Drawing Excitement with Thomas Kinkade

Currently America's most collected commercial artist, “painter of light” Thomas Kinkade directs his talents toward the grade school set in the three-volume Drawing Excitement series. Volumes one and two run about 40 minutes each and feature a total of 18 lessons for the beginning young artist, including “Preparing Your Tools,” “Drawing Straight Lines and Curved Lines,” “Proportion,” “Tone and Texture,” “Imagination: Draw a Dragon,” and “Realism: Draw a Tree.” Volume three provides a 20-minute overview of the major movements in art from prehistoric cave drawings to 20th-century abstract art. Childlike without being childish, Kinkade's easygoing manner and simple explanations will be especially appealing to younger viewers as they learn how to incorporate the techniques of the masters into their own creative works. Highly recommended. Aud: I, J, P. (L. Stevens)