About this item
In Drawing for Joy, author and illustrator Stephanie Peterson Jones offers beginning artists a low-stress way to build a successful daily drawing practice in just 15 minutes a day. The accessible series of 52 week-by-week exercises, each with 7 drawing prompts or starts, teaches readers how to draw by exploring line, texture, pattern, and color. The book begins with basic information on the required materials for completing the exercises and essential techniques and strategies for coloring your creations. The exercises start with a focus on simple shapes such as circles, squares, and other geometric textures, then progress gradually toward creating more realistic motifs, including florals and other natural shapes, all built with line and pattern.
About the Author
Artist and illustrator Stephanie Peterson Jones loves creating illustration and design. You can find her work decorating the pages of children's books, adult coloring books, textiles, stationery and gift products. She is known for her bright and cheerful illustrations, graphic surface patterns, intricate ink drawings, floor mandalas, and sgraffito on clay. Stephanie has illustrated many children's books, among them the award winning book Peek-a-Moo, in print since 1999, and has licensed her artwork to textile, stationery and gift companies worldwide. Most recently, her "Where's my Nose? ", was chosen by Dolly Parton to be part of her Imagination Library.
Besides illustration, Stephanie has been a Pilates teacher since 2001 and received her K-12 art certification in 2010. She and her husband Paul live in Asheville, NC.
Stephanie maintains a daily drawing practice and loves sharing her process on social media.
