Two Months Of Sketching Everyday

Satisfaction lies in the effort,

not in the attainment.

Full effort is full victory."

~ Mahatma Gandhi

7-26-19 ~  6 x 6" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

"Human happiness and satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself...

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,

concentrate the mind on the present moment."

~ Dalai Lama

7-27-19 ~  11 x 14" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

"All lasting satisfactions come from investment of time and effort."

~ Gary Lanthrum

7-28-19 ~  11 x 14" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

"You've got to get up every morning with determination

if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction."

~ George Lorimer

7-29-19 ~  11 x 14" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

7-30-19 ~  5 x 7" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Yupo

"The fulfillment of being an artist... is in the doing, or the 'joy of process',

and the pleasure and excitement of striving for improvement."

~ Suzy Smith

7-31-19 ~ 5 x 7" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

"Fulfillment is structured in achievement, Achievement is structured in action,

Action is structured in thinking, Thinking is structured in knowledge,

Knowledge is structured in consciousness."

~ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Stay Inspired and Productive My Friends
Join Me for 31 More Days of Sketching Everyday! 
 

X ♥  O

Joy Is In The Journey

"The joy is in the journey. In the doing.

In following one's inspiration.

In being one with one's process."

~ Abigal Brown

7-21-19 ~ 6 x 6" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

"A grave mistake is to paint only for the end results and not for the joy of painting!"

~ Leanne Cadden

7-22-19 ~  6 x 6" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

  

 "Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back

a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty."

~ Henri-Frederic Amiel

7-23-19 ~ 5 x 7" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Yupo Paper

  

"I buy art in order to live with it at home or in the office,
never to store it away in a vault. In fact, living with art
has been one of the great joys of my life."

~ Michael Audain

7-24-19 ~  6 x 6" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back

and realize they were the big things."

~ Robert Brault

7-25-19 ~  6 x 6" Pen & Ink Watercolor Sketch on Cotton Rag

"Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside."

~ Melba Colgrove

Stay Inspired and Productive My Friends
Join me for a summer of sketching everyday! 
 

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A Solitary Life

"Spend some time alone every day."

~ Dalai Lama

7-16-19 • 5 x 7" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"Heron is mostly a solitary bird except in mating and nesting seasons.

The Great Blue Heron is a lone hunter, whose intense concentration

and decisive action is it's message."

~ Sandy Sandy

7-17-19 • 8 x 10" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"Artists with serious aspirations need to be left alone

to follow the course of their own imagination."

~ Robert Genn

7-18-19 • 5 x 7" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"If an artist wants to use his mind for creative work,

cutting oneself off from society is a necessary thing."

~ Glenn Gould

7-19-19 • 8 x 10" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"Often whole days pass without my speaking to anyone."

~ Vincent van Gogh

7-20-19 • 8 x 10" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"Being an artist is being an isolated individual."

~ Asger Jorn

I am posting my sketch for tomorrow, Saturday, July 20th,

a day early because I will be flying up to Boston to do a demo.

See more about it here and come join me if you are in the area!

Stay Inspired and Productive My Friends
Join me for a summer of sketching everyday! 
 

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Opportunity is Dressed in Overalls

"Opportunity is missed by most people

because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

~Thomas Edison

7-10-19 • 5 x 7" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind."

~ Bulgarian proverb

7-11-19 • 5 x 7" pen & ink sketch done in watercolor on Yupo

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door."

~ Adrienne Gusoff

7-12-19 • 5 x 7" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

 "Only those who do the work will reap the benefits."

~ Sandy Sandy 

7-13-19 • 5 x 7" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor."

~ H.J. Brown, Jr. 

7-14-19 • 8 x 10" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

~ Wayne Gretzky

7-15-19 • 5 x 7" pen & ink sketch done in alcohol ink on Yupo

"If you want to succeed,

you must make your own opportunities as you go."

~ J.B. Gough

Stay Inspired and Productive My Friends
Join me for a summer of sketching everyday! 
 

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A Fresh Set Of Challenges

You can accelerate your development by

giving yourself a fresh set of challenges,

or the same set viewed from a different angle,

every day. Explore a different path.

If it's a dead end, explore another."

~ Paul Foxton

July 1- 9 2019 Sketches on Yupo using alcohol ink

 I went back into some of these sketches and added to them and changed a  few things.

You can see the sketches individually on our Drawing Everyday facebook group.

"I do my best work and have the most fun when I'm not sure exactly where I'm heading." ~ J. Cohen • #DoItOnYupo The process of discovery IS exhilarating! Come let me share my discoveries with you. To help celebrate the grand opening of a new #blickartmaterials store at 401 Park Drive in Boston, MA, ⁣I will be giving a free demonstration using #alcoholink on #YupoPaper from 11-1 on July 21st, sponsored by our friends at Legion Paper! I would LOVE to meet you there! 💖

Stay Inspired and Productive My Friends
Join me for a summer of sketching everyday! 
 

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