David Hockney Dog Days: Sketchbook

By David Hockney

Book Overview

Fill these sketchbooks up with your own notes, scribbles or sketches and feel inspired by quotes from David Hockney and his drawings of his dogs Stanley and Boodgie. 'From September 1993, I painted and drew my dogs. This took a certain amount of planning, since dogs are generally not interested in Art (I say generally only because I have now come across a singing dog). Food and love dominate their lives. I make no apologies for the apparent subject matter. These two dear little creatures are my friends. They are intelligent, loving, comical and often bored. They watch me work; I notice the warm shapes they make together, their sadness and their delights. And, being Hollywood dogs, they somehow seem to know that a picture is being made.' - David Hockney

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500420769
• ISBN13: 9780500420768
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A beautifully rendered work

Hockney's work is simply spectacular here. It's true that "true dachshund lovers" will probably appreciate this work to an extra degree. Hockney renders the dogs in many playful and sleepy poses that are recognizable to dog owners. Some artists have been unsuccessful in transferring the spirit of a dachshund to the page or canvas, but Hockney manages to capture the joy of the small dog and its sad, melancholy face.

David Hockney's Dog Days by David Hockney

I love this book!! Having had 2 red smooth dachshunds, these pictures looked like they could have been from my home. All dachshund lovers will truly enjoy looking at this.

Super doxie poses!

I thought it was awesome! A lot of the drawings looked just like my tree red smooths. I was really impressed with how he sees his dachshunds and all of our dachshunds in art. If your not a person who lives and breathes doxies, you may not like it.

Dachsund and Hockney fans alike..

will appreciate these illustrations of some very laid back pooches. A great picture book for kids, too.

Beautiful Book!

For readers with one or more Dachshunds around the house, you'll love the beautiful artwork of David Hockney and I'll bet these poses will look all too familiar. They certainly did to me! The variety of medium and presentation make this an interesting work for the artistically inclined as well.