Whether you’ve been practicing social distancing in the forest or dreaming of fall hikes, the Digital Library is full of different trails, electric landscapes, collections of found materials, botanical studies and odes to nature from artists all over the world for you to explore.
Read MoreWhile we collectively experience the most indoors summer of all time, we can still reminisce on the season through artistic depictions of sunny beaches, fields and mountaintops. Summer may be coming to an end but these sketchbooks capture its essence all-year long!
Read MoreLooking for inspiration for your next cooking project? These Sketchbook Project artists got you covered! Everything from sauces, to soups, to desserts, to unique family recipes are just a click away in our digital library. We curated a smorgasbord of some of our mouth-watering favorites to give you a sample of all of the delicious recipes to be tested!
Read MoreAnatomy of An Artwork features images by artists of their work surrounded by the tools and materials that went into creating their finished pages. We reached out to a handful of artists on the #sbpprocess tag to share the bare bones behind their completed sketchbook spreads!
Read MoreWhile maps are typically used to locate one’s self both locally and globally, they also make for great material for artists looking to manipulate their cartographical designs and to reckon with the social and political histories that have shaped these documents. Some of the sketchbooks in this feature take the notion of ‘maps as material’ literally, while others use the blank pages of the sketchbook to locate the artist within a particular sociocultural context.
Read MoreEvery Friday, we take to Instagram to showcase some (of the many!) amazing sketchbooks our visitors check out in the Library. Because of present circumstances, what better way to keep the traditional alive than by sharing a few favorites from our Digital Library? We hope that, no matter where you are or how you like to express yourself creatively, you can turn to these books for inspiration, comfort, and motivation to take on a new art project!
Read MoreEvery Friday, we take to Instagram to showcase some (of the many!) amazing sketchbooks our visitors check out in the Library. Because of present circumstances, what better way to keep the traditional alive than by sharing a few favorites from our Digital Library? We hope that, no matter where you are or how you like to express yourself creatively, you can turn to these books for inspiration, comfort, and motivation to take on a new art project!
Read MoreTravis Weller is a 2018 Sketchbook Project participant and studio artist based in Marin County, CA working in painting and cut paper. Inspired by the Northern California landscape of redwood trees and coastal mountains, the forms and colors in his work offer a blissful escape from daily life and pay homage to the beauty that surrounds and comforts him.
Read MoreEvery Friday, we take to Instagram to showcase some (of the many!) amazing sketchbooks our visitors check out in the Library. Because of present circumstances, what better way to keep the traditional alive than by sharing a few favorites from our Digital Library? We hope that, no matter where you are or how you like to express yourself creatively, you can turn to these books for inspiration, comfort, and motivation to take on a new art project!
Read MoreEvery Friday, we take to Instagram to showcase some (of the many!) amazing sketchbooks our visitors check out in the Library. Because of present circumstances, what better way to keep the traditional alive than by sharing a few favorites from our Digital Library? We hope that, no matter where you are or how you like to express yourself creatively, you can turn to these books for inspiration, comfort, and motivation to take on a new art project!
Read MoreThe Brooklyn Art Library doors may be temporarily closed, but this hasn’t stopped our talented community of artists from filling their own blank sketchbooks, documenting their everyday lives, their creative processes, and the current moment through all kinds of materials and experiments in technique. These ‘Sketchbook Tours’ give you a look inside some of the newest additions to our collections from creatives all around the world.
Read MoreEvery Friday, we take to Instagram to showcase some (of the many!) amazing sketchbooks our visitors check out in the Library. Because of present circumstances, what better way to keep the traditional alive than by sharing a few favorites from our Digital Library? We hope that, no matter where you are or how you like to express yourself creatively, you can turn to these books for inspiration, comfort, and motivation to take on a new art project!
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Read MoreEvery Friday, we take to Instagram to showcase some (of the many!) amazing sketchbooks our visitors check out in the Library. Because of present circumstances, what better way to keep the traditional alive than by sharing a few favorites from our Digital Library? We hope that, no matter where you are or how you like to express yourself creatively, you can turn to these books for inspiration, comfort, and motivation to take on a new art project!
Read MoreIn honor of Pride month, we reached out to several LGBT-identifying artists from our Sketchbook Project to talk about their creative practice, how art has shaped the way they see the world, and more!
Read MoreIn honor of Pride month, we reached out to several LGBT-identifying artists from our Sketchbook Project to talk about their creative practice, how art has shaped the way they see the world, and more!
Read MoreIn honor of Pride month, we reached out to several LGBT-identifying artists from our Sketchbook Project to talk about their creative practice, how art has shaped the way they see the world, and more!
Read MoreRodney Ewing is a San Francisco-based artist and educator whose work addresses themes such as identity, history and diaspora. Rodney’s Sketchbook I write the pictures features portraits of individuals from his childhood and documents overlapping moments in time. Read on to learn more about Rodney’s process and other bodies of work.
Read MoreIn honor of Pride month, we reached out to several LGBT-identifying artists from our Sketchbook Project to talk about their creative practice, how art has shaped the way they see the world, and more!
Read MoreVolume 14 Sketchbook Project participant, Clara Congdon, is a textile artist and creator currently based in Montreal, Canada. Working primarily in drawing in the form of textiles and bookmaking, Clara’s works are tactile explorations of gender, media, and personal archives. Read on below to learn about her sources of inspiration and the meanings behind her complex, multi-layered works.
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