Danny Gregory's Blog, page 43
April 18, 2015
My next reading
I hope you can join me for my first reading from Art Before Breakfast at WORD in Jersey […]
April 17, 2015
The Accidental Artist
I did a long interview to be featured in this cool (FREE) online program, starting April 21st. Sign […]
April 9, 2015
Brand new!
We are SUPER excited to announce our newest course, Stretching, is open for enrollment right now. Classes begin […]
March 26, 2015
A little article I wrote…
A little article I wrote on how drawing can make you happier.
March 25, 2015
Fresh!
i just got a big box of freshly printed Art Before Breakfasts. Hopefully, book stores did too. 
December 8, 2014
The art of being afraid.
I just read about a study from The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (so it must be true) that says that when people are exposed to abstract art they can register many of the symptoms of fear. What are those symptoms? Uncertainty, meaninglessness, a loss of hope, even terror. Gulp. Abstract painting has always challenged the casual viewer. […]
December 5, 2014
“Why should I learn to draw and how are you gonna teach me?”
A key to successful learning is to have a motive. Why do I want and need to learn this? When we first started to learn things, it was to survive in the world. Learning how to walk, how to eat solid food, how to talk, and how to play with others were hard but essential lessons. When […]
December 4, 2014
Q: “Whither advertising?”
Another student question posed during my recent visit to the Brand Center at Virginia Commonwealth University. This is an advertising/media focused question, “What is your overall view of the advertising industry and what do you think we have to do to stay relevant?” I will post a few others over the course of this week. BTW, I […]
December 3, 2014
Q: “How has your past influenced your creativity?”
Another student question posed during my visit to the Brand Center at Virginia Commonwealth University last month. I was asked, “How has your eclectic past influenced your views and your creative problem solving?” I will post a few other snippets from the interview over the course of this week.
December 1, 2014
Q: “How do you make it all work?”
I was recently speaking at the Brand Center at Virginia Commonwealth University and was asked a number of questions by the students there. I am pleased with the outcome (though somewhat horrified by the opening shot of me, laughing in slow motion. (Granted, it was filmed on Halloween)). Here is the first question, “How do you […]
