Here is my 2012 ‘America the Beautiful is Beautiful Today’ napkin drawing.
Reaching
Are you reaching for the good in yourself and your country today? No matter who you voted for, what color your skin is, who you love, how old you are, or what you have between your legs, you are just as free today to pursue your dreams as you were yesterday. No election is going to take that away from you. Pursue your dreams with passion and compassion and you will wake up 4 years from now, after another election, happier, healthier and with love in your heart. It’s up to you.
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Drawing and quote by Marty Coleman, Proud American always.
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Four years ago today I drew the first napkin I had drawn since my youngest daughter (at the time) had graduated from high school 4 years earlier. I drew the napkin because I couldn’t find an old napkin that said how I felt about the election of Barack Obama. I made up the quote, drew it and posted it very quickly the morning after the election. Back in that day I wasn’t on Facebook and Twitter didn’t exist. I posted it on my flickr.com site and on this blog, which I had started just at the beginning of 2008. Here is that drawing. This drawing is why I am the Napkin Dad today. I am very grateful I woke up that morning and decided to draw it.
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I am glad you did too. I enjoy your drawings each time I get your site in my tab (Thanks Google Reader Next button on my Bookmarks Bar~) and hope that someday your inspiration will get me drawing. Right now I am doing fabric art and a small blog but in the future I hope to draw. You have given me so many good laughs and so many pauses for thought. Thanks.
PS, I love our president and all he stands for too.
Awesome! Thank you Marty for always reminding us of our journey while taking us on yours.
Hey Cheryl, you are welcome! I love what I do and am very happy you like being part of it!
Love both images – even the one drawn on a napkin four years ago!
Thank you Lori, I appreciate that!