Drawing on exclusive and unprecedented access to David Hockney’s extensive archives, notebooks, and paintings, interviews with family, friends, and on Hockney himself, Christopher Simon Sykes provides a colorful and intimate portrait of one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century.
Born in 1937, David Hockney grew up in a northern English town during the days of postwar austerity. By the time he was ten years old he knew he... read more>>>
Christopher Hart is the world’s leading author of drawing and cartooning books, including Drawing Animals Made Amazingly Easy and Human Anatomy Made Amazingly Easy. His books have sold 3.1 million English-language copies and have been translated into twenty languages. Renowned for up-to-the-minute content, cutting-edge art, and easy-to-follow steps, all of Hart’s books have become staples for a new generation of aspiring artists ... read more>>>