Chris Ware’s graphic novels are cerebral and meticulous. But his sketchbooks reveal the man behind the perfection: self-doubting, self-flagellating, and with a giant Monkey on his shoulder.
Books discussed include:
In this week’s club, I delve into my mailbox and my steamer-trunk archives to unearth the cards and letters that have meant the most to me. I ponder the power of greeting cards to endure as slices of memory and why they are imperiled.
Crumb has been an enormous influence on me over the years and today I discuss my huge collection of his amazing sketchbooks. Including a never-before-seen personal letter from Crumb to me. Prepare to be inspired!
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I discuss Tommy’s work and go deep into his incrdible new book, All My Photographs Are Made With Pens. Get yours today!
I took a short break from new episodes of the Sketchbook Club, but I was reinspired by this week’s author. I spent much of the summer forging Felix Scheinberger’s sketches on my iPad as I waited for the release of his newest book, Dare to Sketch, which finally(!) came out a few weeks ago.
(Warning: one of the book shown contains a bit of nudity and bondage)
In this episode, I consider the following books by Felix :
Hedo Berlin Sketches from Berlin’s nightlife: https://www.jajaverlag.com/hedo-berlin
Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go http://amzn.to/2fNlTo9
Our first week of the new kourse, Imagining, has begun with a blast! In this video, I explain how I approached the homework assignment for Koosje’s klass, week 1.
It’s not too late to join us at SketchbookSkool.com.
I’m super excited about the brand new kourse we just put together at Sketchbook Skool. It features five amazing creative people and I do hope you’ll join me in Imagining! We start on September 18 so sign up now at sketchbookskool.com
Here’s a Facebook Live video I made to introduce why I think it’s worth your time:
This week, artist and pal Prashant Miranda joins me to discuss one of my favorite books by one of my favorite artists.
After I discussed Sara Midda’s classic book “South of France” in an earlier episode, viewers asked if I could get her to join the Club. I could and did — and here’s her first ever video chat interview, in which she discusses her life, her books and her sketchbook habits. Fascinating!
Danny Gregory 