Showing posts with label "watercolor wash drawing". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "watercolor wash drawing". Show all posts

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Seven Steps To Success

7 Tips for a Productive Life

1. Make a to-do list and give yourself small rewards for completing big tasks.

2. Find ways to break up your workday (or night).

3. Avoid addictive time-wasting activities.
 
4. Get as much done as early in the day as you can.

5. Tackle that really tough to-do first.

6. Showcase your success.

7. Tell someone about your goals.

~ by Emma Chapman

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I believe that if you really want to fit something,
(like drawing every day) into your life, you can accomplish it
if you really and truly want to do it. The bottom line is;
we make time for what is really important to us.


You have to prioritize, organize, and use your time wisely.
The little list above, always helps me when
I feel overwhelmed or disorganized.


It seems that with each passing year, time gets more scarce,
more divided, and precious. I am now teaching
more drawings and videos than ever before.



So how do I do it?  Three Simple Steps:

1. I make a list daily, first thing in the morning,
if not the night before.

2. I start early in the day and start crossing little things off my list,
which gives me a sense of accomplishment.

3. I limit my time online and try not to get distracted by
videos or articles that will not be of immediate benefit.

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Certain things have to take precedence over others and
I make sure I tackle them early in the day. Today,
my priority is getting this Drawing Everyday Blog updated.

I have been sketching every day now for 18 days,
but haven't put a single post up here yet.
So I am determined to cross that off my list this morning.
Mission Accomplished! 




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"I am not a teacher, but an awakener."
~ Robert Frost


Learn • Love • Create
with

Experience the FUN of the
Principles • Techniques • Spirit
OF ART

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"Stale water is a poor drink. Stale skill is worse. And the person
who walks in her own footsteps only ends where she began."

~ L. Alexander


Thanks to everyone who is already joining us on this creative journey!

Happy Creating and Thanks for Your Friendship!


Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Wild, Free and Spontaneous

"Earth laughs in flowers."  
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson





"For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, 
so long as they are wild, free and spontaneous."
  ~Edward Abbey

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

A Forest Wilderness

“The clearest way into the Universe 
is through a forest wilderness.” 
~ John Muir




“In every walk with Nature, 
one receives far more than he seeks.”
  ~  John Muir
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. John Muir
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The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. John Muir
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/john_muir.html

Monday, July 17, 2017

New Inspiration and Vigor

"Travel and change of place 
impart new vigor to the mind." 
~ Seneca

Rocky Mountain High



"Traveling helps you grow because it forces you to take risks. 
The subject matter and atmosphere are different." 
~ Marilyn Simandle

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Celebrating Life

"To paint... to travel...  
to combine the two...  
is to celebrate life." 
~ J. R. Brouwer

Alpine Survivor



"One's destination is never a place, 
 but rather a new way of looking at things." 
~ Henry Miller

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Here we Go Again!

"Do not fail, as you go on, to draw something every day, 
for no matter how little it is, it will be well worth while, 
and it will do you a world of good."
~ Cennino Cennini
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I believe anyone with the desire and with daily practice can develop the ability to draw. This is a sampling of drawings from seven summers in a row, (2006-2012), of drawing everyday which were posted on http://drawingeveryday.com I have not practiced this skill daily for several years, but decided that 2017 would be the year to do it again, because I love a challenge and I know first hand what benefits and advances daily practice (of any skill) can produce. So won't you join me this year, for a summer of growth and accomplishment? Follow my blog and join our facebook group for over 90 days of sketching everyday from June 1st - August 31st!

Come and join our facebook Drawing Everyday Group

Thanks for stopping by!

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