One of the greatest joys in my life is to actually get to draw with kids. To help them build confidence in the God-given creativity that He has put in them. And it is amazing to watch them unfold like flowers in the spring….amazing!
Working with kids in schools (video)
March 25, 2013
YOU ARE INCREDIBLE!
March 12, 2013Do you realize that you are the most creative visually when you’re unconscious! DREAMS! You’re Creator has made you so creative, you don’t even have to try…you just do it without thinking (literally)!
Draw Spiffy the quote bird (video)
March 6, 2013Grab your pencil and paper and draw along…pause it if I get going to fast for you. Add some doodling around the words if you like…or have Spiffy saying a quote you want him to say. HAVE FUN!
PICK AND DRAW GAME….A FUN TIME! (video)
February 15, 2013PICK AND DRAW GAME….A FUN TIME! (video)
February 15, 2013For hours of creative fun, get one of my drawing games at pickanddraw.com. Take it to a meeting or group activity and
watch what happens when people start drawing together….smiles, giggles, laughter….memories! Give the gift of creativity
to others…they will not expect it…but they will remember it!
A little creative play with the pen (video)
February 8, 2013Who says everything we draw has to be PERFECT?! Sometimes when we relax and take chances without thinking about it (because we’re enjoying the creative experience), the “real” artist inside can come out and play. Our creativity can make visible the imagination’s thoughts….let’s see what happens for me today….
Drawing a winter tree (Video)
January 17, 2013There is something very beautiful about the simplicity of a tree in winter. Armed with my camera in one hand and a pen in the other I’m taking up the challenge to draw one from memory in a very short time. Draw along with me if you like and pause it when you need to. Many thanks for Beethoven’s assistance…..enjoy!
Draw with Rich…Pick and Draw game versatility(video)
December 9, 2012Come draw with me some silly cartoon faces using my Pick and Draw game! If you want to buy a game, visit pickanddraw.com. I’m running a special on the games during december so that you can give them as a fun gift or stocking stuffer. Have fun being creative!
Cartoon Book Drawings
August 22, 2012It’s been a while since I have posted….like you, I’m very busy with many things. One of those things is a fun, resource book about Pick and Draw that will help many different people to use the game for strong learning activities. Each chapter has been written by different professionals in their area of expertise. What they have shared is incredibly helpful when using Pick and Draw game! Scattered throughout the book will be funny little drawings that I am doing and I want to give you a peek at some of these. This book is scheduled to be on Amazon in October (Lord Willing!). Drawing is such a fantastic and effective tool for growing and learning and developing what God has put inside each of us. He always meant it to be a gift that would be be opened often and enjoyed!
Pick and Draw clay faces (video)
June 25, 2012Most of you know that I developed a simple drawing game called Pick and Draw and that it’s goal is to draw silly cartoon faces. Every where I go, kids (and adults) have enjoyed playing the game with others or by themselves and are usually pretty pleased with what they have made. I LOVE hearing that! And it’s even more enjoyable to watch people laugh together as they create. I think that is one of the reasons God made every person creative.
Recently I got to help with a week long art camp for kids from ages 5-12. I had four one hour classes each day and loved working with these very creative kids…it was so fun! One of the activities I had the kids do was create four cartoon faces using Pick and Draw and then choose the one they like the most. They had drawn the face two dimensional but I wanted to help nudge them towards taking something 2D and see it in 3D. How do you do that? Clay! I gave them each a big hunk of crayola air dry clay (Wal Mart has it cheap) and asked them to try and make a statue of their cartoon character and add a body if they wanted. Most had never done this and many had never even worked with clay. I gave them simple tools as well to learn to shape and work in detail…tools like the plastic cap off a simple paper mate ball point pen (you get 10 of these pens for $1) and a paperclip to poke small holes in the clay and a small tongue depressor. The looks of delight as they worked with the clay and came up with their creations was pure delight. I was impressed with their ability to translate from 2D to 3D…and I think they were too! Here’s some pictures….
As they continued to work on their clay faces and figures, I inserted an idea as a challenge to them….see if you can make your clay art functional as well. In other words, it serves an actual purpose beyond just being something to look at. We brainstormed ideas on the spot together and they wanted to fly into their ideas immediately. So check out these ideas…how bout a pen holder….
or a pencil holder (he said it could hold your tooth brush as well)….love it!
Hahaha! Love it! I’ll bet his Mom will be surprised and his siblings will want one too! Perhaps you could try this little activity together as a family on a Summer evening….it’s really fun and it’s a very effective problem solving activity making your brain see all the way around the face (the back of the head and the sides of the head and the body if you want).
We also drew quite a bit and the doodle bugs were definitely up there as one of the favorite activities.
After everyone drew a doodle bug together (with me step by step), then I challenged them to come up with ideas of “where” the doodle bug was and what he was doing (maybe he’s holding something in his hand or saying something to make the picture more creative). This activity really opens kids up to ideas they didn’t know were even in their mind! Is the doodle bug on the moon? in NYC? In Paris? On the potato chip isle in Wal Mart? In their own backyard? They got to decide and immediately went to work. So I’ll let one of my extrovert students tell you about his ideas….this was unprompted…I just grabbed the camera and he took off talking.
….and let’s keep it FUN! Most of our best work comes when we enjoy what we do!
Thanks for the great work and great memories all you creative geniuses!
