Mark's Guestbook

Take time out from drawing to check out just a few of the cool comments people send to Mark's Guestbook.

Guestbook 5 Steve from New York Your show rocks this world! It is the best show there ever was and is the best there is and the best there ever will be. I love it! It teaches me a lot about drawing cartoons. Now I'm inspired to go to the library and do whatever it takes to learn how to draw great, like you!!!! BYE-BYE from: your #1 fan Sarah S. in Sheboygan Falls, WI Hi Mark. I've watched your show about 8 times and have recently started drawing with you. This is only the third time and already my drawing actually looks how it is suposed to. My best friend loves to draw and does every night, so I told her to watch the show. She said it really helped her, that make two of us! Your show is the best! Thanks a bunch,Mark!! Toolkid189 in New Berlin, Wisconsin Hey Mark i love your show, it is the best show on PBS!!! Could you give me a lesson on making characters!!! ABIGAIL in California I want to see you draw animals. And your show is fun, I mean extremely fun. Bethany B., New Jersey Hey! I am 13 years old and I Love your show!!!! It's really cool! i can draw so much better. Matthew M. from Howard Beach, N.Y. I really love your show!!!!! It is the best art show I ever saw. You are a great and talented artist. When I grow up like 17 or so I want to go to school to become an artist. You have inspired me to become an artist and I thank you for that!! Joseph McD. in Kalamazoo Michigan I am currently 19 years old, and have been watching your show for many, many years. I am a high school grad, and I'm going to college this fall to major in audio visual production. I have learned many things from your show as I was growing up, and would like to thank you for everything you have taught me over the years. -Your fan, Joe Jim Saunders, Varney, West Virginia Hi. I watch your show every chance I get. You are one of the good guys. I am a school teacher in Mingo County. I am using your ideas and drawings in my class room. The kids seem to like them. During the school term, I record your program (for private use only). Keep on keeping on. Hope to see you some day. I'll take pictures of my bulletin boards ane the walls of my classroom and send them to you!! Be Good Missy in New Jersey I think this web site is really fun. I love the drawing lessons. But I think that you should make like a drawing studio for kids inside the website that you could experiment with paint, markers, finger paint, crayon, and drawing. We could make a flip book or just sketch. I think that this would be a big hit and atract more people to come to your web site!!!!!! "MoonStar" from Redding, California I TOTALLY SOOOOOOOOO LOVE UR SHOW, EVERY DAY AT 2:30 I RUN INTO MY ROOM GRAB MY PRINTER PAPER, AND MY PENCIL AND THEN I RUN BACK TO THE TV AND THEN I WAIT TILL YOUR SHOW IS OVER THEN I DRAW! WELL, BETTER BE GOING... BYE! Sameer W. B. on Bronx River Ave Mark, I think your show is great. It help people learn how to draw. It was wonderful. Yesterday I went on Draw3d.com. I drew a SpaceShip with a telescope. My mom said it was great. Your best friend Sameerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. LinZ in Proctor,Mn I love your show but could you do more stuff of outerspace thanx. I watch your show every day (in the summer). Do you think you could ever come to Proctor or maybe just Duluth, Minnesota. It might not be the warmest (or dryest) state but we love to draw here. Think about it K. :) Hanna W. in Dallas, Texas Hi! I love your show but there is just one prob.! Your show keeps jumping from one t.v. chanell to another and I cant keep updated! I've even looked in the t.v. guide and can't find anything. Please,... I'm desperate, can you help me out? I sure would appreciate it! Thanks, and please help me! -Hanna The Rog in Bidwell, Ohio I'm a big huge #1 fan of yours!!! I watch your show about every day! I'm even planning to go to college and become a cartoonist, like Schultz. But right now I'm giving drawing lessons to friends in my neighborhood and near where I live. COOL huh?!!! Your fan The Rog. Prince William in England Please draw our palace in 3D because if you do then we will give you 1 million dollars. Jarred in Irvington, NJ Your show is one of the best. I'm a fan of your artwork and I like the different characters you draw. But I wish you could draw more Space