Artwork by Tom Ansell

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To bridge the gaps

My name is Tom Ansell. I am 25 and live in the South-West Region of Australia. Over the past 9 years, I have obtained certificates, a diploma, and two degrees in visual art. Since that time, I have also taken a self-directed approach to learning more about visual language and art whilst completing experiments, commission-based work and taken up grants. The image I have included demonstrates my enjoyment for life and gestural drawing and experimentation as it was completed using a toothbrush and ink.

I enrolled in the courses listed above with the aim of understanding more about the “art” in visual art, and whilst all of these forms of education have helped, I found a lack of focus on the practical skill-building and concrete understanding of the fundamentals. I have since come to a realization that this particular knowledge is offered through the Drawing Academy, and is taught in the spirit and focus to that of the Old Masters and great draftsmen that I have always admired.

I see the Drawing Academy course as offering a salient, practical approach to creating and learning more about the essentials of art. In particular, it will aid my difficulty in understanding perspective and putting that into place with, say, a figure and background. Given the opportunity, winning the drawing course would allow me to bridge the gaps in my education and further extend upon my studies in a way that is less about writing and justifying art and more about the deep value of creating it. I would also be able to study the course while imparting my knowledge to friends, family, and students that I teach art workshops to.

Thank you for this opportunity.

Artwork by Tom Ansell