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Sketching fashion. Watercolor crayon, graphite, and a metallic acrylic paint pen #sketch #sketchbook #fashion #figure #sq #drawing #mixedmedia #draw

May 7, 2016

May 07, 2016 at 05:12PM

← Disorganized chaos? Maybe, but I like the spontaneity of sometimes just grabbing something close by and experimenting. I spent too many years in a confining creative art space of color inside the lines. When you finally break free, there is glorious play, joy and fun. Shedding the shackles of fear is hard but what's the alternative? It's time to jump, froggy. #art #artsupplies #beautifulmess #spontaneity #play #creative #fun #nofear #sq #drawingSketching. Oil pastel, ink, & watercolor #sketch #figure #mixedmedia #sketchbook #art #sq #drawing →
  • mike brennan
    #tbt (are we still doing those?) this is the origin of “Mikebone”. The year was 1990-something and I was a student… https://t.co/PJJFxN1dDZ
    Oct 17, 2019, 9:44 PM
  • mike brennan
    Ok so this one is a real geeky niche post. When I was a kid I remember having two robot action figures from the mov… https://t.co/iSMw73UjDL
    Oct 17, 2019, 9:11 PM
  • mike brennan
    Ship early and ship often. . You might have the best idea ever, and good intentions to use it to help so many peo… https://t.co/nfeGb2oVgU
    Oct 16, 2019, 10:00 PM
#tbt (are we still doing those?) this is the origin of “Mikebone”. The year was 1990-something and I was a student at @svanyc - I was enrolled in a 3D illustration class where we had to think up concepts and figure out how to execute them. . We were submitting designs for a student show that was happening at @whitneymuseum for an opening of works by #jeanmichelbasquiat . My “Mikebone” was selected to be display. It was a the project where I had to learn how to weld, drilled holes in various size dog biscuits and glued wire to hold it all together. It was an extremely fragile sculpture. He made it through the show and home, but he met his demise shorty thereafter. All that’s left is this photo, and the moniker “Mikebone” . The reason I still use it today? It was the project that taught me, when you have a great concept, you figure out how to execute it no matter what. Learn a new skill, hire a friend, lean in and do your best. . So, now ya know. . #mikebone #sculpture #svaalumni #1990s #art #artist #origins #dogbiscuits #nyc
Ok so this one is a real geeky niche post. When I was a kid I remember having two robot action figures from the movie The Black Hole (V.I.N.C.E.N.T. & B.O.B.). I don’t really remember much of the movie, but any sci-fi 70’s & 80’s robot when I was a kid fit in right at home. Sidebar - I wouldn’t be surprised if these guys (especially Bob) inspired Bob the Tomato from Veggie Tales. . Sadly, I’m not sure what happened to these guys. They probably got passed down to my younger brother & cousin. . What childhood toys do you look back on fondly? . #sketch #theblackhole #theblackholemovie #bob #vincent #art #80spopculture #80stoys #toys #robots #artist #mikebone #mikebrennanart #dailyart #visualart #movies #popculture #scifi #scifiart
Ship early and ship often. . You might have the best idea ever, and good intentions to use it to help so many people, but unless you act, it’s worthless. . Create a bias towards action. Create and create some more. People are waiting for that thing only you can create. . #illustration #art #idea #create #creator #comic #illustrator #artist #shipit #launch #work #doit #mikebone #mikebrennanart #visualart #dailyart
New episode of the Creative Chats podcast just dropped. Special guest @terrytheweaver and I talk about all things creativity and the creative process. If you’re an Artist, Maker, or Content Creator listen in! www.CreativeChats.me for apple podcast, google play, Spotify and more. . #podcast #creative #creativity #ideas #artist #maker #contentcreator #communication #speaker #author #arts #podcasting #interview
Sometimes you have to summon your inner (and outer) Batman. Strap on your utility belt and get to work. . #quote #sketch #art #batman #illustration #illustrator #artwork #drawing #mikebone #mikebrennanart #dailyquotes #dailyart #visualart #quotestoliveby #imbatman
Honest post here. Sometimes, not often, but sometimes, the battle for mindset begins before I even get out of bed. I have learned that I have to battle these thoughts with daily affirmations, even in the first moments waking. . It’s exposing lies. Fighting to change paradigms. Reframing conversations in my head. Renewing my mind. . No one can do this work for you. Becoming aware of these thoughts is only a first step. But it’s an important one. . In the moment, it feels like a lonely battle. But know you are not alone. #art #mindset #thoughtlife #illustration #illustrator #anxiety #depression #artist #illustrator #artwork #monster #mentalhealthawareness #mikebone #mikebrennanart #dailyart #dailyaffirmations #artoftheday
It’s not enough to just dream. Ideas never take flight. It’s not enough to just do. You’ll work yourself in circles. . Take the time to dream and then do. Come up with the ideas and execute them. It’s not either / or it’s both / and. . It’s time to take flight. . #dream #do #work #passion #pursuit #takeflight #wings #feet #art #artist #artwork #illustrator #illustration #drawing #inspiration #motivation #mikebone #mikebrennanart #dailyart #visualart #action #imagine #cloudsanddirt
I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness. . As someone who feels things deeply, sometimes choice doesn’t seem like an option. But it always is. Choose wisely. . #art #sketch #quote #feelings #emotion #happiness #choice #drawing #illustrator #illustration #artwork #artist #mikebone #mikebrennanart #dailyart #visualart #inspiration #quotes
Don’t compare your path or life to someone else’s. Don’t compare your day 1 to someone else’s day 100. You probably don’t see the whole picture. And odds are you have more in common than you realize. . Embrace the season you are in. Be the best you can be. Keep growing and surround yourself with the right people. Bloom where you’re planted. . #art #comparison #comic #artist #illustration #illustrator #inspiration #motivation #passion #dream #comparisonisthethiefofjoy #community #work #path #journey #growth #dailyart #visualart #mikebone #mikebrennanart #flowers #bloom #bloomwhereyouareplanted #success
You never suffer from a money problem, you always suffer from an idea problem. - Robert H Schuller. . My grandma used to watch Robert Schuller when I was a kid. I can’t say I really paid much attention back then, but later in life, my grandmother was a person who I was always able to talk deeply about heart things. . She would always help me come to different ideas in our conversations. . What might seem a money problem might just be an idea problem. Where might you need to change the focus to a new idea? Where can you execute an idea? . #sketch #quote #art #roberthschuller #robertschullerquotes #drawing #ideas #moneyproblems #illustrator #illustration #artist #dailyart #mikebone #mikebrennanart #visualart #dailyquote #artwork

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