Have you seen the slim moleskines? I got a few (they are sold three at a time) when in Amsterdam last September. (This is where I saw the van Gogh ones as well, but they seemed to be a bit too expensive. The slim moleskines are not really made for drawing, the paper is a bit thin, the last 10 pages or so is perforated, there is no pocket, no rubberband. But I noticed that when I use the thinness of the paper as an advantage then I can draw across several pages, collecting elements and pieces from one page and carry them to the next... though backwards... trace the future... hmm...
I get my moleskines here on 90th street, (I think it is 90th) and broadway... the place is called Ivy's Bookstore and is also Murder Ink. They are $10.50, I think... but I am not quite sure. : )

Hi!
Don't know if you get a heads-up about new comments, so this is a copy of what I posted just a bit ago for the Jan 1 entry.
I'm gonna have to check out moleskines...
Keep on Keepin on!

Wow..so happy to have found this site. (Thanks Claire, aka Loobylu) It's given me an extra burst of much-needed artistic motivation. I'm also a journal keeper from way back in '82 and can't wait to get my own blog off the ground soon.
Yeah, I remember my favourite guest illustrator in art college was someone who showed us slides of all his "big mistakes". He told us a story of how he once ran away from a huge project by taking off to another country for a while. It's such a relief when you have that wake-up call..the one when you realize that every artist has highs and lows..and later on, a lot of those "lows" can be looked back on with appreciation. Some of the art even looks good in places.
Here's this guy that does work with George Lucas..and he's showing his slide of a muddy out-of-proportion figure painting? How cool is that?!
Love your art and site and wise words..I'll keep on visiting for sure!

Posted by Ames at January 10, 2004 12:17 AM

The word of the day is.... KEEP!!!!!
*Runs around screaming like a nut*

I've ordered Moleskine stuff from Ship the Web. I found them to be the cheapest and my package arrived quickly. They also stock the pack of three that Witold refers to.

Btw, am loving your site, Danny. Thanks for sharing. :)

If you live in D.C., a stationary store right off Dupont carries a full supply. I think it's called "The Written Word." It's on Connecticut Ave.

Darn. I wish I'd seen your Moleskine entry before I went to the artshop today. I ended up with a beautiful sketchbook (and some wonderful Caran Dache watercolour pencils,,mmm!) but I'd have hung out for one of the large Moleskines if I'd known..I just love the elastic and the binding and, well, everything about them! Those Van Gogh ones are tempting too. I keep an Moleskine appointments diary which also gets invaded with with bits and pieces of random thinking, but sitting down tonight drawing for the first time in 10 years, getting out the paintbrush for a small wash of water... creating magic on a virgin sketchbook.. pure bliss. It was only a tiny sketch - 2cm square ink/watercolour of my boyfriend digging the garden - but so much fun. Thank you for the inspiration, Danny - you're a legend :)

You can order Moleskine notebooks (lined and otherwise) direct from their website at www.moleskineus. There are several types, a couple of different weights of paper, lined, unlined, different sizes, etc. I have ordered with success from this site.

A pretty good range of Moleskine notebooks are now carried in almost all Barnes and Noble Bookstores.

Best of all are the Van Gogh moleskine notebooks. They are the small size with drawing paper but the covers and ribbon page markers are in different colors taken from Van Gogh paintings. A slip of the painting in question is wrapped around the notebook. They are available in orange, yellow, fuschia, blue, and green (a blue-green, not yellow-green). They are not on the Moleskine website but are availble from Powells Bookstore in Portland, Oregon. They are a tad more expensive than the black covers but are stunning in color. I got several for gifts for other artists. I have no doubt that a phone call to Powells would do the trick.

I've carried around the small moleskin for years while traveling. Perfect for me to write down the miscellaneous quotes and random information I wanted to retain about the vacations. It was perfect for this purpose and small enough to carry in my purse. But, lately when I started drawing and adding watercolor I found I wanted a larger format. I've been working in the Canson field book. It is spiral bound, so lays flat. It is filled with 90 pound paper and has held up well to the wettest applications.

I just found your blog (via Jenna Crispen's blog, Bookslut), it's wonderful! It inspires me to do more again with my journals, which have...let us just say devolved over the last few years.
I called my local Barnes and Noble and they said they don't carry the Moleskine..I wish they did but I'll order one online from the site you indicated.
I'd like to mention that there is a woman named Hannah Hinchman that also does illustrated journals which are just gorgeous. She has a book called A Life In Hand that talks about how she does it. Thanks for this beautiful site, I will pass on the URL to others!!

I'm living in Costa Rica. Can anyone recommend a US or UK retailer who's dependable and ships to Central America? You can email me off list.
-Joy