Are you constantly comparing your art to other artists? Does it seem like everyone on Instagram is making better stuff than you? Let's talk about these issues and better understand where your art stands and why you shouldn't give up! Get your free copy of Danny's book, The Seven Deadly Sins of Creativity, at http://sketchbookskool.com/sin Join Dann…

Are you copying other people's art and worrying you can never make anything unique? How do you develop a personal approach? How do you make art that's authentically yours? Let's talk about these issues and devise some solutions to make art a regular part of your life, no matter what level you are. Join Danny Gregory and Jill Badonsky for the new se…

Welcome to the 5th season of Art for All, the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join Danny Gregory and this season's cohost, Jill Badonsky, as they discuss creative blocks and challenges and how to get it together, get inspired, and get to work. Today we discuss: Are you waiting until you quit your job or retire to find the time to make art? Are you too bu…

Welcome to the 5th season of Art for All, the Sketchbook Skool podcast . Join Danny Gregory and this season's cohost, Jill Badonsky, as they discuss creative blocks and challenges and how to get it together, get inspired, and get to work. Today we discuss: Why is it so hard to get started on a new project? Whether it's beginning a new sketchbook or…

This week Danny chats with Jill Badonsky, M.Ed, an internationally recognized workshop leader, award-winning inspirational humorist, and author/illustrator of three books about mindfulness and creativity including The Muse is In: An Owner’s Manual to Your Creativity, The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration, an…

For more than 30 years, Trevor Romain has been entertaining, educating, and inspiring both children and adults with his best-selling books, award-winning animation series, as a keynote speaker, and an incredible storyteller. Being South African born and American by choice, Trevor has written over 50 books that have sold more than a million copies w…

Michelle Meeker has been an animator at Pixar and Dreamworks and teaches at the Art Institute. She's also a student at Sketchbook Skool. Michelle's comic diary: https://www.instagram.com/totallytrueevents/ Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay …

Najeeb Tarazi is a Lebanese-American director based in Los Angeles. His new short film “One More Try” was recently called “mesmerizing”, “masterful”, and “brilliant chaos” by Tony Hawk. His 2019 music video “Walk the Walk” screened at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. He got his start in film as a technical director at Pixar, where he worked on films li…

This week, Danny chats with Miriam Schulman. She's an artist, teacher, podcast host, and author of Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living from your Creativity. Scheduled for release in February 2023, it's a book about how to price and market your art while kicking the starving artist mentality to the curb. It's a very inc…

This week, Danny chats with Adam Westbrook. He is a journalist, filmmaker and artist, currently based in London. Alongside his YouTube channel, he has produced dozens of videos for The New York Times, including "Operation Infektion", a documentary about Fake News, which was nominated for two Emmy Awards. Outside of journalism he has just completed …

This week, Danny chats with Mark Golden, the CEO and Co-founder of Golden Artist Colors. Mark began the company in 1980 with 4 employees, his father Sam Golden, mother Adele and wife Barbara. Originating in a cow barn on his parents’ retirement home in rural Columbus, NY, the company made and delivered custom paint colors for artists in Manhattan. …

This week, Danny talks to Beth Trembley about her new graphic novel, Look Again and how making art helped her process a traumatic event. About Beth: Beth grew up knowing herself to be a kid who could write but who could not draw. Everyone else in the family created visual art, but she just couldn't make anything that looked good. In her late thirti…

This week Danny talks to Ann Lemon about the legacy of her son, artist Amos Lemon Burkhart, and the foundation she established to extend his message and combat teen suicide. You can support the Foundation's work at their upcoming benefit on Friday, November 4th from 6 to 9 pm. For tickets and information about Amos, see amoslemon.org. You can also …

Seth is a mixed-media artist and a teacher. He’s also a former psychologist who practiced for decades and then gave it up to focus on his art. He has taught at Sketchbook Skool and will soon start a new class in our Spark program. I’ve known Seth for many years. He is a calm and thoughtful presence, and I always learn so much from talking to him ab…

Helen is an art tutor and blogger and has been an art lecturer at several art and design institutions across the UK. She is also the author of several books including Freehand, Drawn from Life, Just Add Watercolor and her latest, New Ideas in Botanical Painting . Helen knows so much about art, art history and she always makes me think about things …

Lindsay is an artist and a teacher. She also has an incredible YouTube channel called The Frugal Crafter full of reviews and demonstrations. More than half a million subscribers tune in to learn more about using materials, painting, and making beautiful things. She’s also teaching at Sketchbook Skool. Her workshop, Yummy Color, will take place on O…

David Pyle is an author, a publisher, a prize-winning watercolor painter, and he has worked in and around the art supply world for decades. He teaches at Colorado State University and also at Sketchbook Skool. He also has a degree in Chemistry which comes in handy when it comes to explaining how pigments bond to paper. David knows everything about …

Tom Hart is an award-winning cartoonist, a NY Times best-selling author, and the Executive Director of the Sequential Artists Workshop or SAW, a school for cartooning and graphic novels. He’s also taught at Sketchbook Skool. Tom's website Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] S…

