If you enjoy gifting art books, I recommend you follow the journey of David Hockney's exceptional life in a unique graphic novel format by Simon Elliott published by Quarto.

From his childhood in Bradford and early years making it as an artist, to his sun-drenched Los Angeles period, his triumphal return to the UK and his recent iPad drawings that proudly exclaim that ‘spring cannot be canceled’, this charming biography traces the captivating life and times of David Hockney.

Drawn entirely on an iPad in a fun, fully illustrated style – and in homage to Hockney's own iPad drawings – this is a colorful, thought-provoking, and joyous story of one of the world's best-loved artists.

 Simon Elliott is a criminal barrister, art obsessive and standup comedian. Inspired by Hockney’s message ‘spring cannot be canceled, and with time to fill (thanks to Covid), Simon engrossed himself in all things Hockney, learned how to paint on an iPad and began a journey to create this colorful, joyous, and thought-provoking biography with a twist.

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