Small (and big) children draw guitars and other musical impressions

Willie

Preschool class played with instruments today!

Elisabeth tried out a lot:

So did Summer:

Elias had maracas and tambourine:

Benjamin shook two tambourines:

Nella played a duet with her friend:

Lian sang out loud:

Dilara played a frame drum:

Minka formed a quartet:

Finn did not play saxophone, but dreamed of one:

Emma was impressed by the cello:

Julie played a really big drum:

And Emran played some House groove:

Willie

Just heard on the news that Jean-Jacques Sempé has died with almost 90 years, one of the leading cartoonists worldwide, with dozens of covers for the New Yorker alone, his ""Little Nick" translated in 30 languages, and with legendary drawings of musicians as for example the following:

Willie

Jean-Jacques Sempé (August 17, 1932 to August 11, 2022) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Semp%C3%A9

I love all his postcards and the book with musicians as subjects - although there is a remarkeable lack of guitarists in his work.

Willie

There is a banjo player:

And these are the guitar players drawn by Sempé that I know:

"And now, a song in direct reaction against this civilization of outrageous machinery which only aims to crush man ..."

Willie

Willie

Another french Illustrator with much music in his work is Frank Margerin, born 1952. While Sempé's drawings show a more conservative urban scene with people playing piano, violin and other orchestral instruments, Margerin's staff consists of suburban punk and rock'n'roll addicts:

Willie

André Franquin (1924 -1997), one of Europe's most influencing comic artists:

Willie

Certainly the bigggest influence on european comic drawing: Hergè (Georges Prosper Remi, 1907 - 1983), "elder statesman" of the franko-belgian school:

rudolfochrist

The panels are form "Les Bijoux de la Castafiore" which is possibly my favorite one. That album also has manouche playing guitar at the camp:

Willie

@rudolfochrist The camp is situated in captain Haddock's castle park, if I remember correctly.