This is a good book to leaf through for interesting, useful, and sometimes revealing information. Best taken on five or six days at a sitting, or even one reading a day. ( )

After 70 "days", I decided that taking a year to finish wasn't for me. It wasn't bad, but prospective readers need to understand that this is a collection of 365 snapshots, condensed and simplified. I found the authors rather culturally or hemispherically myopic - pretty much focused entirely on Western art. The leading questions were juvenile ("What do you think is going through Suzon's mind?") and the generalizations trite ("...tapping into what unites us all: a fascination with the mysteries of the subconscious." - not me, but then that's me.)

The seven or so authors rotated ten sections throughout the year:
1 - Philosophy of Art (~~~~~mostly nonsense)
2 - Art Through the Ages (history soundbites, style periods)
3 - Profiles in Art (bios...no Asian, and only one woman)
4 - A Picture is Worth 1000 200 Words (Expanded museum placard info)
5 - Art From the Inside Out (Collections, museums, exhibitions)
6 - Art From Around the World (sound bites of regional art forms)
7 - Unexpected Art Forms (odd stuff, some cool, some a reach...sand, crop circles, snow)
8 - Artistic Oddities (more odd stuff, but mostly events - thefts, pop art)
9 - Step by Step Instructions (short and simple drawings)
10 - Art 101 (techniques, tools, media, some history)

This isn't bad, just very simple and narrow in scope. ( )

A fun and accessible way to enjoy art, learn about it, understand it, experience it (with periodic projects for you to do.) Great gift book, too. ( )

The Daily Book of Art is one of these books you're supposed to read a page a day for 365 days. I loved the little snippets of information about the various aspects of making art, insight into artwork and the artists, strange and fascinating creations, philosophical discussions about art, drawing and painting lessons--just a little bit of everything surrounding the creativity that surrounds us.

A nice daily challenge to see the possibilities of Art in one's environment. ( )