Drawing by Shane Balawi

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My name is Shane Balawi, I am from Papua New Guinea and I have always wanted to be awesome at drawing. Been a doodler when I was young, but I was never really good at it. Back then the schools never given much thought to art classes. I caught a break, when I bought and read a biography called Norman Rockwell Illustrator. With it as my inspiration my doodles turned to sketches. After high school, I managed to get my hands on a laptop, and thanks to YouTube my sketches took on greater forms. But I need more than quick videos of people who know how to draw; I needed a teacher to show me the ways and means to draw.

Art has always been my place of creation. I enjoy it, there is no sense of time when I get invested my in artwork only the need to get the art into a more perfect shape (though they don’t turn out the way I want them to). Now with the internet, learning about amazing artists around the world and seeing their amazing artwork; it just drives me crazy the skill level they have, and pushes me to keep at it, that one day I might be just as good.
What challenges I have in art and what I want to learn in art.

The main challenge with my artwork is also the reason I wish to learn art; to develop my step process in order to better create. After learning from my own perspective, my artwork is chaotic. I seem to miss key steps in my artwork that I do not know of or I cannot develop on my own. I need a pace in my artwork, that I can better understand what needs to be done and the order in which to perfect the art.

Drawing Academy seemed really interested in the actual development of the artist including their art process which is exactly what art student needs in order to fully grow in their skills. Given the general outline of the course, to be part of it seemed like actually attending an art class.

To win the Drawing Academy course would be a dream come true. Not only would I learn from the best, I would also have access to all the resources and services Drawing Academy has to offer, which is a lot. What Drawing Academy is offering I cannot find anywhere here at home, and to have an opportunity to expand their skills, would not miss it for the world.

People should vote for me because I wish to create art that is specific to my area like my entry art, and the only way I can portray it better is if I develop my skills through the Drawing Academy course.

Also, because I don’t have the means to pay for the tuition. Truth be told, all I have is a laptop and a desire to be artist, and whose dreams of becoming one in the hands of you voters… please vote for me…