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This title takes you inside the creative processes of 42 artists through their personal sketches, along with the occasional related finished piece and 'chatty' remarks on inspiration and more - edited as little as possible to retain individual voices. Each artist shares intimate details that let you look inside their minds; some insights on techniques; and the risks, lessons, mistakes and dreams that lead them every day. The art is selected to pack the book with a lively, interesting mix of images from a wide variety of artists that the reader will enjoy looking in on.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Sketchbook Confidential is a collection of sketchbooks from 41 renowned artists. You can feel their inspiration and excitement for art through their art and commentary.
There are sketches on abstract imagery, figure drawings, landscapes, and many more, whether imaginary or sketched plein-air. Some are quite colourfully painted I don't know if they should be called sketches. It's not all pencils and ink.
Each artist only has a brief 4 pages of coverage. Good thing is you can get to sample lots of different work, and artists' websites are included.
It's a nice inspiring read.
The list of artists included are:
* Robert T. Barrett
* Dan Beck
* William Berra
* Roberto (Bob) Cardinale
* Erin Currier
* George Allen Durkee
* Douglas Fryer
* Tammy Garcia
* Albert Handell
* William Hook
* Cathy Johnson
* Nancy Kozikowski
* Geoffrey Laurence
* Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
* Bev Lee
* Linda Leslie
* Chuck Lukacs
* Jennifer McChristian
* Richard McKinley
* Jeff Mellem
* Ed Morgan
* Art Mortimer
* Claudia Nice
* P.A. Nisbet
* Margy O'Brien
* William O'Connor
* Joe Paquet
* Jean Pederson
* John Potter
* Tony Pro
* Alan Paine Radebaugh
* Chuck Sabatino
* Mark Spencer
* Kate Starling
* Aleksander Titovets
* Lyuba Titovets
* Joshua Tobey
* Elan Varshay
* Frederico Vigil
* Mark White
* Mark Willenbrink
If you're interested in sketchbooks, also check out An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
There are sketches on abstract imagery, figure drawings, landscapes, and many more, whether imaginary or sketched plein-air. Some are quite colourfully painted I don't know if they should be called sketches. It's not all pencils and ink.
Each artist only has a brief 4 pages of coverage. Good thing is you can get to sample lots of different work, and artists' websites are included.
It's a nice inspiring read.
The list of artists included are:
* Robert T. Barrett
* Dan Beck
* William Berra
* Roberto (Bob) Cardinale
* Erin Currier
* George Allen Durkee
* Douglas Fryer
* Tammy Garcia
* Albert Handell
* William Hook
* Cathy Johnson
* Nancy Kozikowski
* Geoffrey Laurence
* Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
* Bev Lee
* Linda Leslie
* Chuck Lukacs
* Jennifer McChristian
* Richard McKinley
* Jeff Mellem
* Ed Morgan
* Art Mortimer
* Claudia Nice
* P.A. Nisbet
* Margy O'Brien
* William O'Connor
* Joe Paquet
* Jean Pederson
* John Potter
* Tony Pro
* Alan Paine Radebaugh
* Chuck Sabatino
* Mark Spencer
* Kate Starling
* Aleksander Titovets
* Lyuba Titovets
* Joshua Tobey
* Elan Varshay
* Frederico Vigil
* Mark White
* Mark Willenbrink
If you're interested in sketchbooks, also check out An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
All artists and even many non-artists love looking at artists' sketchbooks. This book allows you to step inside the sketchbooks of over 40 artists. There is a small bio of each artist at the back. The work show is very varied and inspirational from portraits to landscapes to animal drawing to architecture. Some of the work is very contemporary, some traditional. This book offers a good mix. This review first appeared on Karen Platt's book review website.
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Suitable for Classroom Use
16 Nov 2010
Format:Paperback
I hope my review doesn't sink this book; because I teach art lessons I tend to look at books for their usefulness and suitability in teaching art to children. This book contains a great sampling of a huge variety of professional artists' work from their sketchbooks. All types of artwork are represented, even sculpture.
My favorite part about this book is that I can hand it to my nine- and twelve-year-old students and let them look at it. There are no traditional nudes (there are a few guys without shirts [arms crossed over their chests or back view], a sketch of a distant statute, and a female bust who may not be clad, but nothing explicit). There is no overtly offensive or scary material in here. While it is not designed for children, young people can benefit from and be inspired by the many styles and variety of subject matter of the different artists. I think this book will encourage young people to draw, draw, draw.
