The Drawing Academy felt like an oasis for me. A breath of fresh air. It’s like what I have been looking for, for so long, but wouldn’t find. I watched some of the free classes and noticed immediate improvement with my portrait sketching. And I’m sure I’ll dive deeper. Especially I have loved how you insist one must know to draw from imagination: and that’s exactly what I feel inclined to do.
Big thanks to all Drawing Academy Art Competition – Autumn 2025 participants. We are also grateful to all supporters, who voted for the winners.
In nominating a winner, we considered how many votes the participants’ pages received from other people.
My name is Amanda Nicole Cordaro, and art has been a part of me for as long as I can remember. I started drawing and painting as a child, often while home sick, and it became a lifeline—a way to connect with the world even when my body couldn’t keep up with it. Now, as a permanently disabled artist, creating art continues to be both my expression and my freedom.
My name is Nikol Řeháková and I move between law, visual art and music. Drawing is at the center of my artistic process. I see it as the foundation of everything in art – the place where observation, structure and sensitivity meet. I would like to strengthen this foundation even more.
I am a retired Scientist who over the last decade have enjoyed drawing and painting as a passion.
Over the past few days, I have been following the courses on portrait drawing at the Drawing Academy. As a result, today I am submitting a few works focusing on perspective, facial features, and portraits.
Article by Vladimir London, Drawing Academy tutor Ivan Aivazovsky, born July 17, 1817 in Feodosia, Crimea. Most famous for his seascapes, he started life the son of a poor Armenian merchant. His artistic talents were…
My name is Luis Bramao.
I started painting late — at 66 — and it was the right time.
A civil engineer by profession, I spent my life dealing with concrete, roads, and deadlines. But there was always an itch: the need to build something less stable, more fragile, more my own.
My name is Carla Honaker. I have had a desire to be an artist since I was old enough to hold a pencil. One of my favorite classes when I was in school was my art class. Art is one of the joys of my life and a way for me to be creative and share how I view the world from my perspective.
My name is Ananya, and I’m from Calcutta, India. I have dreamed of being a professional artist since my teens. Up until this point I worked in education. It wasn’t until I was 29 that I was able to take a professional course in Florence, Italy. This changed everything for me and made me believe that I can pursue art, even now and it’s not too late. The academic training made me determined to better myself in my work and practice. I could only attend a short course in drawing and painting, since it was quite expensive. Now I practice and work on my own, getting as much information as I can online.
