This week’s featured pencil artist is Dan Vitali, an artist living in Stamford, Connecticut. Dan started drawing at a young age after discovering that he could replicate his favorite cartoon characters with a pencil and a piece of paper. After…
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[Photo Credit-Andrew Marr via The Daily Mail]
Andrew Marr, the BBC Broadcaster, recently shared his struggle to recover from a near fatal stroke and how art helped move him beyond this difficult experience. The Daily Mail's thorough article…
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These days, it seems like most of the writing I do takes place on a computer - email, essays, memos at work, Facebook messages, even these posts, and the list goes on. It was a comfort to know - and I hope it will be for you too - that some…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Ryan LeJarde, a pencil artist we discovered through Instagram. His Instagram profile is filled with his completed drawings and works in progress, giving us a look at how he works and how his drawings develop.…
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Andrew Combs took the music world by storm nearly one year ago when his debut album Worried Man rained down on record stores, radio stations, and concert venues across the globe. American Songwriter Magazine thought highly enough of it to name…
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If you're in grad school now, thinking about going to grad school, or just want some tips for how to write a really important paper (whatever it may be for), you've come to the right place. I just finished my Master's thesis, and these are the…
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This week’s featured pencil artist is Christopher Padmore, an artist who goes by the DeviantArt handle “Certified-Smooth.”
Christopher’s drawings depict subjects ranging from pop-culture icons, to scenes from summer blockbusters and…
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Richard Diebenkorn on Beginning a painting [Video]
Richard Diebenkorn's exhibit made an appearance at San Francisco's DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate park, in September. The exhibit of Diebenkorn's artwork from…
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They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover - but what if it features some amazing hand-drawn art? I'd like to call your attention to five books that are beautiful to look at in addition to being great reads.
Our Top 6 Hand-Drawn Book…
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Have you ever been sitting at your desk, either processing an idea or just bored, only to find yourself making a quiet drum beat with your pencil? Perhaps you've never made the beats yourself, but maybe you remember a kid in one of your classes…
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Pencil Artist of the Week: Dan Vitali
Pencil Artist of the WeekAndrew Marr, the Importance of Drawing as Therapy
ARTFive Famous Authors Who Write Longhand
TV, FILM & BOOKSPencil Artist of the Week: Ryan LeJarde
Pencil Artist of the WeekAndrew Combs Hits the Road
MUSICTips for Writing a Killer Thesis – Or Any Other Really Important Paper
Writing LessonsPencil Artist of the Week: Christopher Padmore
Pencil Artist of the Week“Diebenkorn, the Berkeley Years” Makes Appearance at DeYoung Museum
Pencil NewsThe Best Hand-Drawn Book Covers
ARTThe Best Pencil Beat Videos on the Web
MUSIC, Pencil News