Well, I could have titled this one “I want to draw like this part II.” Henry’s artwork lately has been blowing me away. I recently led a drawing club at school, which Oliver and Henry participated in. And one table had several wonderful Ed Emberley drawing books for kids to use as a guide and inspiration. Henry took to them like a duck to water and went into near fever pitch every day combing through the pages and trying out some of the ideas.
Ed Emberley is such a cool cat. So design minded and witty. It’s no wonder kids gravitate to his books. Yet his simple “take a circle, add a line, then a square...” approach actually prepares kids for more serious drawing later on. All objects are made up of underlying geometric forms, and the sooner kids can “see” that, the easier it is draw everything around you.
Beyond those drawing elementals, Henry just has humor down pat. The head of the pirate came straight from the book, and it may have suggested the optional pirate hook arm too. But the body, hamburger bun hands, and skinny winny legs posted on the far extremes of the body is pure Henry. He is a funny guy that Henry.
Now to stop adoring my kids’ art and get drawing myself!
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