For summer holiday distraction, allow me to direct your attention to the How To Draw series on the Guardian website.
Each month, a different illustrator is asked to provide guidance on a particular theme.
My particular favourites so far have been How to Draw Penguins, How to Draw Yetis and particularly Simone Lia's How to Draw Bunnies (sample below).
You should also check out some of the reader's efforts.
Maybe my mate Si Smith will soon be asked to contribute towards How to Draw Aliens, How to Draw Footballers, or How to Draw Biblical Characters?
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hey - as long as it's not 'how to draw cats' or 'how to draw violins' i should be fine :-)
Posted by: si | Friday, 12 August 2011 at 10:04 AM
simone lia is brilliant [and she'll be at GB this year too - yay!]
Posted by: si | Friday, 12 August 2011 at 10:08 AM
Simon, I have two requests. Please can you draw a cat playing a violin for this blog, and can you ask Simone if she will bring a photograph to Greenbelt for the exhibition? Cheers!
Posted by: ianbee | Friday, 12 August 2011 at 11:34 PM
Here's the music for while you look at the children's pictures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcCHRW8G9yY
Posted by: Emma | Saturday, 13 August 2011 at 05:20 AM
or this, depending on your vintage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izNxtsC1b4k
Posted by: Emma | Saturday, 13 August 2011 at 05:29 AM
I used to regularly watch the Gallery, and would either think "I could do better than that", or, "no way that was drawn by a kid".
Posted by: ianbee | Sunday, 14 August 2011 at 08:16 PM
I think everybody did that a bit. Was there a time when you weren't cynical? What were your first words? 'yeah, right'?
Posted by: Emma | Wednesday, 17 August 2011 at 03:33 PM
I think they were can I have a biscuit?
Posted by: ianbee | Wednesday, 17 August 2011 at 04:30 PM