From exploited tomato pickers in Florida to victims of human trafficking in Nepal, the subjects Dan Archer interviews and sketches on the spot are always met with his big smile and genuine interest in their stories. In this recorded Live Zoom conversation, the British nonfiction cartoonist talks about his approach to graphic storytelling and offers a preview of an upcoming 38-page comic about Kung Fu masters in Hong Kong, where he is currently based.
Sketch journalist Joey Mason documented the community response to deadly wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles last month. Mason talks about the origins and evolution of his sketching style and his interest in covering events, protests and scenes of everyday life. Mason tuned in for the call from his own artist table at SmorgasburgLA, a cool outdoor market where he sets up shop every Sunday to market his artwork.
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 new Artist Talk exclusive for On the Spot members, Lapin talks about his career and the strategies behind his success.
Marielle Durand has been documenting political debates at the French Parliament since October of 2022. In this Live Zoom Marielle shares how she juggles illustration commissions with self-initiated projects; how she pushes herself by experimenting with new tools or techniques; and offers a preview of an upcoming book of sketches drawn within a 1-kilometer radius of her Paris home.
London-based Artist and scholar Louis Netter is the author of “Reportage Drawing: Vision and Experience.” In this talk we talk about his book, his art journey from disillusioned art student in Connecticut to enthusiastic reportage artist after meeting an Italian teacher named Mario Minichiello in England, the perils of comparing reportage drawing with photography and
the obsession with accuracy and detail in the early reportage drawings by the sketch artists of the 19th century illustrated newspapers, among other topics.