A heady mix of altruism and shameless self-promotion.
Hello.

Some of you won't know of the excellent site created by mockduck, Draw Anyway.

The purpose of the site is to create a community of people who want to draw / paint / create but don't seem to be able to find the time. mockduck suggests a series of short exercises or techniques which provide inspiration so you can actually sit down and draw /paint / create something. The whole point of the site is that it shouldn't be onerous time-wise. It's about finding a few minutes in your day to take time to be creative.

With mutual encouragement and feedback, it's a safe environment in which to post your efforts, share ideas, and find encouragement, and the whole thing is a brilliant idea.

Why am I telling you this? Firstly because it is such a brilliant idea, and for anyone (and I'm guessing it's most of us) who'd like to find time to be more creative, but never seem to get round to it, it's a great way to find that impetus.

Secondly because there are occasionally guest posts, and today's post is a video by some bloke called Bingo McDingo dealing with the fine art issue of potato printing. If you need any more enticement, there is a moment where I come very close to causing myself physical harm. Do I really lose a finger? There's only one way to find out...