In Search of my Master
Drawing by Sameeha Khaliq
I was a born artist and always wanted to go to an art school for a strong foundation but somehow I couldn’t get in there. But my passion for art couldn’t stop me at any point and brought me face-to-face with art while leaving my job and all mundane concerns behind.
I started from scratch, without any art tutor; needless to say it’s very intimidating. In start, I tried to learn all at once from a few online tutors. But I strongly felt a lack of structure in my art endeavor. Although there is good free online content but still I felt something is missing there. Consequently, instead of working on basic drawing skills I directly ventured for a human anatomy and portrait likeness which proved a severe mistake and waste of my time later. This strongly compelled me to get enrolled in some regular classes. But due to some financial issues I couldn’t. I never wanted to be a human photocopier so left the blind drawing for a while and started observing around. Drawing from observation seems valuable than copying from photo. I go outdoor and make many value sketches.
Now, that I’m strengthening my foundation to grow this seed that has been yearning to become a large blooming tree like the one I painted. Two years ago I learned about this complementary course. In fact this is the kind of foundation and structure I always longed to have but couldn’t find any of my art pieces valuable to send in. Now after hard work of two years I felt little confident to send in. I hope Drawing Academy course will provide me a great foundation to improve my drawing and painting skill set.
Sameeha Khaliq
Detail to the contour is amazing!
Great start for a self taught artist.
Goodluck
Brilliant drawing.. The eyes and the expressions say it all.. Best wishes.. Hope U win the contest!
Superb artwork, you deserve to win the competition. Wish you all the best.
Wowww Amazing art work. I just love the eyes and the beautiful feminine expression . The artist has true potential to win the complitition.
Beautiful work!!!
Shows the delicacy and femininity in its pure form
Waow what an amazing piece of art. Loving the concept and depth of sketch. Hoping to see you winning this competition. Good work keep it up