My name is Siv, it is a Nordic goddess name. My father thought it would give me luck in my life. And it did! I live in Sweden born in Finland!
My father was an artist known only in the small villages and surrounding places I grow up in. In my heart he is a great artist!
I have four children, nine grandchildren, so I am truly a lucky women!
I am a self-taught Artist from India. Art is my passion since childhood.
To improve my art skills, I need a mentor or a very good art course to master oil painting skills.
I think that Drawing Academy is a very good place to learn art.
If I could just shade it a little darker…” I press the pencil point down on the lips of the face I’m drawing. The already worn paper gave through, allowing the pencil to rip past the multi-universe that paper represented for that short moment.
In other words: “I ruined it again” I grumble to myself and glance at the stack of paper I’ve collected of failed attempts at drawing a face. I frown and shove them off the table. I grab a new stack and start all over again, “This time for sure!”
Hello,
My name is Abdullah Alfalahi (Eddie) from United Arab Emirates. I’m very passionate about arts since childhood. Given where I was born, art was never in the center of attention, but I kept drawing, then was distracted eventually by work and family.
I consider art as everything in my life, art of all kinds but I mostly admire that sustainable art, and art that has a story to tell about the artist or the surrounding of that period. I decided to pursue it though researches and visiting galleries across the world. The only professional learning I have received so far is online from Web Arts Academy by Natalie Richy. I was able to learn the secrets of oil paining and drawing that I would not have learnt by experience.
I learned that I could draw and learn to draw in my old age. Drawing is a way to leave the story of my life for future generations.
I want to learn how to draw from my memory and imagination. I tell my story in art.
Drawing Academy would be a great learning resource to me. Because of many issues in my older life, I am unable to get back into normal society. Art can provide this for me. Telling my story in art will be one of the crowing event my life before my sunsets.
I have only been drawing and painting for two years as I have taught myself. It is something I feel passionately about and would love to be able to learn from the professionals.
I try draw things that will challenge me and grow as an artist and would love to learn about drawing people with more detail.
I would love to win the Drawing Academy course so I can fulfill my dream of becoming a great artist.
I’m Kurt Runge, 27, from South Africa. I started drawing from a very early age and have always loved it.
I often find my self captivated by great art and aiming to create pieces that do the same for myself and others. It was only until I came across the sample anatomy videos from Drawing Academy did I realize that this was the perfect place to learn the foundations for illustrating accurately from life and imagination.
I’m a student of college Birla Institute of Technology. I love sketching, painting, and animating. In childhood, I used to copy from a TV show mad, it was mostly about art and craft and I did a little bit of sketching.
I want people to connect with me through my art, which the most beautiful part of my life.
When I was young, I had classes in a school of art. It was long time ago (about 45 years) and it was a different country – Soviet Union. I did not made my way as a painter, but those lessons of drawing, composition and history of art gave me knowledge, understanding and profound love to fine arts. I did not practice painting, but occasionally did drawings and watercolor works. Just about two years ago I found a lot of classes and lessons on oil painting on YouTube. It is awesome!
I have been an artist ever since I can remember. I attended Mastbaum Vocational High School in Philadelphia where I studied commercial art. After 4 years in the USAF I was employed by General Electric Missile & Space Division in Valley Forge Pa. as a publications specialist. Eventually I was named as Art Director for the Missile & Space Division’s magazine, “Challenge”. After 20 years with GE I owned a restaurant for 20 years. I continued doing freelance art work after I retired. Too busy earning a living I never had time to become proficient in fine art.
Although I am 82 years old I am still active and now have time to learn more in painting. I have done portraits for friends and family but I would like to improve my skills.