“Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.” ~ Jimmy Carter This is the underlying line drawing for my next grid drawing of my 2026 Calendar sketches.
Day 59 ~ SE-59-25
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people
are beginning to find out that going to the mountains
is going home; that wildness is a necessity.”
~ John Muir, Our National Parks
Day 57 ~ SE-57-25
Day 54 ~ SE-54-25
Day 53 ~ SE-53-25
Day 52 ~ SE-52-25
"Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see, to see correctly,
and that means a good deal more than merely looking with the eye."
~ Kimon Nicolaides
Day 51 ~ SE-51-25
“Art making has the ability to move people along their journey of grief and loss into a more balanced place of healing and hope.” ~ The Chandler Gallery at Maud Morgan Arts
Day 50 ~ SE-50-25 ✍️
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill
Day 48 ~ SE-48-25
"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." ~ Albert Einstein
Day 47 ~ SE-47-25
"Good. Better. Best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better, and your better is best."
~ St. Jerome
"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction." ~ George Lorimer
Day 44 ~ SE-44-25
"I dip my brush in my soul, and paint my own nature into the picture." ~ Sandy Sandy This is the start of my next oil painting with the subject drawn out with a brush.
"When you focus on the good, the good gets better." Cheerful and Fun at Sandarosa Studio today with my Merry Maidens. These are my live class watercolor and ink demos.
You can see the students' work here.
"I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart." ~ Vincent van Gogh I added a background wash and beefed up some of my line work today. Sometimes you just have to try things out and not worry about 'ruining' your piece. There is no other way of learning. Which way do you like this watercolor sketch better, with or without a background?
Day 41 ~ SE-41-25
"The important thing is to keep on drawing when you start to paint. Never graduate from drawing." ~ John Sloan
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"As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward." ~ Vincent Van Gogh
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“I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing.” ~ Vincent van Gogh Working from my old sketchbooks brings a wealth of reference material and inspiration.
Day 38 ~ SE-38-25
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“Sometimes the little opportunities that fly at us each day can have the biggest impact.” ~ Danny Wallace I know this is true in my life, how about you?
Day 37 ~ SE-37-25
“I can’t imagine anything better that might happen in a person’s life than for them to start paying attention to birds. To become aware of this magical world that exists all around us, unnoticed by many but totally captivating for those who know its secrets, has to be one of the greatest gifts of life on Earth.” ~ Kenn Kaufman
💖 Day 36 ~ SE-36-25 🥰
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in today's world. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.” ~ Dr. Seuss Here's SE 30-35 with color applied. These will be the subjects of our 5th Live Group Session of Classes here at Sandarosa Studio. You can see more about it here: https://www.sandysandyfineart.com/2025-live-session-5.html
I have been getting ready for our next live art class session here at Sandarosa Studio. As per my students' requests, we will be doing whimsical scenes, similar to what we did last year. You can see what we did in last year's class here: https://www.sandysandyfineart.com/2024-live-session-5.html
