ArtZany: Danny Gregory – How to Draw Without Talent

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes artist, writer, teacher, creator Danny Gregory to talk about his new book How to Draw Without Talent and share stories about being creative and discovering the fun of making art.

ArtZany! Radio for the Imagination 12-13-19

How to Draw Without Talent
Want to draw but don’t think you have the talent? This book is for you–no experience or formal training required! Danny Gregory, co-founder of the popular online Sketchbook Skool, shows you how to get started making art for pleasure with fun, easy lessons. Get started fast with just a pen and paper, learn to see your subject with new eyes, and enjoy the creative process.

Danny Gregory has written nearly a dozen internationally best-selling books on art and creativity. He is the co-founder of Sketchbook Skool, (sketchbookskool.com) a video-based art school designed to inspire creative storytelling through illustrated journaling. He lives in New York City. For more, visit his site, dannygregory.com

Danny spent three decades as one of New York’s leading advertising creative directors and has created award-winning, global campaigns for clients like Chase, JPMorgan, American Express, IBM, Burger King, Ford, Chevron and many others.

Through his books (Shut Your Monkey, Art Before Breakfast, Everyday Matters, An Illustrated Life, An Illustrated Journey, A Kiss Before You Go, The Creative License)  and in the several large online communities he oversees, Danny has shown thousands of people how to ignite their inner artists, embrace their creativity and tell the stories of their lives.

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