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:
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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

I was so happy with this scene that I decided to dust off the sketchbook…

… and even though it’s not watercolour paper, it still handles the water from my little travel brush surprisingly well.

The other quick sketch from the weekend has been enhanced digitally using Affinity Photo.
Reinventing myself (an annaversary post)
Today is my little blog’s fourth anniversary🎈🎈🎈🎈 and so I thought I would go back in time to the very beginning. Here is my first post from 13th March 2012. Have a creative day.
A couple of years ago, I started an illustrated journal. I was inspired by Danny Gregory and his book The Creative License and I wanted to see if I could draw.
One month and 19 sketches later, I drew Villa 10…
…and the road home (among other things).
I enjoyed sketching so much that I decided to take an art course at the Design & Arts College in Christchurch, New Zealand.
originally posted 13th March 2012
Get used to the idea
Losing sight of the shore



“One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” André Gide
Click on the images for a clearer view.
P.S. If the landscape looks a little familiar, that may be because I painted the same photograph last month (The View).