Danny Gregory's Blog, page 52
March 5, 2014
Clean sweep.
Because it’s finally March and spring is allegedly on the horizon, I decided to clean up my studio. I swept the floor, wiped down all the tables, emptied the trash cans and water buckets, and vacuumed the chartreuse carpet the … Continue reading →
March 2, 2014
Angoraphobia.
Here’s a little Skype video chat I made with Koosje about her upcoming klass at Sketchbook Skool. She talks about one of her teaching goals: to get people to go outside and draw and she does it on a freezing … Continue reading →
February 26, 2014
Sketchbook Skool Update: Danny & Koosje
We’re just a little over a month from the first day of Sketchbook Skool. Every week or so, we’re going to do a little Skype chat with one or another of our teachers about what’s coming up and what they have … Continue reading →
February 23, 2014
My way or the highway
When I was nine in Pakistan, my grandfather’s chauffeur drove me to school every day. After a year, my grandfather told me that today he wanted me to tell the driver how to get to school. He instructed the driver … Continue reading →
February 21, 2014
Command Z
Day before yesterday, I was working on a painting. A proper easel painting of a still life, as if I was Paul Cezanne or Wayne Thiebaud or someone. It was quite idyllic, a mild breeze coming in the studio door, … Continue reading →
February 20, 2014
A new workshop in New York City.
I love The Open Center. It’s the first place I taught, several years ago, and it is warm and wonderful, full of spiritual crunchiness, an oasis of calm in the bustling city. Julia Cameron teaches there too (in fact, our … Continue reading →
February 17, 2014
The way to work
My last office was about two miles from my home. I could walk three blocks west, hop on the subway, get off at 23rd Street, then walk the three streets and three avenues to get to my desk in about … Continue reading →
February 15, 2014
Drawing away the veil.
I like drawing because it helps me to see. It shows me what is actually in front of me. That is important to me because I’ve tended to live in my head a lot. I think that started when I was … Continue reading →
February 12, 2014
Working it.
Sorry if I seem to have vanished. I am hard at work on my next book, art Before Breakfast, which I have to turn in to my publisher all too soon. I love working on this book and it has … Continue reading →
February 2, 2014
SketchBook Skool on the Super Bowl
For those who missed our Super Bowl Commercial yesterday, here it is: Feel free to share with any and everyone! And if you’d like to know even more about Sketchbook Skool and join our first term (starting April 4), click … Continue reading →