Today I’m going to be talking to Koosje Koene. Koosje cofounded Sketchbook Skool with me back in 2013 and we worked together every day for almost seven years. But then Koosje decided to leave the company and she’s taken a new direction with her life. She’s become an abstract painter, she teaches travel workshops, and she’s just written a book about…

John Muir Laws is a naturalist and an artist, and a major figure in the world of nature journaling. And he teaches at Sketchbook Skool. Season Three of this podcast was an extended conversation between Jack and me. For more visit johnmuirlaws.com Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at podcast@sketchbooksko…

This week John and Danny talk about art and healing. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your free ebook and essays at DannysEssays.com DannysEssays.com [email protected] Get your free ebook and essays at Da…

This week John and Danny talk about inspiration. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your free ebook and essays at DannysEssays.com DannysEssays.com [email protected] Get your free ebook and newsletter at ht…

How can you make a living as a creative person? Danny and John tell you how they do and other strategies for making ends meet. Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on YouTube: https://skoo…

This week John and Danny go back to high school — how it affected them, how it affects creative people of all types, and whether it is necessary. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your free ebook and newsletter at h…

Jack is off this week so Danny fills the void by reading a few essays. You can get a fresh essay each week by signing up (free) at DannysEssays.com Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on …

What supplies do you really need to start making art? Can you learn and make art a part of your life without spending a lot of time and money? Danny and John tell you how you can and why you should. Also includes some stories about alligator attacks, melting gold in a microwave, and other thrilling creative adventures. From Season 3 of "art for all…

This week John and Danny dive deep into the brain and discuss how we process visual information. They talk about how the brain affects art-making. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your free ebook and newsletter at …

This week John and Danny discuss digital and analog ways of doing things and other vagaries of modern life. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to u…

This week John and Danny discuss the purpose and meaning of art in our lives. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected]…

This week John and Danny discuss what it means to have a growth mindset. Listen along as they debate the negatives and positives of a fixed mindset, and the effects either can have on your creative journey. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about …

This week John and Danny spend some time geeking out over the moon while weighing the pros and cons of combining technology with art. Listen along as they discuss a few of their favorite apps while talking about the solar system and things far far away. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregor…

This week John and Danny discuss the relationship between travel and art and how they can both change our perspectives and influence the here and now of our everyday routines. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your …

This week John and Danny discuss the intersection of nature and creativity while talking about natural selection and the creative process, perfectionism, and the dangers of praise. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get …

This week John and Danny discuss teachers of their past, how they've "learned to learn", the role of teachers, the qualities they feel go into a good teacher, and how they try to apply those qualities as teachers themselves. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich …

This week John and Danny discuss fear and anxiety, the judgement of others, and ways they've learned to overcome perfectionism. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbooks…

This week John and Danny dive into the world of art supplies as they discuss some of their favorite tools, as well as their go-to travel kits and journals. Listen along as they ultimately answer the question- Does your choice of art supplies really matter? From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gre…

This week John and Danny talk about the roles influences play in our creative development and how to find and benefit from people and sources that can inspire you. From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. Get your free ebook a…

From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. This week John and Danny talk about what authenticity means and its relevance to art. They discuss forgery, influences, and offer advice on how you can find a style of your own. Get you…

From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. This week John and Danny talk about the discomfort that comes with growth and why it's so important to give yourself permission to risk and fail. 0h 4m 23s covid 0h 5m 4s married to an …

From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. This week John and Danny talk about their lifelong passions and how keeping a sketchbooks has helped deepen them. We also talk about reading in dreams, strategies for dyslexia, vigilanc…

From Season 3 of "art for all," the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join artists/authors, Danny Gregory and John Muir Laws in rich discussions about the creative process. This week, John and Danny talk about beginning and what it is like to start a new project. They explain why whatever it is you're dreaming of doing, you should do it, along with advice …

Season 3 of Art for All is called "The Curious Sketchbook." Each week, host Danny Gregory will be joined each week by artist, author, biologist, and nature journaler, John Muir Laws. They will discuss drawing and painting, nature journaling, creativity, psychology, human brains, and much more in a free-wheeling conversation that promises to be insp…

Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on YouTube: https://skool.tiny.us/podvideos And learn more at sketchbookskool.comBy Danny Gregory & John Muir Laws

Think you shouldn't devote your life to art? You're not alone. In this episode we discuss all the forces arrayed against you — and how to beat them. Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on…

This week, I explain a key to learning to create that you've always known about and probably totally forgotten. It worked for Mozart. It can work for you. Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interv…

Should you plan out your project? Or just improvise? Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on YouTube: https://skool.tiny.us/podvideos And learn more at sketchbookskool.com…

"Sketchbook art" may be a new concept yo you but it can revolutionize your creativity and your experience of the everyday. The video version of this essay. Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this inter…

Your sketchbook can enrich your life in so many ways. And making great drawings isn't necessarily one of them. Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on YouTube: https://skool.tiny.us/podvid…

Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on YouTube: https://skool.tiny.us/podvideos And learn more at sketchbookskool.comBy Daniel Gregory

Get your free ebook and newsletter at https://sketchbookskool.com/ Write to us at [email protected] Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on YouTube: https://skool.tiny.us/podvideos And learn more at sketchbookskool.comBy Daniel Gregory