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Laying down some watercolor. #art #painting #pet #petportrait #dog #watercolor #wip #SQ

August 16, 2015

August 16, 2015 at 05:52PM

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    Be messy, complicated and afraid... but show up anyways. daniellecearbaugh . I used to spend so much time trying t… https://t.co/Ek77TlnBgt
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    A recent pet portrait I created. 🐶 Want your very own custom pet portrait? Fetch one from https://t.co/d40PEiHDzO… https://t.co/hDpPe0O45M
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    When we stop fearing failure, we start being artists. @annvoskamp . Failure is very real, and very much a part of… https://t.co/x6r45Vps18
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When things go wrong, tell the story. @kindrahall . Things will go wrong. We can either try to cover it up and brush it aside, or we can tell the story and be authentic in the moment. . It’s easier to stick to the highlight reel. But most of us relate more to others when they share the hard stuff. . What story are you sharing? . #sketch #quote #story #publicspeaking #author #podcast #inspiration #motivation #illustrator #illustration #art #artist #dailyart #visualart #quotes #dailyquote #mikebone #mikebrennanart #drawing
Success you have not been groomed for is like birthing a baby prematurely. To be exposed too soon is not a blessing. It’s a curse. @bishopjakes . Ouch. This one stings a bit. It’s easy in the pursuit of “success” to act as forcefully as possible. In the face of frustration and delays, there is an overwhelming desire to “get there” already. . What if the reason you aren’t “there” yet is because you’re not ready yet? That’s not a easy question to wrestle with. What if you have more becoming to do, so that when you do “arrive” you are the right person for the right season. . If I’m honest, those questions make one more rise in me - how long? But I’ve been trying to change that question to what do I need to learn today? How do I become more of the person I need to be for today? . Even from a business standpoint: where are those areas that need work, need systems, so that if the right opportunity came, it would propel you, not sink you? . #sketch #quote #tdjakes #success #becoming #speaking #author #podcast #illustration #illustrator #art #artist #dailyart #inspiration #motivation #mikebone #mikebrennanart #visualart #drawing #dailyquotes
Dear Artist, dip your brush in your soul and apply liberally. . Create your art from the place where the real you dwells. Don’t worry about them. Be authentic. Be deep. Be weird. Be you. . #art #artist
Whether you realize it or not, you have control over your thoughts. @daphnedeloren . Sometimes it feels like we’re stuck in our thinking, and it’s easy to think we either have to wait for some external force to change it, or ride it out. . Our thoughts are powerful. They can cause us to reach higher, or to quit. They can keep us in patterns of self destruction or they can elevate our perspective and set a new course. . The easy thing is to respond in victim mentality or simply being in passenger mode. But we have to take responsibility and feed our thoughts with the right things. . That’s part of why I love listening to other people’s stories. I actively seek out podcast interviews with guests who have journeys that I can glean some insights from. . How do you feed your thoughts? . #sketch #quote #thoughts #art #quotes #publicspeaking #author #podcast #illustrator #illustration #artist #creative #mikebone #mikebrennanart #visualart #dailyart #quotesoftheday #inspiration #motivation
I’ve heard many people talk about the importance of failing. The lessons you learn. That it’s part of the journey. When you step out and try things, you never excel out of the gate. . I get that. But can we also just admit that it sucks? I mean, who likes the feeling of failure? Sometimes I see this trait in my kids, and I know it too well. It’s the desire to be perfect at something right away. And the subsequent frustration that ensues when you’re not. . I think any conversation centered around failure isn’t complete if it’s one sided. There is the logic side that tells you it’s needed and how you learn. And then there’s the emotional side that feels horrible and depressing. We can’t ignore the feelings, but it doesn’t do any good to stay stuck there. We can’t just apply the logic without giving room to feel either. . At the end of the day, our trophies come with stories. Those stories are often ones of failures. But it’s when we press on, endure, push through, those are the stories that inspire. . I’m of the opinion that the best way to leverage our failures is to redeem them. Learn from them, yes, but use them to help others. . Feeling the weight of failure today? You’re not alone. Many have and do. Maybe you’d be willing to share your story here to help someone who might need it. Leave a comment to encourage someone today. . #fail #failure #reward #story #journey #success #illustration #illustrator #art #inspiration #motivation #trophy #artist #creative #dailyart #visualart
I never know what I’m going to put on the canvas. The canvas paints itself. I’m just the middleman. @petermaxart . I’ve been thinking a lot about spontaneity & improv lately. I grew up around planners, and systems and in environments encouraging rule keeping. . And while I’m not a true rebel (and I do believe in the value of systems and rules as long as they are justified) I think practicing places of freedom and play should be championed. . It might seem scary to go into something not knowing a desired outcome. It might buck the control freak in you. But breakthroughs and discoveries can happen when we let things unfold and stop trying to force them. . Where can you insert a little spontaneity and play in your day or week? . #sketch #art #petermax #artist #quote #spontaneous #freedom #play #inspiration #motivation #illustration #visualart #dailyart #mikebone #mikebrennanart #quotes #speaking #podcast #author #quoteoftheday
Knowing you don’t fit in is your first glimpse of greatness. @jamesvictore . When I was a kid I was painfully shy and quiet. I was filled with a lot of fear, and struggled to find where I belonged. . Asa result I spent A LOT of time in my imagination. If you don’t fit in the world you’re in, you create your own. . At the time it seemed like a weakness. But it ultimately became my greatest strength. Not just using my imagination and creativity. But also using that to help connect with people, offering a sense of belonging and value. . Not fitting in causes you to question, to fight, to find out what you are really made of . How can you harness the power of not fitting in? . #sketch #jamesvictore #quote #illustration #art #misfit #creative #quotes #imagination #greatness #visualart #mikebone #mikebrennanart #dailyart #quoteoftheday #drawing
The role of a leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of a leader is to create an environment in which great ideas can happen. @simonsinek . It’s easy to believe that all the creativity will rise of fall on your input alone. But the truth is sometimes our ideas aren’t the best ones. We need the insight, ideas and even execution of others. . Being a creative with no employees, it’s sometimes tempting to thing I have to do it all, and alone. But when I invite others into the mix, and leverage creativity for an open environment (instead of pushing my ideas as the only ideas) then everyone wins. . If you’re a solo artist or creative, where can you collaborate? How can you create an environment for fellow creatives to come together? . #sketch #simons #creative #leadership #illustration #entrepreneur #artist #creator #quotes #art #speaking #podcast #author #mikebone #mikebrennanart #visualart #dailyart #quoteoftheday
We might be known for what we believed, but we’re certain to be remembered for what we did about it. @bobgoff . It’s not words or actions. It’s both. We can believe something deeply but if it doesn’t move us to act, what good is it? . If you say you want to work & live in your passion & purpose, but never take any steps towards that, it’s meaningless. A life lived with good intentions and no fruit is sad. Maybe even tragic. . No one promises easy. But the more we do as an overflow of what we believe, the fuller our lives will be, and the more blessing we’ll be to those around us. . Where in your life do you need your belief to catapult you to action? . #sketch #quote #bobgoff #belief #action #illustration #illustrator #art #inspiration #motivation #quoteoftheday #visualart #dailyart #mikebone #mikebrennanart #quotestoliveby
I wish I had earplugs for my inner critic. . Some days the voices are louder than others. You can never shut them up completely but you can silence them by ACTION. Get moving and leave them in the dust. . What does your inner critic shout at you? . #innercritic #illustrator #illustration #drawing #inspiration #motivation #art #artist #watercolor #ink #action #dailyart #visualart

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