Michel Gondry

Right now I'm reading Who Rules the World?  by Noam Chomsky.  Seems like an important read.  I want to watch Gondry's movie about Chomsky, Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?.

I missed his new film, Microbe & Gasoline, so that's on my list too.  Always enjoy a Michel Gondry movie.

Foggy Nelson

                                                                                                                                                            This is the character Foggy Nelson from Daredevil.  I was really tired when I drew this.

Django Reinhardt

I've been listening to Django Reinhardt in the car for the past month or so.  So nice. 

Bill Cunningham

Did you see the documentary on Bill Cunningham, a street fashion photographer for the New York Times? It's fun and it's on Netflix.

I also really enjoy the short videos the New York Times posts weekly by Cunningham on some fashion trend he has noticed.

Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis is one of my favorite books.  I'm going to make a point to read her newer book, Chicken with Plums, and see the movie.

Cal Patch

Cal Patch doesn't really have any black hair except for in this portrait.

I really like her teaching style in her classes on creativebug.

Jose Gonzalez

Jose Gonzalez plays the most lovely music, don't you think?

Chan Marshall / Cat Power

This photo and this interview are from the beginning of Chan Marshall's career, I think.

Tommy Kane

"My drawing are always a series of mistakes that I am trying to correct."- Tommy Kane. 

It's the same for me since I also don't sketch out my drawings in pencil first.

This video of Tommy Kane drawing and using watercolors is so fun.  Check it out. 

Lisa Congdon

I liked Lisa Congdon's class on 

Creativebug.

William Eggleston

After reading this quote by William Eggleston, I had to include the background of the photo in my portrait. 

Iris Apfel

 

"Everything I have two of, one hurts". - Iris Apfel

Gertie

Gretchen Hirsch gives a lot of good reasons to sew your own clothes in this article.  

Guidance

Y'all might think I'm stupid but I was laughing out loud through the whole movie "Guidance".  It kinda gets extremely unrealistic at the end but I didn't care.

On the movie poster, the main character is smoking a pencil like this.

Pat Mills wrote, directed and starred in this movie. And based the story on himself.  Nice work! 

Sloan asleep

Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb on the Charlie Hebdo massacre from January 2015.

Wes Anderson

 

The film The Grand Budapest Hotel looked so beautiful.  I'd really like to see Wes Anderson's next film set in Japan, as he suggests it might be in this WSJ article. 

Thom Yorke

 

Thom Yorke - "Twist"

Bernie Sanders

  

Some financial info about Bernie Sanders here.

Julia Cameron

 

Years ago, I worked through all the exercises of The Artist's Way.   I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to become more creative.