Before the holidays, I was talking about my wishlist of a few notebook/sketchbook/art supply items. Santa came through!
I expected to receive James McElhinney’s Sketchbook Traveler book, and I wasn’t disappointed. McElhinney’s pocket size sketches are reproduced life-size, each accompanied with text about the location depicted. Additional material in the book gives some lessons about the history of travel sketching, the Hudson Valley, some technical and practical tips, and lists of resources. There are even some blank pages so you can use the book as your own travel sketchbook. It is a delightful package.
I also received another book. This one wasn’t included on my pre-holiday list, but I posted about it back in October: Finding Dora Maar. I am excited to read more about how the author happened to buy Dora Maar’s old Hermes address book on eBay, and then traced her life history. Alas, there are no illustrations other than the cover image. But you can see a couple of photos in my blog post.
