It started on a pandemic Sunday night.
A bourbon. A Stan Getz solo. And a pen that moved before I decided to move it.
Paint Like No One Is Watching
A guide to letting go through music and art.
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The painting is not the product. You are.
This is not a book about learning to paint. There are no techniques to master, no styles to imitate, no finished paintings to compare your own against.
It is about something harder: recovering the permission to create without judging every mark.
During the pandemic, Craig Pady -- Toronto radio host, DJ, saxophonist, 25 years on air -- sat alone in front of a fireplace with a bourbon and a Stan Getz solo playing through the speakers. His hand moved before he decided to move it. What ended up on the page surprised him. What his son said when he came home surprised him more.
Paint Like No One Is Watching is the story of what happened next -- and a practical guide to the one exercise that has stopped executives, artists, and complete beginners cold in front of a blank page, and then pulled them through.
All you need is a song you love, a piece of paper, and something to make a mark with.
The rest takes care of itself.
Includes: the book, a supply list, and a first session guide to get you started tonight.
Written by Craig Pady - radio host and producer at CIUT 89.5 in Toronto for over 25 years, Saxophonist, DJ, and self-taught visual artist whose pandemic-era painting practice has been shown, sold, and awarded across Toronto.
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