Artist Talks

Rewind: A Conversation with Deborah McMahon Osterholtz, daughter of Franklin McMahon, ‘The Artist Who Drew the News’
Recorded live April 27, 2025 In this Artist Talk, On the Spot editor Gabriel Campanario converses with Deborah McMahon Osterholtz, daughter of the late Franklin McMahon, a Chicago artist whose

The Artist Who Drew the News
In this Artist Talk on Zoom coming up April 27 at 11 a.m. PDT, Deborah McMahon, the fourth of Franklin and Irene McMahon’s nine children, will join On the Spot

Rewind: Sketch journalist Joey Mason from his artist table at SmorgasburgLA
Recorded Live Feb. 23, 2025 Sketch journalist Joey Mason documented the community response to deadly wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles last month. In this one-hour conversation

Meet the Los Angeles artist who documented the wildfire response
This Sunday, February 23 at 10:30 a.m. PST, join our Live Zoom to listen to On the Spot editor Gabi Campanario converse with Mason about his career, his approach to

Rewind: Lapin’s journey from drawing Paris commuters to publishing more than 40 books
Lapin’s sketchbook reportage is sought out by municipalities, museums and even the French military. How did he launch his career as an independent reportage artist and urban sketcher? In this

Meet the acclaimed sketcher joining our next Artist Talk
What is the secret of Lapin’s career success? How has he been able to publish so many books? What projects is he working on now? Does it help to wear

Rewind: Marielle Durand on drawing inside the French Parliament and around her Paris 13 neighborhood
The guest of my January Live Zoom was Marielle Durand, an artist, author and urban sketcher based in Paris. Durand belongs to a very small group of artists who holds

Meet our guest for the next Live Zoom
French artist Marielle Durand has been sketching for more than 20 years, but when she started her career as a professional artist she never imagined the job would open doors

Rewind: Louis Netter on Reportage Drawing
“A drawing is a human document of witness, and is ultimately complicated by the subjectivities of the artist’s experience. This book explores the concerns that make the act of reportage
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