The Bravery of Solitude

“Drawing and painting require the bravery of solitude.
The creative act demands disciplined labor and skill.
To be an artist is to search the world with a benevolent

eye for all the subtle beauty that the infinite world offers.”

~ Sandy Sandy / adapted from C.P. Brooks

 Day 57 ~ SE-57-25

See Like An Artist

"The ability to draw depends on one’s ability to see the way an artist sees."

~ Betty Edwards

Day 56 ~ SE-56-25

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Awaken Your Emotions

 "The purpose of the artist is simply to reproduce in others' minds the impression which a scene or subject has made upon them. A work of art does not appeal to the intellect. It does not appeal to the moral sense. Its aim is not to instruct, not to edify, but to awaken an emotion."

~ George Inness

Day 55 ~ SE-55-25

Draw Your Passion

"When you draw and paint something you are passionate about,

your emotions take over and the creative spirit flows through you."

~ Sandy Sandy

Day 54 ~ SE-54-25

More Than A Hobby

"Sketching and painting is much more than a pastime or hobby.

It is a way to place our energy, feelings,
and soul before the viewer."

  ~ Stephen Quiller 

 Day 53 ~ SE-53-25 

A Reflection of Your Feelings

"How you draw is a reflection of how you feel about the world.

You’re not capturing it, you’re interpreting it."

~ Juliette Aristides 

 Day 52 ~ SE-52-25

Art Is Healing

“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 ✍️

Live Bravely and Choose a Challenge

 “Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure.
You have no security unless you can live bravely,
excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose
a challenge instead of competence.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Drawing Every Day: Numbers 62 - 76, 2021

 

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Day 76
 

Structure is Required for Creativity

 "I don't think that scheduling is uncreative.
I think that structure is required for creativity."
~ Twyla Tharp

Sketching Every Day / Drawing Every Day  •  DAYS #  11-32 

Day 11 

Watercolor and Ink Sketch • Getting Ready for tomorrow's Live Zoom Class! K.I.S.S. with me! “The most complicated thing for people is simplicity.” ~ Meir Ezra 

 

Day 12

Watercolor and Ink Sketch • "The person who moves a mountain begins

by carrying away small stones.” ~ Confucius

Day 13

Watercolor and Ink Sketch • “It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.” — Roy T. Bennett  This was done during our live Zoom Class on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

Day 14

 “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ~ Les Brown  

 This drawing was inspired by one of my Philadelphia Flower Show pics. It took me hours to draw. I don't have that much time (or patience) for it anymore. I started out doing this technique quite often during my early summers (2006 - 2007) of #drawingeveryday / #sketchingeveryday. To speed up the process, I developed a wash technique for rendering values (see the free video) which is SO MUCH faster.

 

 

 

Day 15

 Watercolor & Ink Sketch • “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

 

 

 

Day 16

Blind Contour Drawing - Some items from around the house.

 

 

Day 17

 “For me, art has always been a welcome escape to a beautiful world when life gets to be too much.” ~ Sandy Sandy We are doing hummingbirds in a nest and this is one of the techniques I'll be demonstrating this Saturday in our Zoom Class.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 18

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt  • I will be sketching every day and posting my results periodically here on Facebook in chronological order and here on: https://www.sketchingeveryday.com in reverse chronological (blog format) order. I hope my efforts inspire you to sketch more!

 

 

 Day 19

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis •
This #watercolorsketch was done on regular drawing paper. We will be creating nesting #hummingbirds in our Zoom Class today - 6-19-21.

 

 

Day 20

 "When creativity has become your habit; when you've learned to manage time, resources, expectations, and the demands of others; when you understand the value and place of validation, continuity, and purity of purpose, then you're on the way to an artist's ultimate goal; the achievement of mastery." ~ Twyla Tharp  •  One of my demos from our live Zoom Class on Saturday, 6-19-21. 

 

 

Day 21

 “"Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft. Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you eager but floundering. Combining the two is the essence of the creative life." ~ Twyla Tharp • Another watercolor sketch from Saturday's Zoom class.

 

 

 Day 22

 "If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge." ~ Twyla Tharp • Another demo from last Saturday's Zoom class.

