Dancingpencil
@dancingpencil.bsky.social
Cartoonist & Graphic Artist. Creator of "Henchmen for Hire", “Quotable Sketches” And “Where’s Kimo?”
“The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.” – Napoleon Bonaparte. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
“The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.” – Napoleon Bonaparte. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
Went with the family to “The Magical Mystery Show!” At The Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel, featuring the up close magic of Shoot Ogawa. A fun, awesome experience! Highly recommended!
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Went with the family to “The Magical Mystery Show!” At The Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel, featuring the up close magic of Shoot Ogawa. A fun, awesome experience! Highly recommended!
“All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
“All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
“Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.” – Benjamin Disraeli. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 10, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“Never apologize for showing your feelings. When you do, you are apologizing for the truth.” – Benjamin Disraeli. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
“If you spend your life sparing people’s feelings and feeding their vanity, you get so you can’t distinguish what should be respected in them.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald.
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
“If you spend your life sparing people’s feelings and feeding their vanity, you get so you can’t distinguish what should be respected in them.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald.
“Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.” – Emily Dickinson. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.” – Emily Dickinson. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
“If we want to attract life partners who are happy, passionate, and empowered, we must first seek to generate these feelings within ourselves.” – Marci Shimoff. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 5, 2026 at 6:38 PM
“If we want to attract life partners who are happy, passionate, and empowered, we must first seek to generate these feelings within ourselves.” – Marci Shimoff. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
First book read in the new year! (“The 5 Second Rule” is NOT about dropping food on the floor and deciding if you can still eat it…)
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 AM
First book read in the new year! (“The 5 Second Rule” is NOT about dropping food on the floor and deciding if you can still eat it…)
“Twenty years from now, you’d give anything to be: this exact age, exactly this healthy, back in this exact moment. Take a second to enjoy it now.” – Rich Webster
#quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
#quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 4, 2026 at 5:06 PM
“Twenty years from now, you’d give anything to be: this exact age, exactly this healthy, back in this exact moment. Take a second to enjoy it now.” – Rich Webster
#quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
#quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
“I ruined so many things that could’ve been amazing because I was sad.” – Billie Eilish. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM
“I ruined so many things that could’ve been amazing because I was sad.” – Billie Eilish. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
A vibrant double rainbow over Pearlridge from a rainy New Year’s morning….
January 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A vibrant double rainbow over Pearlridge from a rainy New Year’s morning….
“Our deepest fears are like dragons, guarding our deepest treasure.” – Rainer Maria Rilke. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
“Our deepest fears are like dragons, guarding our deepest treasure.” – Rainer Maria Rilke. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
My sister-in-law, who is a teacher, had the whole family do a craft project for our New Year’s family lunch.
January 2, 2026 at 5:54 AM
My sister-in-law, who is a teacher, had the whole family do a craft project for our New Year’s family lunch.
“Muffins are so very important because they’re the very best way to eat a piece of cake for breakfast without everybody asking if you’re okay.” – Jonathan Edward Durham. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
“Muffins are so very important because they’re the very best way to eat a piece of cake for breakfast without everybody asking if you’re okay.” – Jonathan Edward Durham. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
Wishing Everyone a Great 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Wishing Everyone a Great 2026!
“…Predictability is boring. Repetition is the death of magic.” – Bill Watterson. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“…Predictability is boring. Repetition is the death of magic.” – Bill Watterson. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
“Remember, some of the best times of your life haven’t even happened yet.” – Doug Carwright. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
December 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Remember, some of the best times of your life haven’t even happened yet.” – Doug Carwright. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
“True friends are like stars; you can only recognize them when it’s dark around you.” – Bob Marley. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
December 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“True friends are like stars; you can only recognize them when it’s dark around you.” – Bob Marley. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
Escaped from “Prison Break” at Escape Games Ala Moana with the family!
December 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Escaped from “Prison Break” at Escape Games Ala Moana with the family!
I had a chance to design the company Christmas card this year. It was 40 degrees outside when I drew it….
December 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I had a chance to design the company Christmas card this year. It was 40 degrees outside when I drew it….
Went with the family to the “Light Before Christmas” display at the Hawaii Convention Center and ran into giant Rudolph.
December 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Went with the family to the “Light Before Christmas” display at the Hawaii Convention Center and ran into giant Rudolph.
“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” – Nightbirde – Jane Marczewski. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” – Nightbirde – Jane Marczewski. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
“A crowded mind leaves no space for a peaceful heart.” – Christine Evangelou. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
December 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“A crowded mind leaves no space for a peaceful heart.” – Christine Evangelou. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
“Home is not where you are born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.” – Naguib Mahfouz. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Home is not where you are born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.” – Naguib Mahfouz. #quotes #quoteoftheday #sketch #sketchbook #Drawing