Pocahontas

The story of the hummingbird is deeply meaningful to Pattie and I. We try to remember the hummingbird on the difficult days.

This post is my brief and humble attempt to describe the important connection between art and language.

I happened along a photography post that succinctly describes 5 mindset that keep us from creating what we love, the wisdom is universal.

I’m really loving The Creative Habit book by Twyla Tharp and she has a wonderful quote about the bridge between artistic vision and the world.

For some reason I didn’t have the greatest motivation for drawing this morning but I pride myself in turning pro and showing up Steven Pressfield style.

For most of my childhood I’ve watched my Dad create and now he and I can collaborate with these amazing panels my dad made.

Don’t just read this post. Don’t just watch the video. Don’t just talk, think or dream. Do something! The doing is what really matters.

Another day in my daily art habit and I figured I’d talk about layering charcoal over graphite to get a next level of value in your drawings.

I spent most of my time today running errands so I didn’t have much time for art but I planned for it, got my 30 minute in and feel accomplished.

I just consumed the section in The Natural Way to Draw which basically says that light doesn’t matter, form is paramount. But I forgot this truth with Pocahontas.

I wanted to provide some practical information with this post which is why I’m writing about the board I draw on.

Everyday is always a day of learning and today I’ve learned a bit more on focus, clips and bad drawings.

A shorter art day today because I had problems managing distractions.

I working only in graphite on my Pocahontas drawing and I’m keep it very soft with no hard edges so I felt it fitting to talk about shading tips.

Not only did I wake up late this morning but it seemed that all tech was against me, it was a day of challenges. Bring it on!

While reading The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp I was struck by her use of “Ritual” rather than “Habit” and it’s meaning has really resonated with me.

Today I’m in between Fandom Fitness drawings so I spent most of my time on Pocahontas Research. The rest of my time was on practice.