Danny Gregory's Blog, page 47
August 15, 2014
The shortest distance between two coasts is a wonky line.
Playwrights say that if a gun appears on stage, somebody will use it before the curtain falls. Photographers say that the best camera is the one you have with you. The New York Lottery says “You gotta be in it to win it.” I just spent ten days in a car with a journal on my […]
August 11, 2014
Lost in the giftshop
The relationship between art and commerce.
August 7, 2014
Further on down the road
The final leg of our cross-country drive. 4,000 miles, 10 days, loads of eating, driving, drawing, and fun. Click on any picture to see the gallery. Or you can follow me on instagram: dannyobadiah.
July 31, 2014
Images from the road.
We are driving from LA to NYC. I’ll post pictures from the trip here. Click on any picture to see the gallery. Or you can follow me on instagram: dannyobadiah.
July 28, 2014
Farewell.
I finished cleaning out my studio today, this old garage in which I’ve I spent much of the last eleven months. I felt a bit melancholy as I swept it out and locked the door for good. I came here last autumn not knowing what I was doing or what might become of me, but I […]
July 25, 2014
Life story.
Tonight I was thinking about the story of my life. The story that began when I was born and then certain things happened. My parents did certain things, my family was a certain way, we lived in a certain place, I went to certain schools. That was my childhood. In some ways, it was like other […]
July 23, 2014
Why it doesn’t look just like the picture.
In the 1980s when photocopying technology became increasingly available, David Hockney made a series of prints using a Xerox machine. I was looking at some of these prints recently and trying to overcome my initial dismissive reaction: these aren’t ‘prints’. … Continue reading →
July 21, 2014
Pulling my head out of my head.
Miles Davis’ quartet is working How Deep is the Ocean a few feet away. I have an almost drained but still frosty glass of pilsner next to me on the window sill. There’s a slight breeze coming through the open window, … Continue reading →
July 19, 2014
A major new interview
There’s a major new two-part article/interview with me about SketchBook Skool. (Click here to read it). We really got into the ideas behind the Skool, what I think about art, why it matters — a lot of new stuff. It was an … Continue reading →
July 18, 2014
How to fight a critic.
It’s tempting to fight back against criticism. But where does it get you? Take Manet, the father of Impressionism. Outraged by a critic’s attack, he challenged him to a duel. They met in a forest, hacked ineffectually at each other … Continue reading →
