The Gift and the Work by Emile Zola

"The Artist is Nothing without the Gift, THE GIFT IS NOTHING WITHOUT THE WORK" quote by Emile Zola. These are the following pages of my TRAVEL WITH MINNIE 2011 sketchbook. Mine and hundreds other sketchbooks are doing a "World Tour", in the USA and Canada, for several months, then they will rest permanently in the Broklyn Art Library, in Brooklyn, New York. This coming weekend, May 25th and 26th, they will be available for checking them out and reading at iam8bit, 2417 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Come check it out!

Beauty Suspends the Desire to be Elsewhere

"Beauty Suspends the Desire to be Elsewhere", (Ian Roberts)second page of my sketchbook: Travel With Minnie. Written and painted in 2011, it is making the Tour of the USA and Canada during 2012, to return at the end of the year to the Brooklyn Art Library, in Brooklyn, New York, where it will become part of their permanent collection. You can see the original sketchbook, touch it and read it this weekend  at  iam8bit, 2417 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Come to the Opening Reception Party, Friday May 25th, from 7-10pm. I will be there! See you !