Aliens or more dinosaurs eating your brother. I hope you make more eposides. Also, could you bring on the show Christopher Hart because he's my favorite catoonist. Suzy Q. Alex T. & Halley H. in Deerfield IL Hi!!!!! Our newest favorite word is "booyah". You should use it on the show sometime. It is a great word, kids love that word. We gotta go. Bye!! Isabel in Grand Haven, Michgan Hey Mark Kistler!!!!!! I was in your 11:30 a.m. drawing class at Grand Valley State. I wanna say that your classes are awsome!!!!! Kelly S., Redding, California Hi Mark! I think your show is really cool! I try to watch it every day. I really liked when you drew the picture called Huge Hugs. See 'ya on your show! Michelle in Illinois YOUR SHOW IS GREAT AND MOST OF THE THINGS YOU DRAW ARE REALLY AWESOME!!! I REALLY LIKED HOW YOU DREW THE KIYAK KID AND THE INTERACTIVE IGUANA!!! WELL I ONLY WANNA ASK YOU COULD YOU PLEASE PUT MORE DRAWINGS ON YOUR WEB PAGE!!! I HAVE ALREADY DRAWN ALL THE ONES ON YOUR WEB PAGE!!! THANX LOTS!!! dakota s in mississippi Hi. My name is Dakota. Me and my brother Cheyenne watch your show all the time. We think you are too cool. We just started to draw and your way is so easy to do. We have art attacks all the time. We are only seven and six years old but you make drawing so much fun. Thanks for being you. Erin C., Sparta, MI Dear Mark Kistler, I Like your show a lot. If I could choose one picture that you would teach people to draw, I would pick a picture of a girl named Erin playing hockey (#8). Yes I like to play hockey and I love to draw with you. I like to think up my own drawings too. My mom gets mad because my room is one big ART ATTACK!!! but she likes the stuff I make. Thanks for the great drawing lessons. Erin, 10 in Sparta, MI Anna from Brooklyn, NYC Hey Mark! Your show is really COOL! I enjoy watching it when I have the time, and when I do I really enjoy it. I would want to obtain some of your books and practice drawing at home. Since I started wtching your show, m friends say that I really can draw weird space aliens and other stuff really good. Mark, for future episodes can you please draw more space creatures and aliens cause I would like that. I am 13 years old and I have been watching your show from 4th grade. Over the years I have learned a lot of renaissance words and used them in my drawings. Jasmin R. from Apt33, New York City Weepeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I can see you all day long. I'm glad I found you on my T.V. Joe D in Indiana Commander Mark rules! I loved watching The Secret City back in the old days...you should wear the suit with all the markers and pencils and blunts all over it again...The Secret City absolutely RULED! It was the coolest when you drew HUGE planets and stuff with tons of little aliens and homes and spaceships all over them! Commander Mark rules! When I went to High School, we still used to watch your show on reruns all the time! It was blazin' good...man we must have watched your show 420 times just in one year! Go Commander Mark! ART ATTACK!! Candy C. in Virgina I am 6. I like coloring and watching show. It is cool to watch. My sister likes it too. I like the website too. It is cool. Bye Bye! Rachael, Columbia, MD Hi Mark! And all those who support kids & art!! I looked through your Draw Squad book that my sister and I have had for years yesterday, and again today! The whole thing! I love your sketches, quirky comments, creativity, and humor. I especially love all your suggestions for art in the classroom! Reading them brought floods of memories of my AWESOME elementary school, Northfield [in Ellicott City], and all the happiness and creativity that place brought. (And continues to instill in kids.) Northfield is what school is all about: learning, interacting, excitement, anticipation, creativity (you know, the English language really needs to get some synonymns for "creativity;" I'm not sure how many more times I can say it in this message without sounding terrible). I miss that in school; so many teachers don't seem to be aware of what learning is supposed to be like. Thanks for spreading your passion, funness (not a word they taught me at Northfield:) ), encouragement, and knowledge! I read in the book that you visit colleges... Think you'd like to visit University of Maryland, College Park? That's where I go now. And -- you might find this interesting -- UMCP has an arts festival