Art books, sketchbooks and finding moments of joy

📚Get my free sketchbook workshop Ritual and Response here: https://helenwellsartist.com/signup-r... Despite a few tears, this video is about joy. Seeking joy, in beautiful art books, in other’s wisdom, in our own wisdom, in making art and in working in sketchbooks. It is about joy as a rebellious and defiant decision, when life feels a little joyless. If you want to check out my online art classes you can find out all the info here: https://helenwellsartist.com/online-c... Books I mention in this video: • Small Pleasures, By The School of Life, 2016 • Exhibition Catalogues of the British artist Gillian Ayres • Exhibition catalogue from The Redfern Gallery of work by Florence Hutchings, The Dressing Room 2024 • Color Chart, A History by Anne Varichon, Princeton Press 2024 • Bloom, Art Flowers and Emotions by Rachel Giles, Tate Publishing 2021