tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post4229886884251853849..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: A Life In Hand by Hannah HinchmanBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-11297983192599951822017-05-23T15:28:52.244-04:002017-05-23T15:28:52.244-04:00I had just checked out from the library The Creati...I had just checked out from the library The Creative License. It is difficult to read because of the handwritten font and my aging eyes. Art Before Breakfast (also from the library) has some handwritten-looking text but most of it is regular type font. Whew. I think that is why I never caught on to comics - the handlettering style annoyed me.<br /><br />I wish I knew what to do with my sketchbooks. Right now many are piled on the kitchen table, I discovered a few more in a little cabinet, and a at least three others (travel journals) are on a bookshelf. This is the downside of certain hobbies - more stuff to store. Sigh.<br /><br />Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-38129474438429414102017-05-22T19:02:18.275-04:002017-05-22T19:02:18.275-04:00Yes, I'm familiar with Danny Gregory and have ...Yes, I'm familiar with Danny Gregory and have read a couple of his books. One of them, The Creative License, was my first introduction to the concept of "everyday art." I haven't read Art Before Breakfast, so I'll add it to the list, along with Shut Your Monkey, another of his titles.<br /><br />Good for you getting your art supplies and sketchbooks organized. Every little step out of clutter helps!Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-29725559000623860752017-05-21T13:43:19.559-04:002017-05-21T13:43:19.559-04:00Hi, Kathy. You are lucky to have a copy of this bo...Hi, Kathy. You are lucky to have a copy of this book. Mine is from the library and is due back soon. It was recommended in a YouTube video by Danny Gregory. Are you familiar with him? His book, Art Before Breakfast, encourages you to draw what is in front of you - the toast, the cereal, the cat, the pencil sharpener...well, you get the idea. His style is 'urban sketching' if that makes sense to you. Pen and ink and a dash of watercolor. <br /><br />I have been trying to sort and organized my art supplies this weekend. I have piles of sketchbooks hidden away and would like to get them at least on a bookshelf so I might every now and then pick one up and be amazed or horrified. Awkward would describe most of my 'art' but occasionally there is a gem! So I'll keep plugging along. Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-70932905233382678112017-05-20T13:39:00.222-04:002017-05-20T13:39:00.222-04:00I meant to comment on this post when I first read ...I meant to comment on this post when I first read it, but I had to go check my shelves to see if I have this book and got sidetracked. I know I've read it, but I couldn't remember if I own a copy. I do, and I enjoyed reading it very much and it was part of the inspiration for me to start sketching in the first place. Isn't it amazing and cool that even our awkward sketches can still bring to mind a past time and place? Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.com