Sunday, July 20, 2025

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 ✍️

Saturday, July 19, 2025

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 

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Drawing With A Brush

"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.


Day 43 ~ SE-43-25

Cheerful Fun

"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.



Day 42 ~ SE-42-25



Friday, July 11, 2025

I Am Still Seeking

"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