Sketchbook_Confidential

Sketchbook

Confidential

Secrets from the private sketches of over 40 master artists

edited by Pamela Wissman and Stefanie Laufersweiler

NORTH LIGHT BOOKS

CINCINNATI, OHIO www.artistsnetwork.com

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

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

MORE ON THE ARTISTS

ABOUT THE EDITORS

COPYRIGHT

METRIC CONVERSION CHART

IDEAS. INSTRUCTION. INSPIRATION.

Introduction

Most of the pieces here were produced quickly, intended to be transient, not for public view. They provide a place to work out creative ideas and problems, or just have fun — arranging forms, dealing with life, escaping, studying subjects, trying approaches, getting “one of those days” down on paper. They range from traditional to unexpected. They come as loose drawings, sketchbooks, journals and colorful painted sketches. Some were done on location or en plein air. Some are small, while others are sizeable. Whatever they are, they reveal something about the creative processes, inner history and finished work of the artist.

Thank you to all of the wonderful artists presented here who were eager to participate and patient with our demands; as well as Stefanie Laufersweiler, Wendy Dunning and all the editors and production staff at F+W Media for making the process of this book as smooth as it possibly could be. You are all such pleasures to work with.

Editorial Director

North Light Books

Robert T. Barrett

A painter, muralist and illustrator, Barrett also teaches at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He has worked for Random House, HarperCollins and OUTDOOR LIFE magazine, among numerous other publishers, and he illustrated a book for kids on President Barack Obama (OBAMA: ONLY IN AMERICA, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books) as well as a companion book on the life of Michelle Obama. His book LIFE

DRAWING: HOW TO PORTRAY THE FIGURE WITH ACCURACY AND EXPRESSION was published in

2008. He was selected by the Society of Illustrators in New York as their 2010 Distinguished Educator in the Arts.

As a writer may keep a written journal of their life's experiences, so an artist keeps a sketchbook. An artist thinks, feels, sees and draws.

I sketch for different reasons but primarily as a way to document visual experiences or to solve various problems. I draw pretty much every day even if only for short periods of time. Drawing regularly is a way for me to practice my motor skills as well as to keep my visual/spatial aptitudes sharp.

I sketch both in a formal sketchbook and in the margins of paper while in various meetings. I also sketch for students in classes I teach to demonstrate different ways for solving visual problems. When I draw in meetings, I usually draw from my imagination or from memory, which is a great way to determine what you understand without a model