Stitches by David Small

Finished this last night. Recommended. The drawing is really top-notch: Small enjoys teaching anatomy, and it shows.

It struck me while reading that every artist’s memoir has one underlying plot: *how I became an artist*. That plot can allow for infinite variations…

[See my other posts on David Small](http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/tagged/david_small).

I’ve been browsing David’s site after finishing his remarkable memoir, STITCHES. Some serious drawing chop.

Page from David Small’s STITCHES

Man, I love this page, and I am really loving this book. Small can draw.

Mike Lynch posted this video: David Small: “From Crayons to Rembrandt”

He talks about loving to draw as a kid, trying to decide what he would do with his life, his favorite artists and his education.

There are a ton of other videos with Small on that site. Check them out.