I have been drawing/painting for the last 30+ years. Art provides a freedom of expression in a very special way. I have attended various courses over the past 30 years and I am now working solo as a new stage in my life.
I was born into a military family. This offered ME an opportunity to travel and see much of this country. These travels afforded ME a great source of materials on which I have based my illustrative works; and provided me insight into his new vocation, writing. With three children of my own, I have only added to my resources for illustrations and writings. Plus, many years of working as a professional illustrator and graphic designer, I have found myself in a position of determining images and words to sell an idea.
Art is for me a religion, is thee place where I can sublimate my feelings and elevate my soul, it gives me love, trust and understanding for myself and for the others.
The challenge is that professionalism does not mean only a sincere and elevated expression of feelings and stories about life around you. Professionalism in visual art means to use a language of expression already known and cultivated by other artists and to be able to make a large category of public to like and understand your message.
Hello,
I used to avoid to draw all my life after a pretty sad story in my childhood. But life is short so I’ve tried to draw a couple of images (with smudging) watching youtube. And I decided that I want to draw properly knowing what I’m doing and why. So I’m here. At last, free-hand drawing doesn’t scare me anymore.
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.
Hi, my name is Vic, I’m a self taught artist and so my art suffers from lack of knowledge.
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.
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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
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?
