How To Be An Artist #14

And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Read everyday. Most days, the best part of my day is when I have down time — to relax, kick back, and read. I currently picked up a classic, East of Eden by Steinbeck, which I know I read long, long ago but I’m sure I didn’t fully commit to reading, understanding or appreciating it when I was young. I can’t wait. {Ren Reiske © All Rights Reserved}

If you’re looking for a good book, I would recommend any one of these {fast} page-turners:

• The Help {read it before watching the movie. You will not be sorry} by Kathryn Stockett
• The Hunger Games trilogy {trust me when I say, you will not be able to stop at book one} by Suzanne Collins
• Girls in Trucks { like a glass of cold lemonade, refreshing and light} by Katie Crouch

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight. — Robertson Davies