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Drawing is more than just a pastime; it's an adventure into creativity and self-expression. For kids, drawing can be an exciting...

Pencil crayons. The hard, waxy, scribbly scholastic tool in pastel colours for colouring maps, graphs and event posters. They were a memory aid and a way to keep organised. Drawing with pencil crayons required elbow grease to deepen the tone and this usually risked in shredding the whole page. They were difficult to control and usually ended up at the bottom of my tool kit covered in vine charcoal dust. This is why my brain did back flips when I saw “Skeletoned Caribou” a dra

“To hold, as t’were, the mirror up to nature” -William Shakespeare, Hamlet Act III, Scene 2, 17-24        Shakespeare felt art was a...

In art school we used to grapple with this question: Is there such a thing as originality?  There is, but it is very rare. What might...

Max Ernst and the Avant-Guarde      What do we mean when we say an artist is avant-guarde? The French phrase literally means advance...

What is the purpose of art? Why is it presented in galleries? How are we supposed to engage with the art pieces and then with each other?...

Music is a life long skill that helps children develop discipline and patience. Art is a passion that will help your child develop...

Drawhoorah is a division of Mark’s Music Lessons and it is brand new! It is easy & convenient online drawing lesson instruction in the...