Motivation Monday: New Years Eve Edition

It being both New Years Eve and a Monday, there can be no better time than now for another Motivation Monday post. Today is a quote about facing the new year, courtesy of the brilliant Neil Gaiman. He has written so, so many inspiring words, but the quote I have gone for is actually about mistakes; I spend a lot of last weekend getting frustrated with drawing things ‘wrong’, and then I read this and it helped:

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Mistakes are frustrating, especially when you seem to spend more time with a rubber in your hand than a pencil but still, it means something is happening rather than nothing, and something must mean heading in the right direction.

On that note, Happy 2013 All, mistake filled or otherwise!

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About clareemilyobrien

Aspiring illustrator & future professional drawer.

2 responses to “Motivation Monday: New Years Eve Edition

  1. This is huge!!!! It is so true…. I hope everyone stretch themselves and dont settle for a mediocre life

  2. Reblogged this on Laura B Williams Designs and commented:
    I love mistakes. Sometimes out of a mistake comes the very best idea.

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