Little Old Granny learns to sketch and paint
Story and artwork from Lis Bry
I’m a gray-haired granny, actually a great granny as of a few weeks ago. Took up art in my late 60’s.
DrawingAcademy
Robert De Niro
Story and artwork from Istvan CSOMA
I was born in Romania in a small town but unique in Europe from its narrow streets called courtyard. When I was two years old I start to drawing on the kitchen wall. Every time I’m interested to drawing faces/ portraits, to recreate the appropriate feeling for the original subject.
Patricia Penteado Art
Artwork from Patricia Penteado
I started learning drawing and oil painting in 1998 in a atelier of a artist in my town. I worked as a dentist for 33 years and always loved art but haven’t the opportunity to dedicated more time to it.
Harmony, expression and emotion in portrait
Artwork from Ann, Drawing Academy student
Dear Natalie and Vladimir,
I have registered to the Drawing Academy to learn how to draw ‘properly’ in a classical way. This is my first artwork which I started just before joining. I understand that it has amateur flaws: I smudged a little bit on the cheeks before learning i shouldn’t do that, I didn’t ‘hatch’ in a conventional way, I’m very intuitive in rendering tonal values rather than knowledgeable, I copied from a picture which helped me make lots of progress in my drawing so far but I understand that drawing from life is a better training. I surely don’t want to become a skilled photocopy master, however I find realism attractive. I’m most interested in portraying expression and emotions in harmonious balance. I’m struggling to understand how I could learn to draw, for example animals, without picture reference as in real life they keep moving or are not around?
Greatest genius
Having gone through the vert effective Drawing Academy course I am tempted to sketch the greatest creative genius Leonardo da Vinci.
I Never Knew
Story and artwork from Wan Adam
Hi there, welcome to my humble abode, where passion is found in heaps but experience is scarce. My hobbies include farming and running. I started drawing 3 months ago and have fallen in love with it ever since.
Painting with Mummies’ Flesh…Literally
Article by Celine Teh
Painting with egg yolk and milk is already weird enough, then what about painting with people’s flesh?
Rembrandt: God’s Very Own Draftsman
Article by Yvette Mpinga
“Let there be light’, a phrase that Rembrandt Van Rijn allowed to become the motif of his work throughout his entire career. Solidified in history as the most important figure in the history of Dutch art.
The following article will be a part analysis and part appreciation post, we’ll be observing his techniques at creating such complex works. as he is one of my favourite artists and every piece he created has a thousand lessons hidden in their strokes and etches. If you have any agreements or disagreements, please write them in the comment section as I’d love to hear what you think.
Aspiring artist
Hey everyone I am Bhavani from India. I love drawing/painting since my childhood.
Africa is my heart
I am called Kimathi Kimzy from Kenya and I am a passionate portrait artist. I view art as a platform for expressing the human nature.
