Anatomy of Art

Born of A Dream & Rooted In History   This week was an interesting one. I completed 4 Disney Drawings, 2 Instagram Reels, and 1 Tik Tok video. I would say it has been a smashing success. In my drawing Disney characters, I have found much joy and solace in their creations. I am practicing being consistent in things that are important to me. My goal is not perfection but progress. I also am finding I am able to sketch much more quickly than before  starting this experiment. My lines are even, clean, and my ability to capture perspective has markedly improved. This leaves more time to clean everything up. I am making significant progress each time I draw a new character. It's also been a practice in taking a concept in my brain and making it tangible. I highly recommend this practice as a way to bring this into more areas of one's life. How many genius ideas are sitting my brain, that if I got them on paper and made them into reality, would my life look vastly different....

 Drawing of the Day 5/9/2023: Jane Porter May 9th, 2023 "For one so small you seem so strong..." Ahh the Disney classic  Tarzan. I remember it fondly from childhood. The sound track has stuck with me and yes I do sing my heart out to Phil Collins. The sound track is a master piece.  I will say the part where Sabor, the leopard kills Tarzan's parents really stressed me out. I could never look at that part. Too much anxiety for my child self.  For my drawing of the day, I wanted to try my hand at Jane. I was cruising on Pinterest  for a new character and Ms. Jane Porter popped out at me. The duality of this pose really stuck out to me as she is in full adventurer mode while being fully feminine especially with her accessories: parasol, gloves, and of course a sketchbook.  I want to be her for Halloween! I have always been inspired my Jane's attitude, compassion, scientific mind, and above all the openness to love. She is a women out side of her time, ahead in...