Draw a Teddy Bear – Shoo and Mr Squiggums show you how!

I’ve been away a lot recently, and very busy doing other stuff too. How pleasant to be able to do a new video for you all. Watch the video and learn how to draw a teddy bear. I’f you’d like to see this at school but Youtube is blocked, my Drawing School site at www.shoorayner.com/DrawingSchool. I’ve seen these videos get past the school blocking filters as they come fro my site and not from Youtube. If they don’t get through, ask your IT dept to unblock the site for you as it is a safe, educational site.

Dartmouth and Kingsbridge Libraries 15th April 2010

Come along to Dartmouth and Kingsbridge Libraries in Devon tommorrow 15th April

Dartmouth 11-12 Kingsbridge 2-3

storytelling drawing lessons and lots of fun!

See you there

Hamworthy Library Opening – Poole, Dorset

Last time I visited Hamworthy Library it was squatting in the old school gym. and having to move the bookcases every night for the Judo Club, while the new one was being built.

Yesterday was the official opening of the new library and I’d been asked to come and read some stories. When I arrived, the place was crammed and buzzing. I’m sure the organisers were thrilled with the response. Wallace and Grommit were keeping everybody happy.

It was very noisy! I was between the facepainting and the bookmark making stands. Being lunchtime. my audience kept wandering off but quite a few returned too! We did some lovely Ricky Rocket drawings, and then I was interviewed by Maree Perkins, a journalism student who was filming and taking note of everything. She seemed very passionate about Journalism and we had a short chat about where it’s all going online. She’s very keen on preserving free online access to newspapers but, sadly, like everyone else, she had no idea how she was supposed to be paid for it! You can read her blog post about the day here.

Thanks everyone for an amazing opening day and good luck for the future.

Alice in Wonderland Premiere

Eleanor Tomlinson, who is starring as one of the Chattaway Siters, (roles invented by TIm Burton for the film) was looking gorgeous at the London Premiere this week. Why does this concern me? Well, she is the sister of my Godson, Ross Tomlinson, (see this post) who is also an actor to be watched.

Eleanor, who was such a sweet child, has gone from strength to strength. She was in the Illusionist and Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging. Look out she has a great future ahead of her.

Mother’s Day – How to draw and paint a lovely card for the one you love the most!

Mother’s day is not far away, so here is a lesson to show you how to draw and paint a lovely vase of tulips to surprise and please your Mum or Mom or Mam or Mummy!

It’s really quite easy if you follow the instructions. As ever, please rate the video with the stars on the top left hand corner if you like it, and why not subscribe to my youtube channel?

How to draw a Meerkat

You’ve seen the compare the meerkat and you’ve watched Meerkat Manor so now get a pencil and some paper and learn how to draw them for yourself. It’s simples, peeps!

As ever, please rate it with the stars in the top left hand corner if you like it. Many thanks. Yo can embed this in your own website if you like.

How to draw a Hamster

My computer got snarled up backing up stuff to DVD disc this afternoon, so I thought I’d do a quick lesson in how to draw a Hamster.

As ever, if you like it, please rate it with the stars in the top left hand corner. If these videos are blocked at school, you can always download the video and put it on a disk to view later.

How to draw a Daffodil for St David’s Day

Just in time for St. David’s Day on March 1st, here is a lesson in how to draw a daffodil. St David is the Patron Saint of Wales. For my international readers, England is not the whole Island of Britain. Wales is on the west and Scotland is on the north side of England. Ireland is an island on its own to the west of Britain.

Wales is a country with its own language and culture. The Daffodil is the national flower of Wales.

I am English. I live about six miles from the Welsh border. My children went to school in Wales where they learned a bit of Welsh, my Grandmother was a Welsh speaker and I lived in Welsh-speaking, wild, West Wales for a while, when I was starting out as an illustrator. I learned a tiny little bit of Welsh in all that time. I was sat on my own for most of the time – you need to hear a language all day long to really pick it up.

You can always draw daffodils to celebrate spring or for a Mother’s Day card – which isn’t too far off either.

Deep Voice

I’ve just had the most brilliant idea. Adrian Chiles used a “Love Mike” on the One Show tonight, to make his voice sound deep and sexy like Barry White. It didn’t sound very good, but the punters sent in romantic messages for him to read out.

Well, I thought, I can do Barry White impersonations and Darth Vader too! So, I’ve just registered www.deepvoice.co.uk on which I’m going to offer myself as a deep voice artist!

I think I should have an alter ego, The name Brute Torstein comes to mind! £6 for two years – surely I can turn a profit on that. This could be fun. I feel more butch and manly already!

Speed drawing – just for fun

I know I like to watch the speeded up drawing on YouTube, so I thought I’d put one up there myself. Here you are a a speeded up bulldog drawing for your entertainment and amusement.