Steal Like An Artist

If you're looking for a book about a suave artist named Ezra that steals priceless paintings and replaces them with his dumb paintings, go away. This book is not about that. In fact, this book has no plot at all. It's not supposed to. Steal Like An Artist by the brilliant Austin Kleon is simple, fascinating, and makes you want to paint something right after reading the first page. So in that sense, I'd recommend this book to artists, writers, musicians, or anyone who is right-brained. But I feel that no matter what you do/what you're planning to do (career-wise), READ THIS BOOK! Whether you're [going to be] an artist, writer, doctor, lawyer, zoo keeper, waiter/waitress, or whatever else floats your fancy, there's a creative bone in your body. Austin Kleon helps you find/exercise that creative bone (or muscle, in this case, because you obviously can't exercise a bone). 

The best advice I've ever gotten in staying inspired is in this book. I can pick Steel Like An Artist up whilst having writer's block or artist's block, or whatever else, and just completely snap out of the block. I haven't finished the book because I'm saving the rest for when I'm feeling incredulously uninspired.

Here are a few of my favorite pages (these pictures are not mine, by the way):

My absolute favorite idea. I do this to brainstorm my next project,

Putting emphasis on my drawing teacher's [seeming] life motto: "Take risks." Shoutout to you Mr. Schall, if you're reading this.

THIS IS HOW I AM WITH ALL MY ART

Just think about it.