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![]() Reader response videoMost readers have been very nice in indulging my recent post about the US election. A couple of people however had responses that are neatly summed up in this video. (Click here to see it larger on YouTube).... TelesummitedI just finished my hour-long talk on the business and art of illustrated book publishing for the Writer's Telesummit. It was a nice experience, giving a lecture from my desk, cuppa tea at my elbow, while a hurricane builds... Viste a PicassoThe Internet Archive has scads of free public domain movies that are really worth browsing through. I came upon this Visite Ã¥ Picasso from 1950 that is a pocket-sized piece of inspiration.... Strike a Posepose for drawing by posemaniacs.com Posemaniacs has zillions of posed, flayed people you can revolve and then draw. It has 30 second poses, hands, all sorts of things. Try it out.... "This is an Experiment. U R part of it."The 1000 Journals Project is quite intriguing and now there's a movie about it. I like the way this trailer captures much of what we talk about in the EDM group.... Take note!Mike Rohde shared pages from the notebook he filled at the SXSW Interactive festival in Austin, Texas last week. Awesome!... Quentin BlakeElaine sent me this video of a young illustrator meeting his hero, Quentin Blake, who drew the pictures in so many wonderful books, including all of Roald Dahl's. Very inspiring and sweetly awkward.... MorokaneMy pal Tommy Kane is back from Morocco with some amazing drawings. Also check out his recent work on cardboard. Oh, and he got mentioned in Juxtapoz again. And I know him! I rock.... Hope GangloffI went to see Hope's show in Chelsea three times last month. I love her ball point drawings of her friends and her daily life. For serious inspiration, check out her website and read this cool interview.... Monster AttackJames Kochalka has been posting his son Eli's drawings and cartoons on a special little blog called "Monster Attack". I love looking at kids drawings and Eli's are hilarious and beautiful.... David Macaulay on drawing in RomeThanks, Mary Ellen. See it full-size here.... A new leafMy mum has just put out a new 2008 calendar and notecards in her line of Leafages-- beautiful art made with leaves and calligraphy. Before the holidays arrive, I urge you to visit her site for over 50 designs... Hear me presentI just discovered that F+W is selling an MP3 version of my presentation at the HOW conference. It was quite fun so check it out and draw while you listen. You can also download a free PDF of the handout... Sushi platterSOLD OUT!! Richard Bell is now offering his latest books in a special collection. They are among my favorite possessions and I heartily recommend them as examples of the journaling art at its peak. Check 'em out here... The Drawing HabitAfter an insane amount of time spent at the Atlanta airport (so insane that the media was there to cover it), I have just returned from several days at the 2007 HOW conference. It's the largest conference on design,... HOW Now, Brown CowI'm off to the HOW conference in Atlanta. this afternoon. I 'll be talking about "The Drawing Habit" and meeting lots of cool, creative folks. Maybe I'll see you there!... Be Happy, DammitI was part of a design roundtable on Sirius Radio this week. If you'd like to hear it, go here. I'm in Part 1 of Designers Design a Happy Life.... Me on TVI taped a series of (brief) segments for the New Morning show on the Hallmark Channel. They are available on the web about midway down the pages linked below. Here are the topics and air date: May 1 “Our... A gift from Colin Rudd"It is wrong to expect a reward for your struggles. The reward is the act of struggle itself, not what you win. Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make the attempt.... I'm a Creative MomWell, I try to be (it's just that damned missing chromosome that's holding me badk). And to inspire me, I listen to the fantabulous Creative Mom Podcast. It's what I tried and failed to do with my own defunct... Interview with mePenelope Dullaghan just published a very nice and comprehensive interview with me on the Illustration Friday site. It has a lot of examples of my work and some never before seen pictures of the castle I call a home.... Ketchup on your drawingCheck it out -- a drawing done entirely with ketchup and fries. Why? Because it's cool. A headsup to everyone making excuses to put off drawing more because they can't find the right pen.... EveryDay Matters in KoreanIf you would like a copy of my book, Modeun-nari Sojung-hada, in its beautiful Korean edition, I have located a resource that sells them..... More time-lapse drawingI didn't make this. He did. Jack and I did, however, try to make something like it (drawing on white board and filming it in stop motion) and can report that it is an awful lot harder than it looks.... Searle buildingsI built a little gallery after scanning some pages from "Paris