“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” ~ Salvador Dalí
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“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes” ~ Marcel Proust
I have always loved drawing eyes. Eyes express the depth and disposition of their owners’ moods.
They bring portraits to life and express a range of emotions—fear, sadness, happiness, interest, anger, confusion. Here is a sampling of eyes drawn through the years.
More on the author of today’s quote: Marcel Proust (pronounced proost) is best known for his monumental seven-volume novel—À la recherche du temps perdu’ (In Search of Lost Time), also translated as `Remembrance of Things Past’.
This work is considered one of the greatest achievements in literature due to its intricate exploration of memory, time, love and society.
“Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade.” Proust first and foremost wanted us to be grateful for our initial circumstances in life. He wanted us not to despair at how our life is but rather, to feel appreciative for what we have.
All artwork and creative writing is Copyright ©️ Patricia White. No use of this content or concept may be used without the express permission of the artist/author.
“We forget that water and life cycles are one.” Jacques Cousteau. Oceanographer
Daily drawing created in the Apple Notes App using just the basic drawing tools offered within the text-based app. The basic art was then imported into Procreate 5 on a 12.9” iPad Pro and enhanced. I find this method fabulous for brainstorming and coming up with concepts for future analogue or digital works. Many make it into the manuscripts of stories that I write. Some of the imagery inspires a written piece—a story, a poem or a concept.
In this art I see breaking waves with white splashy foam rising up with the surf. As I continued to look at this piece, a sense of magnetospheric catastrophe emerged, perhaps with a geomagnetic shifting of the north and south poles, essentially wiping out much of earth’s living organisms, including humans. It‘s interesting how art can elicit a wide range of thoughts, reactions and conjectures, which are, after all, fodder for creative artists and writers.
All artwork and creative writing is Copyright ©️ of Patricia White. No use of this content or concept may be used without the express permission of the artist/author.
Trisha’s Daily Painting 