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Book Club: Mark Hearld’s Work Book

Another super fun Book Club yesterday!  We discussed Mark Hearld's Work Book.

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It's a wonderful book, so let's dive right in:

I love instructional books because they are packed with tips and exercises. But you can still learn from non-instructional art books, like this one.  If you don't have time for the video above, or just want a quick recap, here's the recap:

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This method means that you can learn from all kinds of artists — dead and alive.

Here is a multi-block print I made inspired by Mark Hearld's work:

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I tried a few color variations:

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If you'd like to claim one of these beautiful prints for your own, they're $25/each.  Buy one here.

I also spent a long time thinking about two colors versus three.

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I'm quite interested in pursuing this style of print some more. 

I hope you'll join me for the next Book Club: March 9 at 12:15pm.  We will be discussing Creative Strength Training by Jane Dunnewold.

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Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

Based outside of Boston, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is a mixed-media artist who constructs vibrant compositions. Passionate about connecting with and inspiring other artists, she shares her expertise through in-person workshops, her online classroom www.balzerdesigns.com, and through monthly membership at www.MyArtPractice.com.

98 thoughts on “Book Club: Mark Hearld’s Work Book

  • This was a great book review and unexpected take-away on creativity! Thank you.

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  • This was a great book review and unexpected take-away on creativity! Thank you.

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  • This was a great book review and unexpected take-away on creativity! Thank you.

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  • This was a great book review and unexpected take-away on creativity! Thank you.

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  • This was a great book review and unexpected take-away on creativity! Thank you.

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  • This was a great book review and unexpected take-away on creativity! Thank you.

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  • This was a great book review and unexpected take-away on creativity! Thank you.

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  • Absolutely wonderful Book Club on a marvellous book!
    Thank you for showing me a way to look more actively at this type of book and for the ways to make my own instructions.
    A delightful 45 minutes 🙂

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  • Absolutely wonderful Book Club on a marvellous book!
    Thank you for showing me a way to look more actively at this type of book and for the ways to make my own instructions.
    A delightful 45 minutes 🙂

    Reply
  • Absolutely wonderful Book Club on a marvellous book!
    Thank you for showing me a way to look more actively at this type of book and for the ways to make my own instructions.
    A delightful 45 minutes 🙂

    Reply
  • Absolutely wonderful Book Club on a marvellous book!
    Thank you for showing me a way to look more actively at this type of book and for the ways to make my own instructions.
    A delightful 45 minutes 🙂

    Reply
  • Absolutely wonderful Book Club on a marvellous book!
    Thank you for showing me a way to look more actively at this type of book and for the ways to make my own instructions.
    A delightful 45 minutes 🙂

    Reply
  • Absolutely wonderful Book Club on a marvellous book!
    Thank you for showing me a way to look more actively at this type of book and for the ways to make my own instructions.
    A delightful 45 minutes 🙂

    Reply
  • Absolutely wonderful Book Club on a marvellous book!
    Thank you for showing me a way to look more actively at this type of book and for the ways to make my own instructions.
    A delightful 45 minutes 🙂

    Reply
  • I just started Jane’s Creative Strength training and enjoying reading/doing! Hope to join you march 9! Thanks Julie

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  • I just started Jane’s Creative Strength training and enjoying reading/doing! Hope to join you march 9! Thanks Julie

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  • I just started Jane’s Creative Strength training and enjoying reading/doing! Hope to join you march 9! Thanks Julie

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  • I just started Jane’s Creative Strength training and enjoying reading/doing! Hope to join you march 9! Thanks Julie

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  • I just started Jane’s Creative Strength training and enjoying reading/doing! Hope to join you march 9! Thanks Julie

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  • I just started Jane’s Creative Strength training and enjoying reading/doing! Hope to join you march 9! Thanks Julie

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  • I just started Jane’s Creative Strength training and enjoying reading/doing! Hope to join you march 9! Thanks Julie

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  • What a lovely book, I really enjoyed looking at his work, but I think I wouldn’t read it as it sounds for too wordy for me, meaning intellectual. But what an amazing artist. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful review. Thank you. xx

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  • What a lovely book, I really enjoyed looking at his work, but I think I wouldn’t read it as it sounds for too wordy for me, meaning intellectual. But what an amazing artist. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful review. Thank you. xx

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  • What a lovely book, I really enjoyed looking at his work, but I think I wouldn’t read it as it sounds for too wordy for me, meaning intellectual. But what an amazing artist. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful review. Thank you. xx

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  • What a lovely book, I really enjoyed looking at his work, but I think I wouldn’t read it as it sounds for too wordy for me, meaning intellectual. But what an amazing artist. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful review. Thank you. xx

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  • What a lovely book, I really enjoyed looking at his work, but I think I wouldn’t read it as it sounds for too wordy for me, meaning intellectual. But what an amazing artist. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful review. Thank you. xx

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  • What a lovely book, I really enjoyed looking at his work, but I think I wouldn’t read it as it sounds for too wordy for me, meaning intellectual. But what an amazing artist. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful review. Thank you. xx

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  • What a lovely book, I really enjoyed looking at his work, but I think I wouldn’t read it as it sounds for too wordy for me, meaning intellectual. But what an amazing artist. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful review. Thank you. xx

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  • Thanks so much Julie for expanding our art knowledge, I enjoyed Book Club this week (even though I had to miss the live) and am looking forward to the new book.

