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January 24, 2014

Sketchbook Skool – first update

Phew, it’s been a crazy day and loads of people have enrolled in Sketchbook Skool and there have also been all sorts of questions about how it works.  To clarify, here’s a video from HQ West. If all your fears … Continue reading →
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Published on January 24, 2014 18:38

January 23, 2014

Welkome to Sketchbook Skool

This may sound selfish but I don’t care. Art makes my life richer and happier. And I want share that discovery with as many people as I can. The more people I meet who make art and are crazy about … Continue reading →
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Published on January 23, 2014 22:35

January 17, 2014

A Bigger Day

A couple of mornings ago I got up a bit early and took a plane, train and a bus to the de Young Museum in San Francisco. I had an early lunch in the cafe with my old pal Andrea … Continue reading →
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Published on January 17, 2014 07:30

January 11, 2014

The fears of a clown.

I am afraid. I am afraid of lots of things and always have been. When I was little, I was afraid of getting lost, of monsters, of the dark. Later I became afraid of girls. Of exams. Of plane crashes. … Continue reading →
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Published on January 11, 2014 22:30

January 2, 2014

In production.

Teaching used to be a fairly simple business. You get some chalk, a dunce cap, a book with all the answers at the back and you’re in business. In 2014, it seems to be a little more complex. When I … Continue reading →
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Published on January 02, 2014 10:10

December 26, 2013

Fallink in love again

While visiting Bergamot Station, a collection of art galleries in Santa Monica, I happened into Hiromi, a lovely store full of exotic paper from around the world. The store blind-sided me — Jack and I really just wanted to see … Continue reading →
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Published on December 26, 2013 07:26

December 19, 2013

A quickening.

We are being very productive in the studio these days. Jack (home for Xmas from RISD) and I have been painting together, and the air is redolent with the heady scent of Gamsol and the sounds of Biggie Smalls and … Continue reading →
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Published on December 19, 2013 07:41

December 13, 2013

No title. Really, that’s the title.

I'm doing something super kool I can only begin to tell you about but I really want you to be a part of it. Continue reading →
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Published on December 13, 2013 12:25

December 9, 2013

On making shit.

It’s so easy to despair. You sit down, uncap your pen, start drawing and then realize you have drawn a large, stinking turd. It’s inescapable and it’s bad. So bad that the stench drives you from your sketchbook for days. … Continue reading →
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Published on December 09, 2013 16:33

December 2, 2013

Koosje!

Vincent van Gogh was not the only Dutch artist I met in Amsterdam. I also had a lovely time with Koosje Koene, a wonderfully talented illustrator who has been my online pal.  Koosje draws amazingly well — I am especially … Continue reading →
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Published on December 02, 2013 04:45