The Inner Life of the Artist: Conversations from the Atelier

From bestselling author Juliette Aristides comes an inspirational guide to thinking, making, and embodying the mind of a creative person

The third Monacelli Studio title from Juliette Aristides, The Inner Life of the Artist contains a series of short, insightful essays and significant, meaningful quotes by contemporary and historical artists, each accompanied by a moving and inspiring selection of nearly 100 artworks from the past and present. For those interested in drawing, painting, and other art forms, important principles of Atelier teaching (classical and traditional art training and instruction) and fun practical exercises are applied throughout, with an emphasis on cultivating the artistic mind, along with the hand and the eye. Presented in a visually arresting compact package and wrapped in a cerulean cloth case, this is the perfect book to inspire creative thinkers.

Juliette Aristides is a Seattle-based painter who seeks to understand and convey the human spirit through art. Aristides is the founder of the Atelier programs at the Gage Academy of Fine Art in Seattle. She teaches workshops as well as exhibiting nationally and internationally. Aristides is the bestselling author of Beginning Drawing Atelier (2019) and Figure Drawing Atelier (2019), both published by Monacelli Studio, amongst other highly regarded Atelier art instruction books.