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  • Thanks so much Julie for expanding our art knowledge, I enjoyed Book Club this week (even though I had to miss the live) and am looking forward to the new book.

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  • Thanks so much Julie for expanding our art knowledge, I enjoyed Book Club this week (even though I had to miss the live) and am looking forward to the new book.

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  • Thanks so much Julie for expanding our art knowledge, I enjoyed Book Club this week (even though I had to miss the live) and am looking forward to the new book.

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  • Thanks so much Julie for expanding our art knowledge, I enjoyed Book Club this week (even though I had to miss the live) and am looking forward to the new book.

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  • Thanks so much Julie for expanding our art knowledge, I enjoyed Book Club this week (even though I had to miss the live) and am looking forward to the new book.

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  • Thanks so much Julie for expanding our art knowledge, I enjoyed Book Club this week (even though I had to miss the live) and am looking forward to the new book.

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  • Thanks for sharing this book with us. You make the concepts more clear in a way that we can use the techniques ourselves.

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  • Thanks for sharing this book with us. You make the concepts more clear in a way that we can use the techniques ourselves.

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  • Thanks for sharing this book with us. You make the concepts more clear in a way that we can use the techniques ourselves.

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  • Thanks for sharing this book with us. You make the concepts more clear in a way that we can use the techniques ourselves.

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  • Thanks for sharing this book with us. You make the concepts more clear in a way that we can use the techniques ourselves.

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  • Thanks for sharing this book with us. You make the concepts more clear in a way that we can use the techniques ourselves.

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  • Thanks for sharing this book with us. You make the concepts more clear in a way that we can use the techniques ourselves.

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  • This is one of my all time favorite browse art books. His work is so dynamic. It was great to see it featured and I live your schema for ways to interact with the text.

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  • This is one of my all time favorite browse art books. His work is so dynamic. It was great to see it featured and I live your schema for ways to interact with the text.

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  • This is one of my all time favorite browse art books. His work is so dynamic. It was great to see it featured and I live your schema for ways to interact with the text.

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  • This is one of my all time favorite browse art books. His work is so dynamic. It was great to see it featured and I live your schema for ways to interact with the text.

    Reply
  • This is one of my all time favorite browse art books. His work is so dynamic. It was great to see it featured and I live your schema for ways to interact with the text.

    Reply
  • This is one of my all time favorite browse art books. His work is so dynamic. It was great to see it featured and I live your schema for ways to interact with the text.

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  • This is one of my all time favorite browse art books. His work is so dynamic. It was great to see it featured and I live your schema for ways to interact with the text.

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  • Excellent review of what looks like an inspiring book! I’m signed up for a block carving class next month, so it’s very timely. I really liked how you have tips on how we can use a book like this, which is not instructional, per se. I wanted to alert your followers that I located an eBay seller who has four copies for sale for $34 USD. They don’t have covers, and are fuschia colored, but hey- the insides are the same.

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  • Excellent review of what looks like an inspiring book! I’m signed up for a block carving class next month, so it’s very timely. I really liked how you have tips on how we can use a book like this, which is not instructional, per se. I wanted to alert your followers that I located an eBay seller who has four copies for sale for $34 USD. They don’t have covers, and are fuschia colored, but hey- the insides are the same.

    Reply
  • Excellent review of what looks like an inspiring book! I’m signed up for a block carving class next month, so it’s very timely. I really liked how you have tips on how we can use a book like this, which is not instructional, per se. I wanted to alert your followers that I located an eBay seller who has four copies for sale for $34 USD. They don’t have covers, and are fuschia colored, but hey- the insides are the same.

    Reply
  • Excellent review of what looks like an inspiring book! I’m signed up for a block carving class next month, so it’s very timely. I really liked how you have tips on how we can use a book like this, which is not instructional, per se. I wanted to alert your followers that I located an eBay seller who has four copies for sale for $34 USD. They don’t have covers, and are fuschia colored, but hey- the insides are the same.

    Reply
  • Excellent review of what looks like an inspiring book! I’m signed up for a block carving class next month, so it’s very timely. I really liked how you have tips on how we can use a book like this, which is not instructional, per se. I wanted to alert your followers that I located an eBay seller who has four copies for sale for $34 USD. They don’t have covers, and are fuschia colored, but hey- the insides are the same.

    Reply
  • Excellent review of what looks like an inspiring book! I’m signed up for a block carving class next month, so it’s very timely. I really liked how you have tips on how we can use a book like this, which is not instructional, per se. I wanted to alert your followers that I located an eBay seller who has four copies for sale for $34 USD. They don’t have covers, and are fuschia colored, but hey- the insides are the same.

    Reply
  • Excellent review of what looks like an inspiring book! I’m signed up for a block carving class next month, so it’s very timely. I really liked how you have tips on how we can use a book like this, which is not instructional, per se. I wanted to alert your followers that I located an eBay seller who has four copies for sale for $34 USD. They don’t have covers, and are fuschia colored, but hey- the insides are the same.

    Reply

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