The bird in hand

Or liking what you've got, doing what you can

I've been thinking recently of the, often absurd, demands I make on myself (as I wrote in my last post) to do everything perfectly while forgetting to see, do and focus on what *is* realistically possible and just do that as well as I can.

So I reviewed a reminder from my sketchbook…

Because it's a good thing to remember in the mornings I made a mug with that sketchbook page. (Link here.)

Here’s another sketchbook page I reread one morning to remind myself to look at what's possible right now.

Also related to seeing opportunities nearby I did a gouache and ink painting titled “A Bird In Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush" - for upcoming exhibits at the Caplan Art Designs Gallery.

More details about my painting and what inspired it is in this link here.

Another morning I wrote in my sketchbook a related quote by

Mike Warwick

and other mornings I did the drawings using fountain pens.

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