Sketchbook" (text by Kaye Webb) and "Paris, Paris" (text by Irwin Shaw), the two books that contain the best building drawings Ronald Searle has done. These books also... Fishing for ideasZina SaundersA great illustrator I just discovered. Look at her series on Overlooked New Yorkers, too. She has also written and illustrated some great profiles of other NY illustrators and artists, like this one. I love this sort of reportage.... IllustrationMundoI am working my way through a terrific resource, chock-a-block full of ideas and inspiration: IllustrationMundo.com... How HOW'll soundAs part of the run-up to the fabulous HOW design conference (largest graphic design conference in the US I'm told) , I have been recorded providing a snippetty preview of the many wonderful things I'll be saying. Sign up... KochalkaLast night, Jack, Tom, Butch and I went to the the Giant Robot gallery to see James Kochalka's show. He'd made 150 acrylic 2" by 2" paintings on 3" by 3" paper and they were hung on groups all... Tribute??I see that J C Penney is launching a new advertising campaign, created by Saatchi and Saatchi. The theme: "Every day matters". Thanks for the boost!... New York ReadingI will be doing a reading from "Everyday Matters" ( and "The Creative License too) and talking about drawing on February 1st at 7 PM at McNally Robinson, a lovely bookstore in SoHo. It will be the first time... EW doesn't say 'Ewww'Everyday Matters is reviewed in the upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly. They did a little round-up of Comics ( a classification I can live with, I guess) and gave EDM the highest rating of the bunch, an A minus.... HOW Design ConferenceI have been invited to speak about drawing at the 2007 HOW Design Conference in Atlanta this June. It promises to be an exciting and stimulating event filled with all sorts of cool creative speakers. Sign up early. I'd... Jack Tea Tea-shirtsMy boy, Jack, has begun drawing and designing the most amazing t-shirts. He has just opened a little store to sell the first design. The quality is surprisingly good, the price very reasonable. Consider how good you'll look in... Sweeter sweatersTim and Joe have new matching hoodie sweaters. Thanks, Deedee!... ThespianJack just completed his triumphant run in the Middle School Play, "Afraid of the Dark". It is the biggest theatrical role he's had so far and he was awesome in his two-tone wig and mustache.... DetourTom Kane brought this great online exhibit to my attention. It contains a broad range of example of artists using moleskines including little films that flip through each book. Check it out!... Olivier KuglerEvery so often I come upon someone who does what I want to do so unbelievably well, I feel like never even trying again. When I encountered Oliver Kugler's work, I fell into a funk that mixed the blackest... Color me happyCheck out this Lüscher color test which helps predict your issues based on your arrangement of a color palette. It was fairly accurate in assessing me. How well did it plumb your depths?... The ConundrumWise words from the always brilliant James Kochalka. Check out his site, subscribe to his archives, and be happy every day from now on. I did and am.... Kurt and to the pointKurt Hollomon (teacher, illustrator, designer, mountain climber) has just launched a revamped website with many drawings, maps, and journal pages. His work is very inspiring to me; he's made me rethink the way I lay out pages, how I... Jean-Jacques SempéRead this article. It's nice.... GroceriesHarry Kalmer of Johannesburg invited me (and lots of talented artists including EDMers Michael Nobbs, Nancy Ghandi, and Trevor Romain) to contribute illustrations for his new book, Groceries: 56 Stories Oor Huishopudelike Produkte. (If that title seems a little... Peeps fan?Then don't forget to befriend them on MySpace: ThePeepsRock for fresh info, videos, etc.... LitParkSusan Henderson recently interviewed me for LitPark. The results are posted here. Susan has chatted with a lot of interesting creative folks; I urge you to browse through her archives.... The Peeps play again!Jack's band rocked harder than ever last night at the Coffee House. They have a video of the show on YouTube already. Check it out!... The Devil and Daniel JohnstonI really enjoyed watching a DVD of the new documentary "The Devil and Daniel Johnston". It's the story of a West Virginia artist and musician who was incredibly prolific in his youth and then became a cult figure among... Isca Greenfield-SandersI visited her show in Chelsea last week;based on old photos and broken down in to 7" grids, her work has power and timelessness and a color palette which really effected me. Her work is online herebut I recommend... Jack's new deck #2Jack just painted his second skateboard, this time a very graphic looking one with a customized Jack of Spades, complete with cigar and handgun. Compare it with last year's rogue's gallery. Awesome!... Powers of ObservationAn extraordinary example of one man's ability to see clearly, retain, and then record his observations. Breathtaking. For more go here.... Amster-dam fine picsHere are some snaps from our recent trip to Amsterdam.... News of the Week, 7.31I mention Donavan Freberg's blog in this broadcast. See what I mean here Oh, and my monologue gets cut off and continues in the following video installment...... bloglinesDust to dustScott Wade draws in the dust on car's windshields. Check it out here... Cute? Or Scary?From the NY Times, 6/23/06: Alexa Kitchen Draws on Life’s Experiences, However Few By LAUREN MECHLING LIKE many artists Alexa Kitchen disavows her early work. She just feels that she has moved past it. “I think it’s pretty good and... A buncha new snaps I put on Flickr.#flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;} #flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;} #flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;} .flickr_badge_image {text-align:center !important;} .flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px solid black !important;} #flickr_www {display:block;... News of the Week 7.21Our new life in the Tropics. (Click on the video to make it larger)... News of the WeekAfterBathA silly little film for those who like animals and hygiene.... SerendipityIt's weird how this issue of HOW magazine has brought so many threads together. There's great article about how to develop your career as an illustrator by one of my original muses, Keri Smith. I love her books, and her... Me and SonyI just got a teeny new Sony camera and am making little films and little pictures. I have renewed my interest in flickr, thanks to the fantastic pictures that my buddy D.Price has been sending from his round the... Joe and TimA short music video featuring our wiener dog, Joe, and our new wiener dog and Joe's half-brother, Tim. Click on "more" below to watch it.... HOW on newstandsI am very excited by the new issue of How magazine. The cover I designed looks great in print (and actually features my name - a first) and I am pleased with the 8 page article I wrote and... EDM in paperbackHyperion will be publishing my book, Everyday Matters, in paperback in January, '06. It will have a nice simplified cover that I painted this Spring.... 1001journals.comCheck out the newly relaunched 1001journals.com. They just posted an interview I did with Mindy Carpenter on journaling.... Artella 9: The Journey: Destination and imaginationThis lovely magazine had a nice interview with and profile of me in the new issue. You can find out more on the Artella website.... Sunday Road RageCheck out the new film that Jack and I made. It's teeny here but click the link to see it bigger. Get this video and more at MySpace.com... Three New Sources of InspirationThe unbelievably great Mattias Adolfsson here. Tom Kane's work in the first issue of NoTxt magazine here. And if you like Dan Price's drawings, you will be blown away by his photos here.... In MySpace, No One Can Hear You ScreamMy pal, Tom Kane, told me I should get a MySpace page, so I have: Check me out! Now what?... Oh, yeah, I wrote a bookThis ad ran this week. I had the odd experience of being art director, illustrator, copywriter, mechanical artists, account executive, and product manager on the ad. Fortunately, my publisher placed and paid for the media. I wonder if it... Would you like to take a class with me?I have been invited to teach a workshop at ArtFest 2007, March 28-April1st. It is a big deal that offers classes in bookbinding, assemblage art, visual journaling, jewelry, etc. in Port Townsend, WA. I only rarely consider such things but... Podcast EDM008: Danny ReduxFor those who've never bothered listening to one of the EDM podcasts, this one might actually be worth the bother. My mother offered to help me make this episode a bit more focussed and so she has interviewed me... EDM007 PodcastCheck out the newest EDM podcast here. It features a guest appearance by Dr. Hazel Kahan, PhD, a psychologist, artist and grandmother. In today's podcast, she reads from her essay, "Just Because You Think You're Not Creative, Doesn't Mean... Watch Picasso draw!Read the rest of this entry to see a wonderful video of the master.... New Podcast: Tiki Taka and JahinaWe're cranking them out, folks. A new podcast episode, EDM005, this one featuring my favorite artist, Jack Tea Gregory. It's recorded with my spanking new mic, and features an incredible story of death and wisdom. Oh and a hockey-playing... Idiot speaks.I'm an idiot and, in my previous post, put up the wrong link to the newest podcast episode. You can get EDM004 here. Please do. I also bought a fantastic new microphone so future episodes will be crystal-clear.... Podcast EDM004I have posted a new podcast episode. You can find it here, on the Everyday Matters podcast page. I am doing a fair amount of stock-taking these days and concluding that it matters less what I do and... Podcast re-castThanks to great suggestions from lots of smart folks,my podcasts will now