We just wrapped up filming the latest klass in Indianapolis with Penelope Dullaghan. Here’s a peek behind the scenes.
Shooting Penny
Category: video
Go big. Or go home.
Ah, Vienna! I cracked open the trusty travel journal, uncapped the old brush pen and began to draw the Hofburg Palace. Soon, I realized that I needed to be creative, resourceful, and as resilient as a Hapsburg to tackle the task.
And speaking of travel, I am flying to Indianapolis today to shoot the next class for Sketchbook Skool. I’ll try to report in from the road.
Chicken and Wales.
My partner, Koosje just went to Wales to film one of the next Sketchbook Skool klasses with my old pal, Michael Nobbs. She made a little video behind the scenes of the trip to give you a taste of what’s to come.
You’ll also get to meet a member of the SBS team you may not know — our fantastic European cameraman Brian who has filmed many of our videos.
Raw
I woke up at 4 am and this was in my inbox. I watched it in the dark and it filled my heart.
When I decided to share it with you, I thought I’d make a joke of it. Call it, “Cure for Insomnia” or some such.
But every time I watch it, it fills my heart again. Fills it with peace, with sweetness, with raw simplicity. I think of my boy, standing on a hillside in Sicily, filming this on his phone, hanging on till the end of an extraordinary moment.
I love the beauty he sees. I hope you like it too.
Suggestion: watch the whole thing. Give yourself a two-minute experience before clicking away.
Shooting Jill
I just love this.
And, yes, it is sponsored by Coors.
Pep talk.
Having trouble starting your creative habit?
Wrestling with the Monkey in your head?
Here’s a helpful little video I made for you — with some assistance from Shia.
Caution: Contains a little, well, yelling — which may offend those with delicate sensibilities and fragile eardrums.
Moonlighting before breakfast
I just write an essay and made a little video for one of my publishers, Chronicle Books. Check it out!
My new book trailer!
The awesome new trailer for my awesome new book! (Thank you, Manny!)
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Chatting. In my house. About stuff.
Recently Cynthia Morris came to visit me and we sat down for an interview because she wanted to know more about A Kiss Before You Go and the whole process of recording your life in a book. Cynthia has started drawing fairly recently but she is a life coach and deals with creative people all the time. She describes her job as helping “people enjoy their talents and create on their own terms”. I like that job description. She gave me some solid advice on the direction my life is taking and I offered my own thoughts on how she could create an illustrated memoir.
Here’s a video we shot of the chat in my living room.
Cynthia posted her notes from a conversation we had once the camera was off about my advice on “8 Ways to Live an Illustrated Life“. I hope it’s useful.
Danny Gregory 