdotes of his many years of experience as a practicing artist.--Peter Halley, Artist \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe mysteries of the mind and universe are coupled with a very practical guide to drawing. It is an unlikely but wonderfully fruitful combination, a step-by-step approach to awareness and art.--Lawrence Rinder, Director, UC Berkeley Art Museum \u0026amp; Pacific Film Archive \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn's marvelous artwork emerges from a deeply inspired and intuitive unfolding. His gift of finding one's own creative process is beautifully transmitted in this delightful guide.--Jon Bernie, \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing Your Own Path is an invitation to those who have never drawn before and a warm, informative, intelligent and lovely book to read. It offers refreshing, new ways to look at and experience the steps to make drawings today.--Sharon Louden, Artist, Editor of \u003ci\u003eLiving and Sustaining a Creative Life \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing Your Own Path\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of how multi-media artist John Simon's daily drawing discipline became a meditation practice, and how that meditation illuminated his creative source. A practical guidebook full of Simon's own art, \u003ci\u003eDrawing Your Own Path\u003c\/i\u003e offers meditators an alternative path to 'just sitting' and offers artists a way to mindfully examine and deepen the source of their creative ideas. Readers are guided through thirty-three meditation and drawing exercises, exploring concentrated looking, mindful sketching, and improvisational awareness, all designed to help practitioners discover the vast creativity within themselves and in their daily lives.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49736154939665,"sku":"NGR9781941529362","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50097723605265,"sku":"CIN1941529364G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51774785290513,"sku":"GOR008825883","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51896590172433,"sku":"CIN1941529364VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1941529364.jpg?v=1751029532"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-john-f-simon-jr.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}