be found here. and, yes, there's an RSS feed too.... Too much talk.My podcasts seem to be quite popular. A little too popular. This morning I got an email from Apple where my podcasts are being hosted: Please be aware that you've exceeded 75% of your .Mac data transfer quota for the... New Podcast episodes EDM 002 & 003I had a fascinating, marathon chat with Tom Kane last Sunday and spend the week cutting it down to a couple of podcast episodes. His story of discovering and rediscovering drawing and of battling Social Anxiety Disorder is fantastic,... Radio NobbsMichael Nobbs has been busy. I had no sooner finished enjoying the fresh issue of his wee magazine, The Beany, when he announced the first episode of his podcast. Michael is a gentle soul, who draw lovely cups of... New Podcast episodeCheck out the first episode of my new Everyday Matters podcast here. And don't forget to sign up to automatically get future episodes.... NiceCheck out Joyce Cole's work on Moleskinerie.com... More on Los PenasquitosJane LaFazio has posted an article herethat ran in the San Diego Union Tribune about the kids she teaches.... Kane OnlineMy good pal and drawing buddy, Tom Kane, has finally put his drawings on line and started a blog. His work is fantastically good and inspiring and his blog is a treat. Check it out here and welcome him to... Everyday Matters now available every dayIt seems that Everyday Matters, my second book, is finally freshly available again ... and for less than ten bucks. It went back on press recently and Amazon is now shipping it in 24 hours. If you get it, do... May the Force be with meThis Thursday, I'll be checking out the workshop at L.A.'s Drawing Club. If you're in town, come on down and draw a Jedi knight.... Marcel van EedenThe Morning News has an interesting exhibit on show of some great pencil drawings. Dutch artist Marcel van Eeden was born in 1965 in The Hague. His magnum opus is to make a drawing a day based on any... LAI'm heading to LA this weekend and will be there for most of March. We are planning to have a sketchcrawl there. Please join in if you'd like. Karen Winters has set up a special group of folks in SoCal;... The artistry of hidden talents"For over 20 years, absorbed in my engineering career, I let my musical life die, but I was always reminded of it when I'd encounter the secret creative life of others." Read or listen to this smart installment on "This... On the RadioI'll be on Jennifer Louden's show on Martha Stewart Living Radio this Sunday at 11 am EST. It's on Sirius Channel 112. Please call in if you'd like to ask me something at 1-866-675-6675... Meet the Liquid Pistols!Jack's band, the Liquid Pistols, played their first gig ever last night. They rocked the house with 'Our House", our boy hammering out a hoof-tapping beat on the drum-skins. (Their set list had originally also included "Let it Be"... New contestThe very excellent Morning News. org will be holding a daily creative problem solving contest over the next two weeks. I believe it will start Tuesday, January 31st. The prize will be a copy of my new book, The Creative... New socksMy mum knitted them and I got them in the mail last night. I am wearing them today. Toasty! Thanks, Mum.... Rat ArtThis post was inspired by Brenda. Jack has been working on drawing rats for the last few days (he is studying the Bubonic plague in school) and we have been thinking a lot about them. He doesn't want them... R.Bell on C.LicenseR.Bell just wrote the most extremely nice thing on his site. Read it while I blush.... DadhoodA group of us men discussed the ups and downs, ins and outs of being a father. The results were published this morning on The Morning News. Check it out and then be glad you have your own dad.... The (heavily painted) envelope please...Not that it's terribly important, but if you'd like to nominate a blog you like (hint, hint) for the 2006 Bloggies, you have till January 10th. Do it here. Categories include: American, craft, writing, best kept secret, best overall, etc.... Newly discovered drawings sitesSpend some time with these inspiring sites. But not too much. Save time for drawing. A great animated tour of a ball point sketchbook collaboration:DQ3. Fascinating flight of imagination: Drawings of skeletons of cartoon characters Fantastic illustrations that combine... Artist's SketchbookThere's an excerpt from my book,The Creative License, in the upcoming (Feb 06) issue ofArtist's Sketchbook . It's a cool magazine and always full of interesting ideas and examples of peoples' journaling.... From my fatherMy stepmother just sent me recent work from my dad in Leicestershire. It seems he has moved beyond self-portraits.... Enrique FloresCrazy good traveling illustrated journalisto. If you haven't yet, check out his work here.... Kiran AhluwaliaIf you'd like to give your iPod a jog, try listening to a radically different type of music. I am really enjoying a new CD by a former bond trader from Toronto of South Asian extraction.... MC #51Just got the new issue of d.price's Moonlight Chronicles. It's the best drawn one ever.Order a copy if you like good stuff.... NYC Sketchcrawl: Sunday 12/11To get a head start on the anti-Intelligent Design mob, the NYC Sketchcrawl will kick off nice and early at 11 am this Sunday in the Museum of Natural History. Meet in the North American Mammals hall off the... Sketchcrawl - the movieCheck out this little Air France film of a couple of folks sketching around Paris. Thanks, Laurent.... Mug meThe MorningNews.Org is selling t-shirts and mugs with my art work. It's a nice way to support the site that supports lots of great writers and artists.... PeanutPeanut: the last installment.... NYC SketchcrawlThe next SketchCrawl will be on Sunday, December 11th, (2005), late morningish New Site LaunchedAfter months of working with Trish and Jacob, the new design for dannygregory.com is up and (hopefully) running. Let me know if you see any glitches or if you like what you find. For a tour, go here.... You've got mail!Send me an illustrated letter and win a prize! The Great Christmas SwapA quick and easy way to make sure you have a wonderful holiday season. Jack's first daysThe new installment of Peanut, up today. Includes discussion of genital mutilation, oral fixation, insomnia, and breasts, breasts, breasts.... Chip Off the Old BlogMy boy, Jack Tea, launched Life in LaGuardia, his own vblog recently. If you;d like afull report on Halloweena nd whey he doesn;ts mil in pictures, cjheck it out. Birth-day!The much anticipated climax of Peanut -- my journal of impending fatherhood -- arrives today . However the saga will continue in installments to come. Stay tuned.... Crawling Intrepidly through the VillageA brave group of draw-ers gathered this morning under the Washington Square Arch at 9 am and bravely battled the elements through the morning. SketchCrawl - the Whether ReportWe will be meeting at 0900 under Washington Square Arch at the foot of Fifth Avenue in New York's historic Greenwich Village. I would urge you to bring something to draw on and with and a little folding money to purchase hot libations along the way. The world redrawnBush draws at summitHouse leaders go on Sketchcrawl through underprivileged D.C. neighborhoods.Donald Trump uncaps his gold fountain pen and draws wetland area where he had proposed new development. A few notesThree announcements: 1) A new book I illustrated is out. 2) Next Sketchcrawl will (probably) be on Saturday. 3) Me on Publisher's Weekly. Mother Nature didn't get the e-mailWhen I walked Joe at 8:30, all indicators pointed to 'go' so I threw on a couple of layers, picked up my folding stool and drawing bag and at 9 I was standing under the Washington Square Arch. By this point, not a single cloud was left and the sky was completely, achingly blue. I sat in the park and did a bad drawing, hoping against hope that some one might not have read my cancellation memo and would show up but, no, I was alone. Sketchcrawl PostponedThe weather looks bleak for this weekend, so we are going to postpone the New York Sketchcrawl, alas. Hopefully, Ma Nature will cooperate next weekend and we can 'crawl on the 29th or 30th. Dang.... SketchCrawl USASeems folks are going to be SketchCrawling all over the country. So far we have plans for get EDM togethers in NYC, Frisco, Chicago and Tucson. If you're involved in any of these or others, do fill me in.... SketchCrawl UpdateA lot of people seem excited about joining together to draw the City but the weather continues to be soggy; so, for comfort's sake, we're going to postpone the SketchCrawl until the weekend after this, Sunday, the 23rd of... Sunday NotesIt's hot and I'd rather be drawing or watching a movie or eating another cupcake so let me just jot down a number of things. Had a rare time drawing on the Bowery this morning with Tom K. It... 'nother new 'nutCheck out the fresh installment of my ongoing story on the Morning News.... New Peanut!Check out the latest rib-tickling installment. Do it, people. More Rome coming up, once you've done your reading.... How about those Knicks?My editor tells me this is the best ever installment of Peanut, my memoir on fatherhood. If you'd care to judge his judgment, learn about my uncle's parrot, my stepfather's haberdashery, and my degree of enthusiasm for organized sports, organized... New 'NutThe Morning News just launched their total redesign today and there are a number of my drawings salted throughout. There's also a new installment of Peanut with more traditional watercolor drawings on it for those of you who were... New York Times of the DayMy illustration on the history of groovy WiIliamsburg is in the Sunday Times, a nice big piece, almost 2/3s of a page in glorious full color.... Come on downIf you happen to be at the Book Expo in NY on Friday, come and say hi at the F+W Publications booth. Eric Maisel and I will be signing copies of A Writer's Paris at 11:30 - 12:30 and... New 'nutThe Morning News is carrying the most