 

 

 

Day 23

"To make real change, you have to be well anchored - not only in the belief that it can be done but also in some pretty real ways about who you are and what you can do. It's vital to establish some rituals-automatic but decisive patterns of behavior at the beginning of the creative process, when you are most at peril of turning back, chickening out, giving up, or going the wrong way." ~ Twyla Tharp  •  Another demo from last Saturday's Zoom class

 

 

 

 

Day 24

“Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out how big a prize you’ve won." ~ Twyla Tharp ⁣• ⁣ Take your art to the next level and refine your style! Join me for Summer 2021 Sketching Every Day Zoom Classes -6-26-21 Sunflowers in #watercoloronyupo #drawingeveryday #sketchingeveryday

 

 

 

 

Day 25

“Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them. What we're talking about here is metaphor. Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art if it is not art itself. Metaphor is our vocabulary for connecting what we are experiencing now with what we have experienced before. It's not only how we express what we remember, it's how we interpret it - for ourselves and others." ~ Twyla Tharp ⁣•⁣ Take your art to the next level and refine your style! Join me for Summer 2021 Sketching Every Day Zoom Classes -6-26-21 Sunflowers in #watercoloronyupo #drawingeveryday #sketchingeveryday https://www.learnlovecreate.com

 

 Same painting after tweaking ...

 

 

 

 

 

Day 26

“Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them. What we're talking about here is metaphor. Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art if it is not art itself. Metaphor is our vocabulary for connecting what we are experiencing now with what we have experienced before. It's not only how we express what we remember, it's how we interpret it - for ourselves and others." ~ Twyla Tharp ⁣• Take your art to the next level and refine your style! Join me for Summer 2021 Sketching Every Day Zoom Classes -6-26-21 Sunflowers in #watercoloronyupo #drawingeveryday #sketchingeveryday

 

 

 

Day 27

 “Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them." ~ Twyla Tharp ⁣• Take your art to the next level and refine your style! Join me for Summer 2021 Sketching Every Day Zoom Classes -This is one of the grid drawings for the 6-26-21 Sunflowers Class in #watercoloronyupo #drawingeveryday #sketchingeveryday https://www.learnlovecreate.com

 

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Day 28

“Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great." ~ Twyla Tharp ⁣⁣ Take your art to the next level and refine your style! Join me for Summer 2021 Sketching Every Day Zoom Classes -This is one of the grid drawings and the demo (and video) I did for the 6-26-21 Sunflowers Class in #watercoloronyupo #drawingeveryday #sketchingeveryday https://www.learnlovecreate.com⁣⁣⁣⁣

 

 

 

Day 29

 “In the end, there is no ideal condition for creativity. What works for one person is useless for another. The only criterion is this: Make it easy on yourself. Find a working environment where the prospect of wrestling with your muse doesn't scare you, doesn't shut you down. It should make you want to be there, and once you find it, stick with it. To get the creative habit, you need a working environment that's habit-forming. All preferred working states, no matter how eccentric, have one thing in common: When you enter into them, they compel you to get started." ~ Twyla Tharp ⁣⁣ Take your art to the next level and refine your style! Join me for Summer 2021 Sketching Every Day Zoom Classes -This is a bonus demo I did for the live Zoom Class Attendees on 6-26-21 for the Sunflowers Class in #watercoloronyupo #drawingeveryday #sketchingeveryday https://www.learnlovecreate.com

 

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Day 30

 “Never worry that rote exercises aimed at developing skills will suffocate creativity. At the same time, it's important to recognize that demonstrating great technique is not the same as being creative.” #watercoloronyupo #sunflower #drawingeveryday #sketchingeveryday  

 

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Day 31 

"The first steps of a creative act are like groping in the dark: random and chaotic, feverish and fearful, a lot of busy-ness with no apparent or definable end in sight." ~ Twyla Tharp ⁣⁣ Take your art to the next level and refine your style! Join me for Summer 2021 Sketching Every Day Zoom Classes -7-3-21 ⁣⁣⁣⁣#Birds in #alcoholinkonyupo

 #sketchingeveryday#drawingeveryday /

 https://www.learnlovecreate.com

 

   

Day 32

 "I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity." ~ Twyla Tharp ⁣ Take your art to the next level and refine your style! Join me for Summer 2021 Sketching Every Day Zoom Classes -7-3-21 in ⁣⁣⁣⁣#BackyardBirds #alcoholinkonyupo #drawingeveryday #sketchingeveryday #learnlovecreate 

 https://www.learnlovecreate.com