The interesting sketchbooks below were featured in an article with tips for how to get started with a daily sketchbook habit. These seem to be from the 1980s but Daler Rowney still sells Langton Watercolor books. A sketchbook can be much more than just a notebook for drawing. “It can be thought of as a … Continue reading Keeping a Daily Sketchbook
Nice to see an urban sketcher documenting life at the University of Washington. Eli Pasco has a regular feature on the campus newspaper’s website: I have been urban sketching for almost two years now, and have grown both as a person and an artist. I have developed my style, perfected my technique, and exposed myself … Continue reading The Campus Sketcher
Seawhite of Brighton is a British brand of art supplies targeted at the educational market. I’ve only seen their products in stores once, when I was in London. But I did find this sketchbook available on Amazon, and decided to give it a try.. As noted in my post Size Matters: When A6 Isn’t A6, … Continue reading Review: Seawhite Travel Journal
I didn’t realize this Moleskine Project exhibition was an annual event in NYC. This year’s exhibition is already over, but it’s always nice to see some beautiful art on notebook pages! This one is by Vanessa Foley: And this one is by Greg Gandy: See lots more at: Annual Moleskine Project Exhibition Move to … Continue reading Moleskine Project Exhibition
Here’s something to add to my wish list! A $200 limited edition set of facsimile sketchbooks by Françoise Gilot. I highly recommend her book Life with Picasso — it’s a fascinating look not just at Picasso and his work but at Gilot’s own life and thoughts about art. Françoise Gilot, now 96, is best known for … Continue reading Françoise Gilot’s Travel Sketches
This week’s addict is John Hewitt, who you can find on Instagram at w_john_hewitt. I reposted this image of his sketchbooks on my own Instagram feed recently– I just love all those piled up sketchbooks, and am so impressed at his discipline in daily drawing. From John’s caption: Five years’ worth of sketchbooks. On 2nd … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: John Hewitt
There is a fantastic exhibition at the Guggenheim right now on Alberto Giacometti. It traces his whole career, leading up to the sculptures of stretched, skinny figures that he is best known for. If you go, don’t miss the room on the top floor where they show a film of him working on a sculpture … Continue reading Giacometti’s Notebooks
From the New York Times last week, some glimpses of the sketchbook of Minh Uong, a visual editor for the business section: Minh Uong, a visual editor at The Times, uses both low- and high-tech tools to create editorial art, but tech does not necessarily make it easier to become a professional illustrator. Can you … Continue reading Minh Uong’s Sketchbook
An intriguing art installation, which happens to include some notebooks: Nick Flessa lays bare the possessions of his mother for the world to see, as they become both an index of her life story and her son’s grief. Read more at: An Artist Carefully Catalogues His Late Mother’s Possessions
I noticed a few articles recently about a “new art collection” from Moleskine. Moleskine has launched a fresh range of notebooks and sketchbooks specifically designed for artists and their creative process, including space to draw, sketch, use watercolours, storyboard and compose music. The books come in different sizes, shapes and styles, including a Japanese album with concertina pages. The new Art … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: “New” Art Collection