One way to appreciate art is to try to make it yourself.
This book is an excellent way to try: https://archive.org/details/Keys_to_Drawing/mode/2up
Another popular book is "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain".
This book is an excellent way to try: https://archive.org/details/Keys_to_Drawing/mode/2up
Another popular book is "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain".
Drawing from sight will moreso change the way you view the world (in terms of light and shadow and the shapes those make). Similar to photography.
It's like meditation. Extremely hard work. Makes you appreciate an artist that can draw / paint a subject for hours at a time.
The book I linked was technically what I read after DOTRSOTB, but I found it to be similar nonetheless.