every spring (OK, so this past one was the 2nd annual... but, notice the word "annual") called Art Attack, dedicated to the arts & the students. Activites include student dance, instrumenttal, vocal, and cultural performances, art activities & crafts, local and other bands... well, to know best what Art Attack is, look it up in a UMCP website. Maybe you'd like to visit College Park for Art Attack 2000...? OK, so I forgot one of the reasons why I wrote: what to do with all those drawings -- all that paper? Especially class projects, the mountains of artwork the kids work on so hard, and most especially on the group / whole-class projects? [Save the trees... :) ] Thanks! Steven in Philadelphia, PA Your show is the bomb [slang]. I enjoy watching and drawing to your show. Can you have more shows when you use lizards for cartoon characters. Thank you for your time. [STEVEN] Jorge G., NY Your show is pretty cool. I love it because every time I see it I learn new things. Could you please draw more pictures like action figure and then add something from your imagination. I love to draw but I want to learn how to draw real people. Could you tell me how? Erik in Moline, Michigan DEAR MARK I LOVE THE WAY YOU DRAW AND CREATE THINGS IN YOUR OWN WORLD OF DRWING. I HOPE YOUR DREAM OF DRAWING 24 HOURS WILL COME TRUE. ps I LOVED YOUR DRAWING OF THE LIGHT BULB ON TODAY'S SHOW 7/21/00 Angela in Brooklyn, N.Y. Your drawing lessons are great! They look so real when it's done. I love this program! I watch it whenever I could. You give me so many ideas how to draw better. Now, I draw better than ever because of your help of ideas and the renaissance words you give each day! I think you are the best art teacher anyone could have! Thank you for all the hints and fascinating thoughts. Dan from Wisconsin I'm a big fan of your show, and watch as often as I can even though I'm 20. I never was a fan of art until I began watching your show a few years ago. Now I've created some of my own comic book characters and love showing them to people. Thanks Mark. Larry Guthrie, Peekskill, NY Thumbs up to you for being so enthusiastic about drawing and enriching the lives of the children. (Even the ones like me that are 31 years old.) I have read many how-to books and I have learned more from your enthusiasm and simple approach than the books have taught me. I watch your show everyday and always smile at your antics. Keep up the good work!!! I feel an ART ATTACK coming on!!!! DRAW,DRAW,DRAW!!!!!! Timothy in New Mexico Dear Mark You are the best man in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not even draw stick figures but now I can draw gorillas who whant to play chess. Thanks so so much, Mark. Well I have to go draw more gorillas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Abby in East Troy (WI) My drawings have gotten a lot better sinse I started waching your show!!!! Your show is fantastic!!!! Danielle from Beverly, WV dear mark, since i watch your shows i won a contest. i had to draw the state seal of west virginia. they picked mine out of 11 kids and sent mine to charleston. thanks alot! if you did not teach me how to draw better then i would not have won. Karla Blew, California Since we began watching your show over a year ago, we set our VCR to tape Channel 58 every Friday. I have twin 10 Yr. Old sons who really enjoy your show as much as I do. Thanks so much. Gary Gordon, Charleston, West Virginia Hi! Mark! Im 42 years old and you guys are an inspiration to me! I teach an Art class once a week, grades 1-12. I encourage all my students to watch the show so they can really learn more and more! I'm so glad we have Great Teachers like you! Thanks for all you do! Mr."G" Nelson A. C., Philadelphia, PA Dear Mark, Your 3-D drawing lessons are unique, different, and absolutely workable! Anyone can learn from your system, if they will just pick up a pencil and try it. They will be hooked from that moment on....because I was! Keep up the fabulous work! The world should learn to draw. There would be an immediate decrease in crime. Learning every day (one new drawing), Nelson A. and Brose C. Donna Douglas, Mississauga I teach grade 7 and 8 Visual Arts in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. I have recommended your books to all of my students and to my stafff members. Unfortunately, we haven't had your program aired here for many years but I would be interested in