Small Sketchbook Paintings
Beautiful little gems in a sketchbook, which could be a HandBook Artist Journal (not sure): Lots more great images at Design You Trust and Illusion.
Tag Archives: sketchbook
Mattias Adolfsson Sketchbook
More fabulously detailed and whimsical Moleskine art from Mattias Adolfsson: See more at Sketchbook 21 on the Adweek Talent Gallery.
Sketchbook Video
Diana at The Sketchbook Challenge has a great video where she talks about different kinds of journals and sketchbooks, which she has filled (and covered) with beautiful work:
Constellation & Co. Sketchbooks
On a recent visit to the McNally Jackson bookstore in NYC, I noticed these very cool letterpress notebooks featuring various constellations on the cover: Covers are letterpress printed on 100% recycled chipboard with Japanese washi tape detail on the bound edge. Interior pages are cream colored and unlined. Size: 5.25″ x 3.5″ Pages: 120 … Continue reading Constellation & Co. Sketchbooks
Notebook Addict of the Week: Ana
This week’s addict blogs at The Well Appointed Desk, and emailed me this “confessional” about her love for notebooks: I think I go beyond a notebook story into a full-blown confessional. I am an equal-opportunity notebook luster. From the lowly marble-covered composition notebook to the gilt-edged beauties, I love them all and each will eventually … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Ana
A Birding Sketchbook
I love these gorgeous watercolor sketchbook pages from Catherine’s Costa Rica sketchbook: See more at birdspot » A few more sketchbook pages…
Notebook Addict of the Week: Deborah Grayson
This week’s addict is an artist who makes very funky dolls and other decorative arts. She left a post on my Facebook wall, linking to this lovely shelf of well-used sketchbooks: Check out the original post for a look inside some of these sketchbooks: Where Do Dolls Come From? – Deborah Grayson Studios.
Visual Journaling at Look Between the Lines
Look Between the Lines is a fabulous blog with entries showing page spreads from the author’s visual journal, along with commentary about how they were conceived and executed. As a bonus, each entry includes a “challenge” to readers– an exercise to help kick off your own visual journaling! Here’s one image I particularly liked:
Moleskine Monday: Hiking Journals by Kolby Kirk
So cool, I love this composite image of 704 Moleskine pages from Kolby Kirk, aka The Hike Guy. I’ve mentioned him on this blog before, but I think this is my favorite yet! Read all about the journals and see more of Kolby’s excellent sketches at My Pacific Crest Trail Moleskine Journals | The … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: Hiking Journals by Kolby Kirk
Moleskine Monday: A Way of Life
I love this collection of pages, from a post on Behyped: The rest of the post is an appreciation of what Moleskine gets right: I got sucked in. I’m a fool for good marketing, and Molsekine have done it exceptionally well, they are masters at it. They got me fair and square. I … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: A Way of Life