Go do that

Violet study – acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 mm, 2015. Available for purchase.
Violet study – acrylic on canvas, 150 x 150 mm, 2015. SOLD

“Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman

These violets were originally posted last month as an ink and watercolour sketch here.

Joyous

Violets — ink, watercolour and digital, 2015
Violets — ink, watercolour and digital, 2015

“The most joyous painting is not done for the art world, it is done for the inner world.” Michael Leunig

The quote is from Holy Fool, a wonderful book crammed full of Michael Leunig’s art ― not his cartoons but his playful, colourful, joyful paintings and drawings. Highly recommended.

Violets in the kitchen, original photograph, 2015
Violets in the kitchen, original photograph, 2015