Really? I figured you (and really, MOST artist kids) as being the type who sat there all morning long with a pad of paper, pencils, crayons, etc and just doodle doodle doodle all morning long. SO MANY ARTISTS I know say variations of the same thing - "I got my statr on Saturday mornings, trying to draw the perfect Scooby-Doo/Bugs Bunny/Magilla Gorilla"!