7 things my toddler has taught me about art

One of the joys of being a parent is watching your child grow and discover new things. This often means you get the delight of rediscovering the simple pleasures in life. Erica is an arty little toddler, she has taken to drawing and painting like a duck to water. Ever since her eyes developed she…

Drawing Day

Drawing day 2008 has been and gone, I thoroughly enjoyed myself but didn’t create as many pieces as I hoped!… by the end of it I was really beginning to get a handle on the media and having lots of fun doing different things…. all seven pics I created can be seen here my photographs are still terrible, the light is getting pretty bad now that it’s winter again.

Will you be Drawing on Drawing Day?

One day a year, the world stops to remember that joy we had when we first picked up a pencil and created our first piece of art – that’s what Drawing Day is all about. The goal for Drawing Day is simple – to create enough drawings to make some noise worldwide for the sake of art. 2008 is the first year of this initiative. Our goal is definitely a long-shot, but we’re aiming for 1 million drawings worldwide.[From Drawing Day 2008 – about the big day ] I will be participating in Drawing Day this year, I think it’s a fantastic idea and a great incentive to get back to my roots and create for the pure joy of creating.