Spring Cannot Be Cancelled

By David Hockney, Martin Gayford,

Book cover of Spring Cannot Be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy

Book description

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'We have lost touch with nature, rather foolishly as we are a part of it, not outside it. This will in time be over and then what? What have we learned?... The only real things in life are food and love, in that order, just like…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Spring Cannot Be Cancelled as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I adore David Hockney. He draws so beautifully, and in so many different ways, and is always inventive in his art-making. He makes me see more through his art and was a major inspiration for me when I was starting out as an editorial illustrator years ago. This book is a 2020 pandemic conversation between Hockney, now living in Normandy, and his good friend, the art critic Martin Gayford in the UK. It really speaks to the devotion that artists have to observing life and creating something beautiful from it. I love the joy Hockney brings to his work and…

From Cat's list on art and creativity.

Want books like Spring Cannot Be Cancelled?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like Spring Cannot Be Cancelled.

Browse books like Spring Cannot Be Cancelled

Book cover of David Hockney: Drawing from Life
Book cover of Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life
Book cover of Sonia Delaunay

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,501

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in art, Normandy, and France?

Art 955 books
Normandy 28 books
France 947 books