Motivational journal entry...

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Conceive - Believe - Achieve

I remember when I was in grade school, I would here this from adults like the principal and thought it was mere fluffy stuff that adults were supposed to say. 

I know now they were right

Conceive - Believe - Achieve

All of us do this 
We all conceive an idea
Believe in it
Then achieve it.

but what ideas are we Conceiving - Believing and Achieving?

The Great Les Brown says "It's not that people aim too high and miss - it's that they aim too low and hit." 

I remember aiming only for what I thought I was able to accomplish. Then I learned to set my goals higher so I could grow. 

Conceive - Believe - Achieve

Self Improvement is my new love
and as I improve myself and escalate to higher levels of awareness and discipline, I help those around me do the same. 

First you Conceive an idea

Then Believe that you can do it

Now go out and Achieve it.

Look at it this way - 
If there are others with blood skin and bones who have done it
then I can as well.

CONCEIVE  it  BELIEVE  it  ACHIEVE  it

Perception...

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Cultivate your perception... 
Everything depends on it.

Our lives become what we think about. 


Controlling our thought is therefore vital.

So many are trying to hook our attention.

We have the control to give attention to that which we chose.

We become what we pay attention to.

So what are we paying attention to?

What is your subconscious diet?

Change your paradigm.






Drawing Toolbox is available for download

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If you want to gain confidence in your drawing abilities without going through unnecessary loops...
If you never considered yourself an artist but would love to draw pictures of what you see in life this book can provide priceless information. 

Whether a beginner at drawing or advanced, artist/ educator Dawood Marion's "Drawing Toolbox" has quality information that has been proven to help you loosen up and draw more confident. This eBook gets straight to the point and answers many of the questions Dawood has been asked over the years by his students. 

Questions like:
How do you draw people on the cafe or on the train when they are moving?
How do you know when a drawing is finished?
What are good drawing practices besides figure drawing?
When drawing, how long should I look at the subject and how long should I look at my drawing?

"Drawing Toolbox" provides answers to these questions and more!

 This book is straight to the point! No long chapters where the author is rambling about stuff that is not going to get you where you need to go. I go right to the important information and move to the next topic, simple as that :) 

Getting there...

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[I showed this double image to my mentor John Mahoney - "What do you think?" he said "Getting there..." Felt good to here that from him!!!!]

Leonardo da Vinci is one of my greatest inspirations. In this image his drawing is  on the left and my work is on the right. I did this to show my admiration for his work and how I try to learn from him. It's a good to find people you admire and pattern after them. This helps you have something to shoot for, something to use as a yardstick to gauge your progress. 

In the 1400s it must have been great to not have as many distractions as we do today where a master had time to work on his or her craft daily. Here in 2012 every artist is not able to do so however you must carve out sections of your schedule to work exclusively on your craft. This is vital to your growth. It is because of this I have grown to not like driving places (especially in the Bay Area) because when I do I don't have time to work on my skills - Drawing people. I've drawn hundreds of people (perhaps getting to the thousand mark) on public transit and I can say the more you do it with the proper approach the better you get at it. 

The proper approach is key though. You can draw all day everyday with a particular skill level in mind that you would like to reach and still not get to it. Many people actually stop and move on to other passions. This happens to people who don't experiment enough and develop the proper approach or who never had a good instructor. Many drawing and painting instructors I have seen may have skill but lack the ability to inspire, motivate and communicate how they got to that level of skill. 

I learned all of these qualities while apprenticing under John Mahoney. John's ability to motivate and inspire is so piercing that not only did my drawing level improve, I also improved in many other aspects of my life. Most of the really incredible teachers I subscribe to don't just teach one thing, they expound on a great many things to drive home the main topic. This is what I've done in my ebook "Drawing Toolbox." I touch on other aspects of drawing beside putting the pen to the paper. 

Just a few thoughts that surfed my mind when I saw my work next to Leonardo's. 
until the next time… Keep Studying:)

Here is some of my mentor's work "John Mahoney"









Gain Confidence In Your Drawing

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I've been creating so much it seems to be hard to only post on this blog the widely recommended once or twice per week. I have so much to share!! The good thing is that I have decided to dedicate this year to getting this energy and information to the public in the form of books, ebooks and inspirational and instructional videos via the web. Stay connected to DawoodMarion.com and you'll learn the methods that I've used to reach the level I'm at in drawing.


This was done in maybe 10 mins riding the bus to the art store. I actually amaze myself with the level of detail I am able to obtain in such short time and without the subject knowing that I'm drawing them. There are simple steps that if practiced will produce this level skill in your work. I've been teaching drawing for over six years and I've seen my student's work skyrocket in a matter of hours. 

I've added many of the secrets of drawings in my eBook "Drawing Toolbox." Well I say secrets but they really aren't secrets, these are methods that have been practiced for hundreds of years and are so simple to grasp and understand as opposed to the complex theories taught in universities they virtually remain a secret. That simple!

If you are interested in learning how to gain more confidence in your drawing click on the green "Contact" button to the left and send me a message including your name, email address and a brief statement about yourself and what type of work you do or are interested in doing. I will respond to you with in 72 hours. 



Check out my book Drawings of Random People

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Go to http://dawoodmarion.com/ and go to the store page to order your copy today. Or go to http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3319948.

This video is a promotion of my art books of drawings of random people I produced while riding public transit and other places. Drawings of Random people is the first volume of many to come.

Inspiration is the cornerstone of what helped me be successful in gaining confidence in my drawing. This book Drawings of Random People will provide lots of inspiration!

Here is a book review by Artist Lisa Graham:
August 2012

Drawings of Random People vol. 1 by Dawood Marion is one of those art books you can just sit and look through with pure delight for hours and hours of inspiration and enjoyment. It is packed full of wonderful drawings of the people Dawood encounters in public places and these drawings seem to come alive off the page with every visible line, squiggle and smudge. This is an 8x10" high quality book with 80 full-page drawings...every single one of them in Dawood's signature contemporary style. You won't be disappointed if you purchase this book!

Lisa Graham - Artist
Wichita, Kansas


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Drawing on the bus... again

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It feels really good now that I am painting on a consistent basis. Drawing people on the bus and train provides for a surplus of paintings to complete. I usually draw about 5 - 6 people during the commute, then paint them over a couple of days. The good thing is I don't run out of things to paint and I don't have to draw anything in order to paint, I just go to my drawing journal and there are a number of drawings that say, "Paint Me" and I grant they're wishes. I am working my way up to where I can casually slip in short painting sessions at various times of the day without having to schedule large swaths of time to get a good painting done. This helps to maintain a loose and playful spirit in the painting without it feeling overworked. I really like the way this one came out. This young guy was sitting across from my daughter and I as he looked out the window listening to headphones. He looked up at me quite a bit which made it a challenge to capture him because I didn't want him to know I was drawing him.

I have actually been writing my personal journal entries on my drawings and paintings. I've been wanting to do this for a while now but I didn't want my viewers reading my personal thoughts but as of late I thought what the heck... I'm moving beyond this stuff anyhow, if they can reading it perhaps they may benefit. (smile). This brings me to the title of this peace is "Changing the Paradigm." Paradigms are a multitude of habits that make up who we are and why we are where we are. In order to change your life you must change your paradigm.

Until the next time, "Keep Studying!"


Changing The Paradigm
Ballpoint pen and acrylic on paper

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