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Please Chumma draw!

30 September, 2013

691_Playing the fool




Clown!

Q: Who makes the clown laugh?

The Political Clown


Clown


691_Clown

Today's topic is Clown.


I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.
~ Charlie Chaplin

I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car.
~ Steven Wright

Dare to wear the foolish clown face.
~ Frank Sinatra

I just love making a fool out of myself. I made my living as a clown at kids' parties for about three years.
~ Hugh Jackman

I've always been misrepresented. You know, I could dress in a clown costume and laugh with the happy people but they'd still say I'm a dark personality.
~ Tim Burton

I'm one of the more pessimistic cats on the planet. I make Van Gogh look like a rodeo clown.
~ Dennis Miller

If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.
~ Red Skelton

Happy Drawing! :)

29 September, 2013

690_Don't you just love this?




Heart for every one!


Have an heart for the Senior Citizens...


690_Heart

Today's topic is Heart.


Today is World Heart Day.   
More HERE.

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
~ Helen Keller

The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
~ Buddha

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.
~ Thomas Carlyle

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
~ Dalai Lama

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
~ Mahatma Gandhi

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
~ Swami Sivananda

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
~ Khalil Gibran

Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.
~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Happy Drawing! :)

28 September, 2013

689_Beware of rabies, babies!





The confusion?


Rabies

this cute dog called Buddy is not rabies infected........... :)

689_Rabies


Today's topic is Rabies.



Today is World Rabies Day.   
More HERE.

I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that's OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots.
~ Ozzy Osbourne, rock star


Happy Drawing! :)

27 September, 2013

Adventure!


688_The Joy of Travel



I may be leaving town for a while, but am definitely NOT leaving the 100-Day challenge.
Will post whenever possible, even if a bit late :)

Atithi devo Bhava


Happy World Tourism Day!


Charlie

Arm chair tourism happens best when you watch TV streaming 
from different corners of the earth. 
Above is a character (not much resemblance like i aimed for) 
from my favorite 'The Newsroom' HBO series. More here: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Newsroom_(U.S._TV_series))


688_World Tourism Day


Today's topic is World Tourism Day. 


More HERE.

In 12 or 15 years, there will be routine, affordable space tourism not just in the U.S. but in a lot of countries.
~ Burt Rutan

In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion.
~ Robert Runcie

In the past, it was only in science fiction novels that you could read about ordinary people being able to go to space... But you laid the foundation for space tourism.
~ Nursultan Nazarbayev

Happy Drawing! :)

26 September, 2013

687_Aye aye, sir!




Happy World Maritime Day.  

Salute

"My course is laid, My sails unfurled,
And my heart is light and free"

Happy World Maritime Day!


687_World Maritime Day


Today's topic is World Maritime Day. 


More HERE and HERE.

The cooperation of navies from around the world promises high tactical value for the ships, aircraft, and divers involved; while demonstrating international resolve in defending maritime security against potential threats.
~ John C. Stennis

Happy Drawing! :)

25 September, 2013

686_Form is Emptiness; Emptiness, Form.




Form!

Tree forms Water colour & gel pen

cute form in nature


How I formed an Umbrella!!


Countdown #98

apologies for not viewing/commenting/submitting on CD.
busy with household activities, least i try is post here.
to give 3D form via flat lines and curves is quite cool for an artist.

686_Form


Today's topic is Form.

Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.
~ Frank Lloyd Wright

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.
~ Herbie Hancock

The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it... try to fake three laughs in an hour - ha ha ha ha ha - they'll take you away, man. You can't.
~ Lenny Bruce

Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century.
~ Marshall McLuhan

In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.
~ Julia Child

Reading is an art form, and every man can be an artist.
~ Edwin Louis Cole

I love rock-n-roll. I think it's an exciting art form. It's revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even rock-n-roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music.
~  Nick Cave

Disco deserved a better name, a beautiful name because it was a beautiful art form. It made the consumer beautiful. The consumer was the star.
~ Barry White

I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect.
~ Neil Gaiman

Movies were never an art form, they were entertainment. It just evolved into an art form from there, and it's still evolving in different ways.
~ David Mamet


Happy Drawing! :)

24 September, 2013

Shapes!

Gel pen

Gel pen & colour pencils

different shapes in nature



685_Getting in Shape


A happy coincidence: I realized that my post today is the ONE THOUSANDTH POST on CD in 2013!!! Talk about the Universe rewarding you for your good drawing intentions ;D
Cheers!

The two in one illustration!


685_Shape


Today's topic is Shape.

A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
~ Mark Twain

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.
~ Winston Churchill

Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you; be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.
~ W. Clement Stone

Pressed into service means pressed out of shape.
~ Robert Frost

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.
~ Albert Schweitzer

Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.
~ Fidel Castro

We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.
~ Marshall McLuhan

Grief changes shape, but it never ends.
~ Keanu Reeves

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
~ Scott Hamilton

We continue to shape our personality all our life. If we knew ourselves perfectly, we should die.
~ Albert Camus

You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.
~ Dr. Seuss


Happy Drawing! :)

23 September, 2013

100

Old collage recycled ;)
Drew 100's of CD topics
Will draw 100's more :)


684_A 100-Day Challenge


Hats off to Sridharji and Charuji for their amazing creativity, consistent output and superb inspiration! Cheers! :)

100 DAY COUNTDOWN

I m gonna paint almost everyday

684_100-Day Countdown to 2014


Today's topic is 100-Day Countdown to 2014.

Set your 100-day goals for the New Year. Your time begins NOW!

Happy Drawing! :)

21 September, 2013

The Symbol?


682_International Day of Peace


Today's topic is International Day of Peace.

More HERE and HERE.

Peace begins with a smile.
~ Mother Teresa

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Peace is its own reward.
~ Mahatma Gandhi


 Happy Drawing! :)

19 September, 2013

Full moon

We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.” 
― Kahlil Gibran

How come 2 Full Moons?


680_Full Moon


Today's topic is Full Moon.

More HERE.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.
~ Henri Frederic Amiel


For most people, we often marvel at the beauty of a sunrise or the magnificence of a full moon, but it is impossible to fathom the magnitude of the universe that surrounds us.
~ Richard H. Baker


“We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.”
― Kahlil Gibran

Happy Drawing! :)

18 September, 2013







































































































679_A lightning idea for a new pendulum



More on Leon HERE.

Speedy 'Work on the Physicist who measured Speed of Light!


679_Leon Foucault


Today's topic is Leon Foucault.

Jean Bernard Léon Foucault (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃ bɛʁnaʁ leɔ̃ fuko]) (18 September 1819 – 11 February 1868) was a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of light, discovered eddy currents, and although he did not invent it, is credited with naming the gyroscope.

More on Leon HERE.  And a Google Doodle HERE.

Happy Drawing! :)