An Artist Trying To Find His Way
Drawing by Timur Awais Latif
I’ve been drawing for my pleasure since childhood, regrettably however, I have never sought to better my art professionally. I hope this can be a chance for that.
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Knowledge is the key that opens doors
Drawing by Victor Mulligan
Hi, my name is Vic, I’m a self taught artist and so my art suffers from lack of knowledge.
I would like to exhibit my artworks
I’ve learned all by myself. I’ve been trying so hard. Art has no value in my country yet we artists try very hard to exhibit our work.
Art Competition Winners – Winter 2020
Thank You!
Big thanks to all Drawing Academy Art Competition – Winter 2020 participants. We are also grateful to all supporters, who voted for the winners.
In nominating the winners, we considered how many votes winners have received from other people.
According to the Competition Rules, there are three full Drawing Academy Memberships to be awarded.
And the Winners are:
Golden Mean in a still life
Drawing by Ann Marie
Hi,
I have a question or two, regarding my artwork. I am working on this piece and I am thinking about the golden mean and how it works when setting up this still life.
I visualize the spiral starting in between the the window and door of the shoe and spiralling out and going up by the roof to the top of the plant and down to the lemon. I see the rabatment rectangle of the drawing as being the horizontal back edge of the table.
Also regarding perspectives, I should make the leaves in the back of the plant a little lighter than the leaves in the front to show distance, right?
I’m reviewing Drawing Academy videos on the golden proportion and focusing on how to include the Golden mean in my drawings and paintings.
Thanks for your response in advance.
Ann Marie
How to spot mistakes in drawing
Question from Johann, Drawing Academy student
Hello Vladimir,
I hope you are fine!
This question has not left my head for some time:
Why can I immediately recognize the mistakes in my pictures when I look at the painting in the mirror?
When I look at my pictures, I often do not see my mistakes. I can feel that something is wrong, but I cannot say exactly where the mistake is. But when I look at the picture in the mirror, I recognize the mistake immediately. Why is that? Is my eye in the habit of cheating?
Painting by Nancy Nieves
Help me be bold!
I began my self taught art journey by drawing the people I admired. I got decent at drawing faces but couldn’t really figure out the shading and contours involved in creating a portrait and don’t even get me started on drawing teeth!. I’ve always loved going to museums and galleries for inspiration and really wanted to try my hand at painting but I cowered from it initially. I’d never imagined that when I picked up a paint brush, I’d instantly feel magic in its bristles. It was fun to discover this colorful path in all its strokes of reds and blues and yellows. It has become my most fearless form of expression.
Making me a better artist
Drawing by Andy Ross
I am Andy, a Zimbabwean by birth and now living in the Shetland Isles of the UK. My husband and I both collect art, and I trained as a classical singer in London before moving up to the isles where I teach music and run a weaving studio creating Shetland tweeds.
Art is central to my life. We have an active interest in collecting mid-century art and craft from around the world, including New Zealander, where my husband is from, Zimbabwe and South Africa, and Europe. Our collection includes textiles as well as paintings, drawings, photographs and prints.
The snow man
Artwork by Anil s Kallimani
Myself Anil from India I’m a mechanical engineering faculty by profession. And I’m interested in fine arts and painting.
I love to draw
Artwork by Evy Janssens
I love to draw, I did follow an art course at school. I am currently going through a hard time in my life and art is the only thing that makes me feel better.