recent installment of Peanut today (a day late for Memorial Day). It's a fairly amusing romp through a pelvic exam and, slightly less pleasant, an extended cruise with my extended family. New... On the airIf you'd like, look for my new campaign in the following networks timeslots this week ( all times are EST) MAY16 CBS MON 8-9P 30 RAYMOND CLIP SHOW MAY16 CBS MON 10-11P 30 CSI MIAMI MAY17 ABC TUE 10-11P 60... Newest PeanutCheck out the latest installment of my memoir on The Morning News.... More peanutRead the next installment of my new book here.... Meet PeanutI have written a new book which I'd like you to share with me for free. The catch is that it'll be served up in installments by the Morning News. You can read the first serving today here. Future... Artist's Sketchbook IIThis rather nice magazine has an article about me in its February, 2005 issue now on newstands. Also a piece by Dan Price on drawing. You can download a rough PDF of the article but the issue is worth... Á bientôtDr. Eric Maisel is a psychotherapist who works exclusively with artists and has written many terrific books like The Creativity Book, Staying Sane in the Arts, Fearless Creating, Deep Writing, A Life in the Arts and other inspiring guides... Hilarious!Amazon has just announced its top ten humor books for the year. America by Jon Stewart is #1, The Best of McsSweeneys is #2. The complete New Yorker Cartoons is #3. David Sedaris is #10, one notch behind my new... Level OrangeI get daily comment spam. To combat it, I have upgraded to the new version of Moveable Type. I can and now will require that commenters register. It should only take a moment and, once you are registered, you will... HiatusThe western view from my southern balcony. Drawn at the end of a hard day. It's about seven years since I started drawing in earnest. In the first couple of years. I went through periods of immense enthusiasm and... GhostingOver the next couple of weeks, my drawings and doodles will be intermittently appearing on the Guild of Ghost Writers while Dem takes a break. Today is the first time.... More interviewsI had a hectic day of interviews: three in one afternoon. This weekend I shall be on NPR's To the best of our knowledge. I was live on Afternoon magazine on WILL-AM and WBAA in Indiana recorded an interview that... 50 Books competitionPaul Sahre, the talented designer of my first book, tells me that Hello World: a life in ham radio has been selected as one of the best books of the year in the "50 books/50 Covers of 2003” competition.... ClevelandTom Feran wrote a nice column about my book on the front page of the Arts section of today's Cleveland Plain Dealer. It's cool to get coverage in Patti's home town. Check it.... Me and the BeebIf you have any interest in hearing a fairly intellectual interview with me that aired on the BBC, check it out.... If you own a television......you can see me on it on Tuesday the 14th on CNN Live Today at around 10:30 am. And if you own a radio, you can hear me on it at 8:30 (EST) tomorrow morning on Albrecht in the... Soft-spokenA recent interview I did aired from Boston's WBUR today. Listen to it (in Real Audio) by clicking here:... Under 100Change Your Underwear Twice a Week just broke into the top 100 of Amazon's best seller list and #8 on the history list, the best any of my book's has ever done, by far. If you'd like to help... Print & Drugs & Rock'n'RollWow. I'd no idea that the Print magazine I worked on had caused such an uproar. Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and Print? : :" href="http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/002005.html">: : Speak Up > Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and Print?... More OutrageBlack Book magazine, a very groovy entertainment, fashion and art magazine just hit the newstands with its new Fall Arts issue. Damien Hirst, David Bailey, Christo, Norman Mailer, John Updike, Rick Moody, Francesco Clemente, and zillions of others including... If on a summer’s vacation…In today's issue of my favorite online magazine the entire staff of The Morning News have contributed stories of our most miserable summer vacation experiences. My 189 words chronicle the time Patti and I narrowly escaped gruesome deaths and... Most likely to be unlikelySomewhat embarrassingly, my former high school has conferred up on me the dubious distinction of being the alumnus of the month. If you always wanted to know more about my French teacher's escape from the Nazis, my Engels study... So What Do You Do, Danny Gregory?A new interview with me just went up on the mediabistro.com site, conducted by Chris Gage.... Mini-breakThanks to every one who asked after me recently; I am pretty busy with some important projects these days so I shall be reducing the pace of fresh updates to the blog. I shall send out an announcement when... See you in the Funny PapersKelly Kilmer wrote to me to let me know that Everyday Matters has been selected by Comic Journal as one of the notable