Paint Happy

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Summary: It changed my art
Review: I am a hobbyist, not a great artist. I found myself irresistibly drawn to do art, but I didn't enjoy it much. Other people liked my realistic work, but I didn't: it had been a ton of work and I didn't feel there was much of myself in it; it certainly didn't express how I wanted to feel when I did art. Cristina Acosta's book helped so much. It began with some really helpful two-handed exercises. There's a good balance between text and pictures. Now when I find myself bogged down in a drawing with too much realism and that's too much work, I say to myself, "Now draw it again in the Paint Happy way." Then I re-draw the picture and have a fun time. I like my paintings now. They're bright and they're MINE. Thanks to Cristina Acosta for a really revolutionary approach to art. It isn't "art-work" anymore, it's "art-fun."