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Sunday, December 14, 2025

You can't see it until...

I'm painting again. 😊
Artist and author Lynda Barry said it so well: "There's the drawing you are trying to make and the drawing that's actually being made—and you can't see it until you forget what you were trying to do."

Dear friends, Lynda Barry is talking about life, too. 

Forget it and keep going. 

Posted by DB Stewart at 8:22 AM
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29 comments:

  1. Debra She Who SeeksDecember 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM

    Your fun 'n friendly frog is MARVELOUS!

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    1. Debra She Who SeeksDecember 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM

      You should consider linking your art to DVArtist's weekly "Friday Face OFF" post at her blog:
      https://beadwright.blogspot.com/

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    2. DB StewartDecember 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM

      Thanks, Debra. Maybe I will. Insert fist bump here.

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  2. PixieDecember 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM

    It's so hard letting go of those expectations, what I see in my head and what I can do in real life:)

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  3. PixieDecember 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM

    Your frog is magnificent!

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    1. DB StewartDecember 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM

      Thanks, Pixie. I painted three for a special baby's bedroom.

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  4. Blondi BlathersDecember 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM

    It would be lovely to be greeted by that froggy face every morning! -Kate

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  5. AnonymousDecember 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM

    Codex*waves back*. Love your frogged. Frogie. Can't be bothered to correct autocorrect. This is the first time you shared I think. Made me smile. Glad you're painting again.

    Lynda Barry is great.

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    1. DB StewartDecember 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM

      Thanks. I think is the first time? Isn't Lynda Barry the best?

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  6. AnonymousDecember 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM

    Codex: Art journaling is the format that allowed me to just create regardless of outcome. If only we could get out of our own way.

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  7. ColetteDecember 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM

    Sweet frog! Feels good to be creative, doesn't it?

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  8. ShammickiteDecember 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM

    Thank you, I really needed that encouragement today.

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    1. DB StewartDecember 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM

      So gratifying to hear that...I like to think we're all in this venn diagram of a journey together.

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  9. AnvilcloudDecember 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM

    That’s either deep or a deepity, and I am not deep enough to know which. 😀

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    1. DB StewartDecember 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM

      Ha! I had to look up "deepity" and NOW IT'S MY FAVOURITE NEW WORD. Thank you, sir.

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  10. SarahDecember 15, 2025 at 7:23 AM

    What a cute frog! I also love Lynda Barry, I've read all her books. What a great reminder.

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  11. Kathy GDecember 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM

    Good job. I can do many things well, but painting isn't one of them.

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  12. TomDecember 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM

    ...oh how I wish that I could draw!

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    1. DB StewartDecember 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM

      Just draw. Author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers asks, when did we (typically in late childhood) stop being artists?

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  13. jabblogDecember 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM

    Now that's a friendly frog!

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  14. Gill - That British WomanDecember 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM

    and a very talented painter you are.......well done, I like it.

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  15. BillDecember 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM

    Very cool, I like frogs.

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