Chris leads the conversation in Episode 5 of the euCreativ Show -- on Motive. If your art is a tool for communication, make sure you have something to communicate. This is the longest conversation we've had for the show, and (even edited) it runs over an hour, but the topic is probably one of the most impactful things we could say to artists as artists.

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In this episode:

02:00​​ The Impact of Motive vs. Skill for Skill's Sake

06:40 A Balancing Act - But Why Wait?

10:42 Societal Pressures AGAINST Motive

13:55 How to Bring Motive to Your Work

18:20 Entering a Project with Motive and Feeling

23:30 One of the Best Resources Chris has Found

26:38 Tactile Motives

30:36 Finding a Why

35:36 Art That Changed the World

42:07 Art for Storytelling

45:28 Don't Wait for the Technical

54:07 Foreshadowing a Fight on Style

56:21 Distilling the Conversation

58:05 Art is Life

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Books, resources, and links:

Robert Henri, The Art Spirit - https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Art_Spirit/i50gAAAAMAAJ

Steve Huston, Figure Drawing for Artists - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Figure_Drawing_for_Artists/ZFi7CwAAQBAJ

Kimon Nicolaides, The Natural Way to Draw - https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Natural_Way_to_Draw_A_Working_Plan_f/bxp5CgAAQBAJ

Richard Schmid, Alla Prima - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Alla_Prima/VK-WAAAACAAJ

Simon Sinek, Start With Why - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Start_with_why/fkOKDQAAQBAJ

Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead - https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Fountainhead/qcDM4-3R168C

Jeff Watts, Watts Atelier - https://wattsatelier.com/

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Music Credits:

Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song...​

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