The wrinklies' guide to drawing - Richard Pomfret

For the senior citizen who wants a new, rewarding pastime-this lighthearted guide offers offers senior-specific subject matter

The aged may feel it is hard to draw another breath,much less a still life,but this handy guide will show the way, giving seniorssomething useful to do beyond looking forward tothe next cup of tea. Packed with invaluable information from the basic principles of drawing to creating still lifes and even cartoons, it covers materials, basic skills like composition and perspective, and it even features wrinkly-specific subject matter in a chapter entitled "Drawing Memory Lane"-from sketching old photographs to converting distant memories into self-drawn souvenirs.This guide has astyle that taps into the attitudes, opinions, and interests of even the most dyed-in-wool wrinkly, and readers will be skilled withpencil and crayons in no time.