Nature is a Common Language

“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 60 ~ SE-60-25 🦅

The Fight to Save Our National Parks

“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government

to save the environment.” ~ Ansel Adams

 Day 59 ~ SE-59-25

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 ✍️

Don't Just Exist

"Don't just learn, experience.

Don't just read, absorb.

Don't just change, transform.

Don't just relate, advocate.

Don't just promise, prove.

Don't just criticize, encourage.

Don't just think, ponder.

Don't just take, give.

Don't just see, feel.

Don’t just dream, do.

Don't just hear, listen.

Don't just talk, act.

Don't just tell, show.

Don't just exist, live.”
~ Roy T. Bennett

Day 49 ~ SE-49-25

Courage

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” ~ Winston Churchill

Day 48 ~ SE-48-25 

Opportunity

 "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." ~ Albert Einstein

Day 47 ~ SE-47-25

Don't Quit

"When you get tired, learn to rest, not quit. ~ Banksy

 Day 46 ~ SE-46-25 

Never Let It Rest

 "Good. Better. Best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better, and your better is best."
~ St. Jerome

Day 45 ~ SE-45-25

Determination

"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 

Keep Drawing

"The important thing is to keep on drawing when you start to paint. Never graduate from drawing." ~ John Sloan 

 Day 40 ~ SE-40-25

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Making Progress

"As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward." ~ Vincent Van Gogh

 Day 39 ~ SE-39-25

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Nothing So Delightful!

 “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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Little Opportunities

“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

A Magical World

“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 🥰

Fun Feathers

 Day 29 ~ SE-29-25 "Do not fail, as you go on, to draw something every day, for no matter how little it is, it will be well worthwhile, and it will do you a world of good." ~ Cennino Cennini I had a private drawing class here today, and my student and I created these 'Fun Feathers' together. If you are not having fun, why do it? “Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.” ~ Aberjhani

 Day 29 ~ SE-29-25