some vitamin d

have you ever had a book which you visit at the bookstore? a book which you could buy if you wanted but for whatever reason you prefer to just go and flip through it periodically instead of bringing it home? presently i find i’ve been visiting phaidon’s vitamin d. new perspectives in drawing book a lot. (companion to vitamin p which i already have sitting here beside me.) it’s a gorgeous book focussed on what has been widely referred to in the last couple of years as the “resurgence of drawing.” perhaps a resurgence in marketability is more like it but why quibble? since i’ve been digging them i figured you might need some vitamin d too. (see below)


I often do this with magazines, which you just throw out in the end anyway.

posted by Ivan Davidovich  on  02/12  at  07:58 AM



very inspiring selection. there seems to be a growing need for the ‘hand drawn’ look - a trend i am enjoying.

i heard you sold your laptops and bought sketchpads.

two of my favourite pairs of artists with joyous drawing styles are kozy and dan, and Tom and Simone at Cabanon Press.

posted by Ben Dalton  on  02/13  at  05:03 PM



@ ivan: yeah, i have some severe denial problems with mags. i often save them for years before finally admitting to myself that i’ll never ever use them for anything. been doing it since i was a kid.

@ ben: i came across that cabanon link while searching out the artists in the book so they must publish someone who’s included in it. can’t remember who though… thanks for the kozyndan link. love that stuff. just wonderful. and btw if that emax site is your own kudos. very nice.

posted by jmorrison  on  02/13  at  08:53 PM



Hi - i just saw your post about the vitamin d book. - thanks for including me on your list - especially since you paired me with some of my all time favorite artists (noble, hererra, dzama…). but i don’t think i’m in the vitamin d book.
best-
-scott teplin

posted by scott teplin  on  05/23  at  01:58 AM



hmmm… how did that happen? that’s what you get for believing what you read on the internet. ah well. you should have been in it in any case!

posted by jmorrison  on  05/23  at  11:10 PM


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