comic books of the year! She tells me that as a result, her husband insists on... New gigMy favorite online magazine has invited me to join their staff. Cool.... The Color of WaterMy favorite online magazine is running the journal pages from our vacation last week. If you don't already, check out the Morning News daily for news, stories and razor sharp wit.... Duh.I totally forgot to mention that, on Monday, I had a new piece on The Morning News.org. I collaborated with Editor Rosecrans Baldwin who wrote descriptions of people in his neighborhood, sent them to me, and I drew what... Huh.Readers of the Gothamist apparently think I should be writing a children's book.... Take the F trainI have a piece in the New York Times today, in a special section on the 100th anniversary of the subway. If you live in the City, check it out. If you don't, check it out.... My Class III mentioned a while ago that I am teaching a class at Artiology in Atlantic City this May. It will be a one-day event, focussed on drawing and journaling. If anyone has any experience with Artiology or would like to... TublegsTublegs is a small art zine that devotes a lot of space to odd crafts techniques and is a great source of inspiration. Between its covers I discovered nail polish photography, the aesthetics of cheap digicams, and new sources... Oh, Milwaukee!A nice review in today's Journal Sentinel... Oh, Canada 2The article on Everyday Matters appeared in the National Post today. It's quite good and huge. If you'd like to see a scan of it, courtesy of Antony Hare,click here. If you want to just read the text (no drawings),... Oh, Canada!If you happen to be a reader of the National Post, in the next few days you might run across a full page article on Everyday Matters. If you do, and want to clip it for me, that would be... I'm teaching a classI have been invited to teach a class at Artiology, an arts retreat weekend, in Atlantic City on May 22. It will be one day, 7 hour workshop called the Art of the Illustrated Journal. I dont know an awful... My foray into fashionI have designed a t-shirt and mug for Bookslut, the venerable publishing site. If you're interested in getting one (it features books enjoying positions from the Kama Sutra),place your order and lend 'em your support.... InterviewIf you aren't sick of me yet, read this interview in The Gothamist.... Spam I yam notI have had quite a few subscriptions bounce back to me recently. I gather that many hosts have toughened up their email filters and, as a result, my notifications are being knocked back through the ether to my mailbox. My... ZeitgeistIllustrated journaling is becoming trendy. The Gawker and The Gothamist were both kind enough to write a tidbit about my stuff on the same day. So now I guess Moleskine sales will skyrocket, Paris Hilton will start sketching and presidential... It's a good thingThe Morning News, described to me by its editor, Rosecrans Baldwin, as "some mutant underground version of the New Yorker," is publishing a story I did on my visit last week to the Martha Stewart trial. It's not that... Dream onCreative minds need plenty of shut-eye, sleep study says By William McCall , AP Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards said the riff in "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" came to him in his sleep, while the 19th-century chemist Dmitri... I Have a ScreamAAAAAARGH!I guess I feel a bit like Howard Dean. Everything is going great, the Internet is getting the mesage out, folks are getting excited, and then, on a cold day in January, "Kapowie!", everything fizzles and I'm all alone in... More moleskinesI was invited to be a contributing blogger (had no idea there was such a thing) to a new site called Moleskinerie. It's a smorgasbord with tangential connections to the litle black book. They made my drawings a little small,... Time for Self ExaminationThis weekend, draw yourself. My father does it every single day. I'd like to give you some more ambitious advice but I am neck deep, transferring this site to a new web host and will be fairly tied up... Top Five of the MomentAllegedly my moment has arrived — at least in Philadelphia. See the bottom of this page on Philadelphia Weekly's site. Thanks, PJ... Happy Birthday, T!If you're American, you probably don't know much about Tintin, the first and finest graphic novels. We own and have reread them all. So many of the scenarios seem written for today — pesky Middle Easterners, loony dictators, terrorists,... Lucky breakI am going to have my second piece in in the City section of the New York Times this Sunday. It's called "Dogs in Coats". See it big. See the first piece.... 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A record of my exploration into all aspects of drawing, illustrated journaling, creativity, and the inspiring aspects of art. By the author of "Everyday Matters," "The Creative License", and "An Illustrated Life" and other books.
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