My new film
Category: video
Sketchbook Club: Paul Hogarth
This week the work of British illustrator Paul Hogarth. We’ll discuss the following books by Paul:
Drawing on Life: The Autobiography of Paul Hogarth
http://amzn.to/2vjxRe7
Graham Greene Country http://amzn.to/2vPrlgO
Creative Pencil Drawing http://amzn.to/2vml9ty
Creative Ink Drawing http://amzn.to/2vmjnZw
Sketchbook Club: War!
Join me for an exploration of sketchbooks that investigate and record war and its effects. Fascinating stuff!
- G.I. Sketch Book by Aimee Crane
- Ronald Searle by Russell Davies
- Bombed London by Hanslip Fletcher
- September 11, 2001 by Veronica Lawlor
- Baghdad Journal: An Artist in Occupied Iraq by Steve Mumford
My new movie: The Art of A Fan
A few years ago, I had great fun making a series of Sketchbook Films with my old pal and genius, Tommy Kane. After bugging him for months, I finally got Tom to join me in making a brand-new film about Marcy Singer.
I first met Marcy when I taught a class at the Open Center in New York and apparently I gave her an idea that led to an enormous project. I said, “why not draw while you watch TV? Just use the DVR to freeze the frame and sketch what’s on the screen.”
An ardent hockey fan, she decided to draw every single game the NY Rangers play and has now filled many sketchbook with wonderful drawings and watercolors. It’s a great story about how drawing changes how you see things and deepens your experience and your passion.
Sketchbook Club #2: d.price
We convened another meeting of the Club to discuss the work of one Dan Price of Joseph, OR. He was one of my earliest and greatest mentors.
Some notes:
Moonlight Chronicle back issues: http://www.moonlightchronicles.com/issues.html
I see that on this site Dan said he doesn’t have back issues in print anymore but will be making e-versions of them. If you email him and bug him, maybe he’ll pull some out of the attic. It’s worth a shot. Otherwise, you’ll have to make do with his books — which are pretty awesome too.
Books:
Moonlight Chronicles: http://amzn.to/2oXK9mU
How to Make a Journal of Your Life: http://amzn.to/2oXFstp
Radical Simplicity: http://amzn.to/2qhFZdj
Learn about his simple life in this film about d.price: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdLAM-wChxY
How I draw a selfie.
Call me a nerd if you must but I loved doing homework. In this video, I do my assignment for Week Two in Seeing, a Sketchbook Skool klass on drawing self-portraits, taught by my partner, Koosje Koene.
It’s not too late to join Seeing! Click here to learn more.
I’d rather draw you than shoot you.
As we relaunch “Seeing” at Sketchbook Skool, I did some fresh thinking about the nature of seeing and how cameras do it differently.
Supply List: Live!
Folks have asked me what I use to make these videos so I put together a supply list.
Originally this was a Facebook Live thingamabob but you may not have the time or inclination to watch it there. Maybe this pristine non-commercial stage will change your mind. Or not.
Oh, and if you have a problem reading my handwriting, a) join the crowd and b) look at this then.
Tea: live!
In case you are avoiding Facebook, here’s one of the Facebook Live videos I made recently. It’s terribly exciting: I do a drawing of my favorite teacup. This is something I have been doing for a while, filling an entire sketchbook with drawings of the same cup using the same pen and usually at the same time: about 7 am.
You may be tempted to fast forward to the good bits. Don’t. Savor the moment with me. Spoiler alert: there aren’t any especially good bits anyway.
Well, there is the one —but if you go too fast, you’ll miss it.
And the sketchbook I use in this video is unique. It was made for me by my friend and mentor, Roz Stendahl. She’s the bomb.
Rage against the machine. Live!
After feeling a little vulnerable, I took to Facebook Live to express my anxieties. I’m not much of a Twitterer so I plied my steel nib and some India ink instead.
In case you had something better to do at the time, here’s a record of the event.
Danny Gregory 
