Thursday, July 29, 2010
Life Drawing Sketches July 28 2010 Posted on The Pencil Effect Sketchbook
Posted some of my latest sketches from Life Drawing this week over on The Pencil Effect Sketchbook
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Quote: Cennino Cennini
Do not fail, as you go on, to draw something every day, for no matter how little it is, it will be well worth while, and it will do you a world of good.
- Cennino Cennini
- Cennino Cennini
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
On the topic of Talent
If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.
-Brendan Francis
Talent seems to be a pretty divisive topic. People either seem to fervently believe there is no such thing as talent and that people who do believe in talent are just making excuses, or they believe that there is such a thing as being naturally talented and that can give a person a leg up in their endeavors. I am a little unsure what people are making excuses for by believing in talent, it seems to cover both ends of the spectrum from making excuses as to why they will never be good, or making excuses as to why they are great. I think that at the end of the day it may, as many things do, boil down to fear. I think that some people are afraid that since they don't consider themselves to have talent in the thing that really interests them, that means that no matter how hard they work they can never be 'great' at it. That is just silly. There are many paths to the same destination and many starting points, no two people will have the same journey. So one person's 'talent' may mean they start a little closer to the finishing line than you do that by no means invalidates your journey or prevents you from reaching the same finishing line. Talent is really only a head start, everyone still has to put in the hard work to be great. So some people have a natural inclination for a task and some people don't, at the end of the day it doesn't matter, what matters is what you do with what you've got.
-Brendan Francis
Talent seems to be a pretty divisive topic. People either seem to fervently believe there is no such thing as talent and that people who do believe in talent are just making excuses, or they believe that there is such a thing as being naturally talented and that can give a person a leg up in their endeavors. I am a little unsure what people are making excuses for by believing in talent, it seems to cover both ends of the spectrum from making excuses as to why they will never be good, or making excuses as to why they are great. I think that at the end of the day it may, as many things do, boil down to fear. I think that some people are afraid that since they don't consider themselves to have talent in the thing that really interests them, that means that no matter how hard they work they can never be 'great' at it. That is just silly. There are many paths to the same destination and many starting points, no two people will have the same journey. So one person's 'talent' may mean they start a little closer to the finishing line than you do that by no means invalidates your journey or prevents you from reaching the same finishing line. Talent is really only a head start, everyone still has to put in the hard work to be great. So some people have a natural inclination for a task and some people don't, at the end of the day it doesn't matter, what matters is what you do with what you've got.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Interview Spotlight: CHIUSTREAM - Tom Fluharty
Check out this great interview by Bobby Chiu of Tom Fluharty. Interesting and motivational.
CHIUSTREAM - Tom Fluharty
CHIUSTREAM - Tom Fluharty
Friday, June 11, 2010
Quote: Rabindranath Tagore
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
- Rabindranath Tagore.
- Rabindranath Tagore.
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