DRAW A CAT

 DRAW A CAT

Cats have the most beautiful eyes. Dogs I love you and your eyes are lovely gravy pools. But cats eyes?
Cats and I have been social distancing for many years.
I am so allergic.
i used to be unallergic, happily petting cats and not getting hives and swollen eyes and inability to breathe out of lung. So either the cats all conspired against me personally, or my body did. I’m not sure which.
One time I was riding on a bus in Germany, talking to my cousin about cats and how I was allergic, and a woman overheard our conversation and angrily said “YOU don’t LIKE CATS!!! I suppose you don’t like Star Trek either!!” For the record I never said I don’t like cats.
I have done 4 cat books and one lion book. I love cats. From six feet away.

Cocoa @ellashatzie
Fiona my neighbor
Farley @laurentlinn
Tigerlily @therileybrood
Mulan @whistlestopbookshop
Sylvie @sharonincarlisle
#cats #catsofinstagram #catscatscats #catsofig #catsofinsta #howtodrawacat #howtodraw #amyjunebates #drawinglesson #drawinglessons #blackcats #gingercatsofinstagram #mainecooncats #europeanshorthaircat #snowshoecat #blackcats #gingercats

DRAW A DUCK

 DRAW A DUCK

Ducks have teeth.

I hope you sleep well tonight knowing that. I won’t. I don’t think I will ever sleep again. I have a whiffle ball bat under my bed and I am prepared to vigilantly sleep with one eye open for the rest of my life.

chew on that.
Ducks are geniuses. Scientists say so. And they have teeth.
But ok, it really bugs when the big headline news on an animal is that scientists discovered the animal has feelings, or can communicate a language or do a task with a tool.
I feel like animals are feeling a bit patronized right about now.

I am taking this information very seriously. If ducks and squirrels ever become allies we are done.
“Now who has opposable thumbs?” they’ll laugh at us when they have taken over everything.

teeth
*shudder*
sweet dreams.

This duck is for Emily @drmlee

#duck
#ducks
#ducksofinstagram
#ducksofig
#ducklings
#duckling
#ducklingsofinstagram
#howtodraw
#drawdrawdraw
#drawaduck
#quarantineart
#amyjunebates
#drawinglessons
#drawinglesson

DRAW AN OTTER

 DRAW AN OTTER

I like how otters have pockets. How clever is that? They can keep their tools and knick knacks and lucky rocks and frog figurine collection handy and I just bet it sparks joy.
When it comes to pants and coats and sweaters and clothes and otters: I mean if IT doesn’t have pockets…don’t even talk to me.
Why are pockets sewn shut sometimes? Why are pockets sometimes made only one inch deep? so that you are constantly thinking you have a pocket, but actually a one inch pocket is worse than no pocket at all?
All I want is pockets that are big enough that I could put a toddler in one and a yorkshire terrier in the other.

Otters are the hairiest animal.
There has to be a hairiest animal on earth, and it turns out that that animal is the sea otter.

Paul McCartney likes pockets, not in a weird way, he just does. I read that somewhere.

Otter than that I don’t know anything about otters.

this otter is for @forlizzle

#otters
#ottersofinstagram
#seaotters
#howtodraw
#drawinglesson
#drawinglessons
#paulmccartney
#pockets
@simonkids

DRAW A GIRAFFE

 DRAW A GIRAFFE

Time for a lesson:
If you have any graph paper please use it today.

It won’t really help you draw better, but wouldn’t you rather graph a giraffe?
A graphic giraffe graph?
At the park with the Giraffes?
The Giraffe-ic Park?

These are the things I think about mostly, if you wanted to know.

@kim.edwards.paint
#giraffe
#howtodrawagiraffe
#giraffedrawing
#howtodraw
#howto
#how
#amyjunebates
#quarantineart
#drawinglesson
#drawinglessons
#giraffesofinstagram
@simonkids

DRAW A BUNNY

 DRAW A BUNNY

Here is bunny since it is almost the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox.

Show me a picture of your bunny! Has it laid any eggs yet?
#howtodrawbunnies
#rabbit
#bunny
#howtodraw
#amyjunebates
#easterbunny
#howtodraweasterbunny
@simonkids
@bbullett12

DRAW A PUFFER FISH

 DRAW A PUFFER FISH

I like puffer fish.
I identify with them.
They know that there are sharks and awful squidgy things lurking in the dark waters, and they know that they will never in a million years be able to outrun those things. SO they adapted their abject terror as their biggest defense. its beautiful.

One time I was standing on a bridge in Japan, the bridge was over a small stream that emptied out into the ocean. In the shadow of the bridge there were probably 10 puffer fish holding steady in the light current. hanging out in the shade with their wee little smiley faces.
I mention it because it is a very peaceful memory,
and we were supposed to go back to Japan this summer.

What level of puffer fish are you today? Hangin in the shade? Or full spikes out?

Always show me what you draw. I love it to death.
What is your favorite animal?
#pufferfish
#defensivetactics
#howtodraw
#howtodrawapufferfish
#balloonfish
#blowfish
#fugu