{"id":1044,"date":"2015-09-10T20:39:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T20:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2015-09-10T20:39:43","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T20:39:43","slug":"diebenkorns-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/diebenkorns-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Diebenkorn’s Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading about the life and work of an artist is informative to be sure, but whatever you read can’t help but be flavored by the opinions and impressions of the book’s author. While that expert’s perspective may be enlightening, if given a choice I would prefer the advantage of tagging along with an artist in the studio — of being the proverbial fly on the wall — in order to begin to grasp the lessons to be learned by watching his or her process unfold.<\/p>\n

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Richard Diebenkorn, \u201cUntitled\u201d from Sketchbook #2, page 37 (1943\u201393), felt-tip marker ink on paper (gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn, \u00a9 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation) (click to enlarge)<\/p><\/div>\n

With that in mind, I was very excited to read on Hyperallergic a couple of weeks ago<\/a> that 29 of Richard Diebenkorn’s sketchbooks would be on view at Stanford University this fall in the exhibition Richard Diebenkorn: The Sketchbooks Revealed<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Richard Diebenkorn, \u201cUntitled\u201d from Sketchbook #10, page 13 (1943\u201393), gouache and watercolor on paper (gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn, \u00a9 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation)<\/p><\/div>\n

Even more exciting, Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center has digitized these sketchbooks<\/a> so they are now available online to anyone. Diebenkorn is one of my artistic heroes, so I can’t believe the good fortune of being able to page through this treasure trove of visual information at my own pace… and without having to travel across the country!<\/p>\n

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Richard Diebenkorn, \u201cUntitled\u201d from Sketchbook #20, page 45 (1943\u201393), crayon on paper (gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn, \u00a9 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation)<\/p><\/div>\n

Needless to say, I think having a sketchbook is one of the most valuable assets in any artist’s practice. I can’t think of a better way to keep track of and clarify ideas. The privilege of being able to leaf through the drawings and design ideas of a master is a true gift.<\/p>\n

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Richard Diebenkorn, Cover of Sketchbook #8 (1943\u201393), printing ink on laminated board (gift of Phyllis Diebenkorn, \u00a9 The Richard Diebenkorn Foundation)<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, if you have any doubts about the measurable benefits a sketchbook can offer you personally, check out this blog post by Nela Dunato<\/a>. It may just spur you on to get started.<\/p>\n

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