Artwork by Alessandra Fryzel
There, Back, Again! An Obsession, a Life Passion
I’m originally from Italy, a country that has some of the most amazing Art and Architecture in the world.
Growing up I was so affected by what was surrounding me, that I could not imagine living and breathing without Art. I wanted to be an artist since I was 4 years old. Alas! Life took me on a spin. In 1999 I moved to the States, completed High School and prepared for a career in medicine in college. It wasn’t too long before I realized it wasn’t for me.
I switched my major to Pre-medical illustration, wanting to learn to draw as realistically as I could. It wasn’t too long that I realized that colleges do not teach you the way of the Masters. I was pushed to experimentation and to abstract the world, to make “conceptual” art that was temporary and decaying. Although I enjoyed doing some of it, it did not satisfy my need to wish to learn to paint like the Masters I grew up with… Caravaggio, Giotto, il Tiziano (Titian) just to name a few. So I gave up, even after being featured in a couple of large galleries, my heart just sunk.
After college I went on to becoming a flight attendant for 8 years, only to become sick with my desire to hold a brush in my hand again. Being always away impeded me to really make any progress with my skills.
In 2014 I took a plunge after paying off my very costly student loans, and with the help of my husband I quit my job to become an artist. However a problem arose. I did not know where to start again. My drawing skills had plummeted and I had no idea what direction to go. I turned my attention to making jewelry, only to realize that it is not where my true desire is. I want to learn how to paint from Rembrandt or from contemporary masters like Mark Demsteader and Steven Assael.
The only thing I could do is start over.
Although I’m getting better, I still need so much guidance. Proper shading and understanding lighting are still a challenge for me, and although I started taking oil painting with the Web Art Academy, I realize that my drawing skills are still not where they need to be.
I think the Drawing Academy course will give me not only a refresh on the basics, but a completely new approach to drawing and understanding lighting and form that I could not get in my training in college. In turn I think it will help me learn oil painting better, and I hope to finally become a self sufficient, thriving professional artist.
I hope people will vote for me, not only because I feel like I have immense potential, but because this is my dream, passion and ultimate desire: to express my inner world on paper and canvas.
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Alessandra is an amazing artist and talented jewelry designer. Her work is always evolving, and winning this would encourage her creativity, and allow her to learn new skills that would continue her artistic growth. Please vote for Alessandra?
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Alessandra, is a very good work!
I vote for you and good luck!!!
Litsa Raftopoulou