Each artist's entry is four pages and features a brief bio, brief comments by the artist on their style of work or use of materials or feelings about their work--that sort of thing. The main part of each of those four pages is covered by samples from the artist's sketchbooks. These aren't step-by-step instructions, though you can sometimes see how an artist progressed through a piece. There are no projects to complete. It's a book to inspire and inform.
Subject matter includes figures, portraits, scenery, architecture, animals, abstracts, still life, weaving, jewelry design, and dragons; emphasis is on people and landscapes. All the usual types of media are represented.
My favorite part about this book is that I can hand it to my nine- and twelve-year-old students and let them look at it. There are no traditional nudes (there are a few guys without shirts [arms crossed over their chests or back view], a sketch of a distant statute, and a female bust who may not be clad, but nothing explicit). There is no overtly offensive or scary material in here. While it is not designed for children, young people can benefit from and be inspired by the many styles and variety of subject matter of the different artists. I think this book will encourage young people to draw, draw, draw.
Each artist's entry is four pages and features a brief bio, brief comments by the artist on their style of work or use of materials or feelings about their work--that sort of thing. The main part of each of those four pages is covered by samples from the artist's sketchbooks. These aren't step-by-step instructions, though you can sometimes see how an artist progressed through a piece. There are no projects to complete. It's a book to inspire and inform.
Subject matter includes figures, portraits, scenery, architecture, animals, abstracts, still life, weaving, jewelry design, and dragons; emphasis is on people and landscapes. All the usual types of media are represented.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Nice collection
28 Jan 2011
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Sketchbook Confidential is a collection of sketchbooks from 41 renowned artists. You can feel their inspiration and excitement for art through their art and commentary.
There are sketches on abstract imagery, figure drawings, landscapes, and many more, whether imaginary or sketched plein-air. Some are quite colourfully painted I don't know if they should be called sketches. It's not all pencils and ink.
Each artist only has a brief 4 pages of coverage. Good thing is you can get to sample lots of different work, and artists' websites are included.
It's a nice inspiring read.
The list of artists included are:
* Robert T. Barrett
* Dan Beck
* William Berra
* Roberto (Bob) Cardinale
* Erin Currier
* George Allen Durkee
* Douglas Fryer
* Tammy Garcia
* Albert Handell
* William Hook
* Cathy Johnson
* Nancy Kozikowski
* Geoffrey Laurence
* Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
* Bev Lee
* Linda Leslie
* Chuck Lukacs
* Jennifer McChristian
* Richard McKinley
* Jeff Mellem
* Ed Morgan
* Art Mortimer
* Claudia Nice
* P.A. Nisbet
* Margy O'Brien
* William O'Connor
* Joe Paquet
* Jean Pederson
* John Potter
* Tony Pro
* Alan Paine Radebaugh
* Chuck Sabatino
* Mark Spencer
* Kate Starling
* Aleksander Titovets
* Lyuba Titovets
* Joshua Tobey
* Elan Varshay
* Frederico Vigil
* Mark White
* Mark Willenbrink
If you're interested in sketchbooks, also check out An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
There are sketches on abstract imagery, figure drawings, landscapes, and many more, whether imaginary or sketched plein-air. Some are quite colourfully painted I don't know if they should be called sketches. It's not all pencils and ink.
Each artist only has a brief 4 pages of coverage. Good thing is you can get to sample lots of different work, and artists' websites are included.
It's a nice inspiring read.
The list of artists included are:
* Robert T. Barrett
* Dan Beck
* William Berra
* Roberto (Bob) Cardinale
* Erin Currier
* George Allen Durkee
* Douglas Fryer
* Tammy Garcia
* Albert Handell
* William Hook
* Cathy Johnson
* Nancy Kozikowski
* Geoffrey Laurence
* Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
* Bev Lee
* Linda Leslie
* Chuck Lukacs
* Jennifer McChristian
* Richard McKinley
* Jeff Mellem
* Ed Morgan
* Art Mortimer
* Claudia Nice
* P.A. Nisbet
* Margy O'Brien
* William O'Connor
* Joe Paquet
* Jean Pederson
* John Potter
* Tony Pro
* Alan Paine Radebaugh
* Chuck Sabatino
* Mark Spencer
* Kate Starling
* Aleksander Titovets
* Lyuba Titovets
* Joshua Tobey
* Elan Varshay
* Frederico Vigil
* Mark White
* Mark Willenbrink
If you're interested in sketchbooks, also check out An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers.
(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great collection !
19 Mar 2011
Format:Paperback
It is a collector's book for sure. As some reviews already mentioned, it has a very good collection of sketches, but not really sure if it they were private. Surprisingly, it also has some brief thoughts from the artists which is a good read in itself. There are some awesome impressionist/realist art works along with some great sketch works.
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