Here are my 17 quote+art images inspired by Danny Gregory’s ‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Drawing’ list. The quotes are Danny’s; the art is my own:
All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Drawing
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Drawing Lessons
Way back in December 2009, I reinvented myself and became an artist. It has taken quite a bit of practice to be able to say that without giggling or feeling self-conscious. Some days I revert to describing myself as a painter or a graphic designer, but the good days find me happy to tell it like it is. I still remember discovering Danny Gregory’s book The Creative License: Giving yourself permission to be the artist you truly are ~ I bought a journal and a nice black ink pen and have never looked back. Well, obviously I’m looking back now… but you know what I mean.
A DECADE has now passed since that first illustrated journal and so I’ve decided to put together some quote+art images inspired by the rather good ‘All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Drawing’ list written by Danny Gregory. ✍🏼✍🏼✍🏼
P.S. The background image (minus Danny’s quote) is from this student project (2011).
Akaroa
A golden evening looking out over Akaroa Harbour
I was so happy with this scene that I decided to dust off the sketchbook…
A golden evening sketch
… and even though it’s not watercolour paper, it still handles the water from my little travel brush surprisingly well.
A bird’s-eye view of Akaroa
The other quick sketch from the weekend has been enhanced digitally using Affinity Photo.
Let your light shine down
Let Your Light Shine Down — ink, watercolour, and gouache, 204 x 255 mm, 2017. Available.
More clouds. More animal dots. ‘Let Your Light Shine Down’ is a new version of ‘Landscape in the late afternoon (with cows)’.
Let Your Light Shine Down
Wednesday
“They didn’t want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.” Robert A. Heinlein
I tend to thrive on deadlines, creating them for myself even if I don’t have to because it makes me more productive, but this month I have no projects demanding urgent attention. And I’m still managing to get a few things done.
Here are three little drawings I’ve just finished:
The Return #1 — ink and watercolour, 90 x 90 mm, 2016. Sold.
The Return #2 — ink and watercolour, 90 x 90 mm, 2016. Sold.
Worth the Risk — ink and watercolour, 128 x 128 mm, 2016. Available.
