Life and art are magnificently connected and I’m always happy when I find yet another correlation between the two.
Daily Art
Everything Ready at Hand
Another quick video and post today and this one is about having everything you need to be creative ready at hand.
Day to Day, Keep Showing Up, Keep Creating
This is going to be a quick one today. All I have for you is some basic advance of day to day, keep showing up…
How to Feel Accomplished With Every Art Session
I didn’t have much time for my Snape drawing today but I still feel accomplished after the art session with some simple planning.
Self Compassion
One of the best practices we can have to keep our motivation high is self compassion. Be your own teammate not competitor.
The Last Number in the Combination
I read a wonderful quote today by Jim Rohn about motivation and finding that last number in the combination to passionate practice.
Sleep! Your Creative Power Plant
Ever since I read Why We Sleep I’ve focused on getting the best out of my creative power plant, sleep, and it’s changed my life.
Motive is the Root of Motivation
I have two amazing realizations for you today, the first is about my drawing of Snape and the second is about how motive is the…
Showing Up on the Hard Days
Many posts I’ve talked about having the motivation, willpower and commitment to showing up on the hard days and today my commitment was tested.
From Average to Warrior
I love this quote from Carlos Castaneda that shines some clarity on what it take to move from average to warrior every day of our…
Create Space for Inspiration
I’m super excited this morning because I’ve had a tremendous moment of inspiration! Like lightning that has struck my brain.
Three Art Tips in One Post
I have three art tips in this post today, the first is knowing your materials, then the “Right Angle Study” and lastly is have your…
Patience and Consistency
I’ve started the next Fandom Fitness drawing and this one is of Severus Snape from Harry Potter.
The Present Becoming the Future
Today I want to communicate more wisdom garnered from Optimize.me in hopes that it will help you be a more productive and actualized artist.
Buffy Drawing Finished
With boundless energy this morning I put in lots of deep focus and got the Buffy drawing finished.
Respect Your Art Heroes
During our Optimize Artists session today another artist shared some amazing wisdom on having respect for your art heroes and not comparing yourself to them.
Plan Your Daily Art
For today’s post and video I’m going to give you a quick tip on how to plan your daily art.
Sharpen Your Saw
Some amazing wisdom by Stephen Covey in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is habit number 7, “Sharpen your saw”.
The “Start Over” Dilemma
I’m posting very late in my day because we had a super busy awesome day but after coming back to Buffy tonight I’m faced with…
“Scratching” for Ideas
I’m loving Twyla Tharp’s book The Creative Habit and the recent Idea I just read is all about “scratching” for Ideas.
Want More Art Time?
The best way to improve anything is to measure it. So if you want more art time, measure the time you do spend.
Artistic Stamina
With artistic stamina we can look at every “mess up” as a possibility for a positive in another drawing and an indication of how to…
Buffy Drawing Session 5
Here is another quick post because it’s more of the same consistency on daily art practice.
Buffy Drawing Session 4
I’m going for the quick posts now so I’m just going to go over my Buffy drawing for session 4. Quick and easy.