knowing the closest area that is airing your programs. I have tried to get our parent association interested in purchasing your videos but so far I haven't heard back. Thank you. Jeanette W., Pittsburgh, PA Your website is the best ever! I love the Imagination Station book! Even though I checked it out from the library! LOL! Holly J., Parkersburg, West Virginia Dear Mark, I think that your show is cool. Before I watched your show I couldn't draw at all. Then I watched your show and I could finally learn to draw. I think that you make it so easy to draw. Thanks! some girl in milwaukee wisconsin from the looks of your guestbook, i'd say you're still making a huge impact in the lives of child across, the country, even the world. It's so awesome what you've got on your hands Mark. The self esteem boost is sure to help many children in many ways as tehy continue on the long long road of life they have ahead of them.... Carlos in Bronx, New York Mark, your show rules. I love to draw. Your show helps me learn different things everyday. I like the vocabulary and the draw attacks. Thank You for your inspiration. Keep up the good work and always keep drawing. Britney S. from Wyoming I love to watch your show! Even when I was a kid. I'm 9 years old. It totally inspires me to draw 3d all day! Isn't that long? I love to draw moldy potatoes! They are so easy to draw. Draw draw draw! It's my favorite sentence. Thank you Mr. Kistler. Stuart Stuart in Virginia I'm cross-eyed. I see double. But I still draw stuff. Mostly twins. Isn't that special. I'm unique, just like you Mark Kistler. Gail G., Titusville, FL Mark- I finally found you again. I'm 28 and used to watch the Secret City RELIGIOUSLY! I went off to college, got a degree in architecture and am looking for a fun job where I can draw all day. Glad to see you're still out there inspiring a new generation. Peace. Rebecca in Michigan Hey Mark!!! I love drawing with you on your show!! It is sooo fun. But can you pleeease draw some more underwater things like fish and things?????? I liked drawing the jelly fish!!! Keep on drawin!!!! Lio in New York Hey Mark, Your show rocks. It's the best place to learn how to draw. I like space stuff so maybe you can draw more of it. I promise to watch your show more. Yehhhhhhhhh. :) Ron H., Shoshoni, Wyoming Mark, I've been watching your show lately (mainly bacause I'm between semesters right now!) and I must say that your show is very impressive. I am currently studying to be an art teacher and have been trying to make my living as an artist (it's rough out there!). I hope that when I finally get my degree I can be the kind of teacher children can relate to. Thanks for being an encouragement to me! Ron H., Central Wyoming College. Kris M., Trenton NJ I just want to say the show is incredible and it is a good way for me to keep my art sharp over the summer. I watch the show every day and think it is a good way to get kids to use their imaginations and I must say I get art attacks 10 times a day or more after watching your show. I am a really talented artist but I can never seem to keep my drawlings straight even if the paper is straight or slanted. That is one of my problems to making a really great picture and I was wondering if you could show a few tips in the future so I could get better at it. Thanks. Tracy F., Redbud, IL Howdy! I just wanted to say that your show really inspires me to draw. Yesterday I had an art attack that lasted 5 hours!!!!! Isn't that amazing, I'll be sending you what I drew. I'm not telling you cuz I want it to be a BIG suprise!! Babye! -Tracy F. Adrian, Espanola, NM I met you at Huminbird art camp this summer, and I think that you are great!!! I try to watch your show everyday and do the drawings with you, my favorite is the sea turtle. Thanks Adrian jeremiah, orovile, ca hey mark i love your show ALOT!!!!! and ive been watching it for 5 years and ever since i started watcing your show i've been the top drawler in my WHOLE SCHOOL before i watched your shoy i couldent even draw a stick man!!!! but now i can draw anything. you name it and i can draw it ..oh my big brother he's 17 hes been watching your show since he was 6 !!!!!! and still watching he goes in all kinds of drawling contests. he's never lost one!!!!! I LOVE YOUR SHOW. and also you think you could slow down on drawling? its hard to keep up. any ways i gotta go but please try to slow down ....jeremiah