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!

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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! :)

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! :)

Banyan tree

Banyan tree

Modern Art? No No..just the letters in Banyan Tree!!

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Today's topic is Banyan Tree.

For lessons from a Banyan Tree, see HERE.

Happy Drawing! :)

The Symbol?

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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! :)

Chakrasana?

681_Chakra

Today's topic is Chakra.

More HERE.

Happy Drawing! :)

Full moon

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

How come 2 Full Moons?

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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! :)

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! :)

678_Going loco on Coco.

Coconut tree

3 Issues, One Illustration!

Fried here : http://chummadraw.blogspot.in/2013_09_13_archive.html
Democracy here: http://chummadraw.blogspot.in/2013_09_15_archive.html

Coconut Tree along the shore

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Today's topic is Coconut Tree.

He who plants a coconut tree plants food and drink, vessels and clothing, a home for himself and a heritage for his children.
~ South Seas saying

Happy Drawing! :)

onam ashamsakal

Onam Greetings to all CDs!

Happy Onam

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Today's topic is Onam.

Happy Onam! More on Onam HERE.

Happy Drawing! :)

Democracy

“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.” 
― Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

Dictator?

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Today's topic is Democracy.

Today is International Day of Democracy. More HERE.

The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.
~ Mahatma Gandhi

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
~ Winston Churchill

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
~ Abraham Lincoln

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
~ George Bernard Shaw

Democracy is the road to socialism.
~ Karl Marx

Democracy don't rule the world, You'd better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that's better left unsaid.
~ Bob Dylan

Without God, democracy will not and cannot long endure.
~ Ronald Reagan

Happy Drawing! :)

675_Why...??!

The Reply!

675_Mongoose

Today's topic is Mongoose.

“The motto of all the mongoose family is, "Run and find out"...
~ Rudyard Kipling

Happy Drawing! :)

M pure veggie.............just for illo i fried

Frying is the cooking of food in oil or another fat, a technique that originated in ancient Egypt around 2500 BC.^[1] Chemically, oils and fats are the same, differing only in melting point, but the distinction is only made when needed. Foods can be fried in a variety of fats, including lard, vegetable oil, rapeseed oil and olive oil. In commerce, many fats are called oils by custom, e.g. palm oil and coconut oil, which are solid at room temperature. A variety of foods may be fried, including the potato chip, bread, eggs and foods made from eggs, such as omelettes or pancakes.

Super Rice..or Surp Rise?

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Today's topic is Fried.

I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried.
~ Hillary Clinton

I make a good fried chicken.
~ Norah Jones

Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.
~ Satchel Paige

I love fried okra. The fact that it's okra makes me feel like it's good for you - I forget the fact that it's fried.
~ Jason Aldean

Most fast food is fried. Fried food tastes great, and people don't seem to care about the fat aspect.
~ Eric Schlosser

The food was interesting. My background is Russian, so cheese and potatoes are my love. There was plenty of that. And fried cheese! It is really, really, really good. And really, really, really bad for you. It's like an artery on a plate.
~ Michelle Trachtenberg

This sounds like a brag, but I know how to make good fried rice. I learned in college. There are two secrets - take the rice after you cook it and let it get cold in the fridge. Then cook the egg like you're making a fried egg and just before it's done, dump the rice and veg on it and swirl it around.
~ Patton Oswalt

I like children - fried.
~ W. C. Fields

Happy Drawing! :)

Fun facts about tennis ball

Source internet :

What? You thought tennis balls were always yellow and always made of rubber? Well, prepare to have your mind blown by 5 fresh facts about tennis balls and their unique history!

1. Gritty past: The original tennis balls were to be made of “good leather, well-stuffed with wool.” This was according to King Louis XI of France himself in 1480. Other variations included some made with puddy and human hair – yuck!


2. It just isn’t the same: The famous yellow color was introduced in 1972 as “Optic Yellow” after researched showed it was the easiest color to be seen on color television sets.  Before then most balls were colored white.   Still want white tennis balls?  Whitetennisballs.com has had them since 2007.


3. Squeeze test doesn’t cut it: The official test for a balls bounciness is to drop it from 100 inches with a bounce between 53 and 58 inches.


4. How luxurious: In 1926 a pressurized metal tube was announced that held tennis balls.  It required a Churchkey to open.


5. So many uses! Tennis balls are actually pretty difficult to recycle and most go to their 2^nd life as anti-scuff devices on the bottom of chair legs.  However, the balls from Wimbledon are used as homes for the endangered Eurasian harvest mouse.  Other uses include covering it in vasoline and hanging it outside to deter bugs, cutting them open and hiding things in them, and 50 other great things as seen in this article.

Playing Hardball?

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Today's topic is Ball.

Happiness is a ball after which we run wherever it rolls, and we push it with our feet when it stops.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
~ Lou Holtz

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.
~ Larry Bird

Happy Drawing! :)

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.” 
― William W. Purkey

Live Life!

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Today's topic is Life.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
~ Robert Frost

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
~ William James

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.
~ Sholom Aleichem

Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
~ John Lennon

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
~ Albert Einstein

Happy Drawing! :)

Most of us have tried this ;)

On a lighter note most of us have tried this form of suicide ;)

Say no to suicide!

Say no to Suicide. Say yes to life!
Suicide is irreversible solution to a temporary problem!

Ayyo! Chidhu..idhar deko...

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Today's topic is Suicide.

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. More HERE.

Happy Drawing! :)

Ganesha over dose!

First Ganesha I drew

Then thought will do the 16 Ganeshas so drew Gajanana

 then Mahakaya

 Then lost interest & tried the simpler versions

I like this one

Then finally was inspired to draw my version of Ganesha!

Sorry for the over dose, was too inspired :)

Happy Ganesha Chaturthi all

Happy Ganesha to all my CD friends!

Rajni Sir, Wish to inform you that I have cleared all the homework as I was out of town for 3 days during last week.

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Today's topic is Ganesha.

Today is Ganesh Chathurthi. More HERE.

Happy Drawing! :)

Mice!

Elephants here

Mouse

Read the story about Gajamugasuran n Ganeshahttp://www.kidsgen.com/fables_and_fairytales/indian_mythology_stories/ganeshas_%20mouse.htm

The cute nuisance!

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Today's topic is Mouse.

The significance of riding on a mouse is the complete conquest over egoism. The holding of the ankusha represents His rule of the world. It is the emblem of divine Royalty. 
~ Swami Sivananda 

In the Deccan region, Ganesha was pictured with a sheaf of corn and sugarcane, with a mouse as his vehicle. Invoking him made it possible for farmers to eradicate their worst problem, namely rodents, insuring a bountiful harvest. Ganesha is thus the guardian and protector of success, in this case, a good harvest.

 

Happy Drawing! :)

Happy Ganesha!