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Day 31 - The Voice Of Anita Davies
ANITA DAVIES | May 31st 2008 by Anita Davies
“My journals have opened my wings and allowed me to fly.”Anita DaviesI had to be the last voice didn't I?I've enjoyed illustrating some of my favourite quotations this month. The khadi book, with it's rough texture, was a challenge I regretted ta read more
Day 30 - The Voice Of Michelangelo
ANITA DAVIES | May 30th 2008 by Anita Davies
'I am still learning.' Michelangelo read more
Day 29 - The Voice Of Tintoretto
ANITA DAVIES | May 29th 2008 by Anita Davies
You can never do too much drawing. Tintoretto read more
Day 28 - The Voice Of Tenneva Jordan
ANITA DAVIES | May 28th 2008 by Anita Davies
A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. Tenneva Jordan read more
Day 27 - The Voice Of Father James Keller
ANITA DAVIES | May 27th 2008 by Anita Davies
"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle." Father James Keller read more
Day 26 - The Voice Of Frederick Franck
ANITA DAVIES | May 26th 2008 by Anita Davies
Drawing is the discipline by which I constantly discover the world. Frederick Franck read more
Day 25 - The Voice Of Charles Reid
ANITA DAVIES | May 25th 2008 by Anita Davies
Contour drawing helps you see that the things you are drawing aren't things but rather shapes that intertwine and connect. Charles Reid read more
Day 24 - The Voice Of Laurie Anderson
ANITA DAVIES | May 24th 2008 by Anita Davies
Art is about paying attention. Laurie Anderson read more
Day 23 - The Voice Of Lord Byron
ANITA DAVIES | May 23rd 2008 by Anita Davies
Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. Lord Byron read more
Day 22 - The Voice Of Balthus
ANITA DAVIES | May 22nd 2008 by Anita Davies
One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil. Balthus read more
Day 21 - The Voice Of Benjamin Franklin
ANITA DAVIES | May 21st 2008 by Anita Davies
Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow of spirits which it occasions...is never followed by sadness, languor or debility. Be read more
Day 20 - The Voice Of George Henry Lewes
ANITA DAVIES | May 20th 2008 by Anita Davies
No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination. George Henry Lewes. read more
Day 19 - The Voice Of Joseph Priestley
ANITA DAVIES | May 19th 2008 by Anita Davies
The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate. Joseph Priestley read more
Day 18 - The Voice Of Sam Levenson
ANITA DAVIES | May 18th 2008 by Anita Davies
If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. Sam Levenson read more
Day 17 - The Voice Of Faith Whittlesey
ANITA DAVIES | May 17th 2008 by Anita Davies
Ginger Rodgers did everything Fred Astair did, but she did it backwards and in high heels. Faith Whittlesey read more
Day 16 - The Voice Of Georgia O'Keeffe
ANITA DAVIES | May 16th 2008 by Anita Davies
"I hate flowers. I only paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move." Georgia O'Keeffe read more
Day 15 - The Voice Of Martin Luther King
ANITA DAVIES | May 15th 2008 by Anita Davies
You don't have to see the top of the staircase to take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr. read more
Day 14 - The Voice Of Douglas Pagel
ANITA DAVIES | May 14th 2008 by Anita Davies
“Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.”Douglas Pa read more
Day 13 - The Voice Of Sherry Camby
ANITA DAVIES | May 13th 2008 by Anita Davies
A pencil is quiet, clean, odorless, inexpensive, and lightweight. I can slip it in my pocket and take it with me everywhere - my secret friend. Sherry Camby read more
Day 12 - The Voice Of Morihei Ueshiba
ANITA DAVIES | May 12th 2008 by Anita Davies
Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something. Morihei Ueshiba read more
Day 11 - The Voice Of Confucius
ANITA DAVIES | May 11th 2008 by Anita Davies
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. Confucius read more
Day 10 - The Voice Of Paul Reps
ANITA DAVIES | May 9th 2008 by Anita Davies
Only a single line is needed to discover who is doing what. Paul Reps read more
Day 9 - The Voice Of Mark Rothko
ANITA DAVIES | May 9th 2008 by Anita Davies
'Silence is so accurate.' Mark Rothko *Painted with my new Daniel Smith watercolours that arrived today! read more
Day 8 - The Voice Of David Curtis
ANITA DAVIES | May 8th 2008 by Anita Davies
'Learn to draw so effectively that it becomes second nature – almost another language. Carry a sketchbook at all times.'David Curtis read more
Day 6 - The Voice Of Marc Chagall
ANITA DAVIES | May 6th 2008 by Anita Davies
All colours are the friends of their neighbours and the lovers of their opposites. Marc Chagall read more
Day 5 - The Voice Of Ralph Waldo Emerson
ANITA DAVIES | May 5th 2008 by Anita Davies
"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered." Ralph Waldo Emerson read more
Day 4 - The Voice Of Pudlo Pudlat
ANITA DAVIES | May 4th 2008 by Anita Davies
"If an artist draws a subject over and over again in different ways, then he will learn something."Pudlo Pudlat read more
Day 3 - The Voice Of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ANITA DAVIES | May 3rd 2008 by Anita Davies
"You are lost if you forget the fruits of the earth belong to all and that the earth belongs to no one" Jean-Jacques Rousseau read more
Day 2 - The Voice Of Billy Connolly
ANITA DAVIES | May 2nd 2008 by Anita Davies
"Fame is being asked to sign your autograph on the back of a cigarette packet."Billy ConnollyI'm finding the roughness of the Khadi paper quite a challenge, the ink seems to hit and miss as I sketch and accuracy with watercolour placement seems impos read more
Day 1 - The Voice Of Paul Gauguin
ANITA DAVIES | May 1st 2008 by Anita Davies
"Without delay I began work. Without hesitation and all of a fever"Paul Gauguin This is how the double spread layout looks in my Khadi sketchbook. This is the self-portrait by Gauguin I loosely based my self portrait on, using elements such as the st read more
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