Artwork by Asma Suleiman
Girl Thinking
I’m a designer and a beginning artist.
The Drawing Academy course provides a great help in learning how to draw figurative artworks.
I want to learn basics of drawing and how to draw from imagination…
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Artwork by Alexis Bas
Comic Author, now Artist.
Hello, my name is Alexis and I’m 20 years old from Yucatán. Since I was a kid I’ve always loved to draw. When I was 13, I started to draw short comic strips at school. I actually started to enjoy more and more my drawings, it was a joy to create those little characters with my own hands.
Two years ago I stopped to draw these short comics. I came in contact with art for the sake of art, and I fell in love with it. I actually decided my life to be centered on my art. But I had a little problem, I never actually tried to improve my drawing skills because I was only thinking in telling stories, so my drawing skills were pretty basic at the time.
I’ve learned a lot these past years. but I believe my drawing skills can get a lot better, because there are still many things to learn. And I believe classical fine arts to be the highest form of art…
Artwork by Maria Egilsson
Sacred Dance
In the fall of 2013 I found myself enrolled in a beginners painting class at our local art gallery. I had vague memories of enjoying art as a young child when we still lived in the northern part of England but had never picked up a paintbrush in all of my adult life. I was 56 years old.
During the class I had not expected to feel the sheer delight nor the peace which came as I painted my very first painting. For the length of the class I felt I was transported to another world as this present one faded away…
Artwork by Karen Hamm
New Life New Sight!
Nine years ago I made a decision to make myself a priority. This was a new concept for me and one that I have not once regretted. It was a turning point, with the past behind me and unlimited future ahead I was ready for change!
For me making yourself a priority means listening to that sweet, still place within. Through the silence my enthusiasm began to rise, slowly at first then with more gusto. Drawing became a habit, when the student is ready the teacher appears…
Artwork by Cindy Kopenhafer
Always Challenging Myself!
I feel every artist is at a level in which in order to improve needs to continually challenge themselves. Also at each you level you need to appreciate where you are at and if with each success is the fuel to keep going with your creativity and experimentation. I have been painting for 50 years and am continually learning and thoroughly enjoying the process. I was fortunate to have a mother and grandmother who where both artists and encouraged me. I have in my later years focused and draw and paint mainly trees and the human figure. I feel both subjects have a lot in common – each an individual with character and perseverance…
Still-life drawing
I love oil painting, drawing and art in general.
I have the art school diploma, but do not work as an artist. However, I do oil painting as a hobby…
Portrait drawing
Artwork by Jad al Saintbai
I’m a self-taught artist and want to develop my art skills.
I think that the Drawing Academy course is amazing and I want to win this course because I need to learn the science of art and drawing…
Scared of bubbles
Artwork by Marie Kearns Mc Kay
I am from Ireland, co Cavan to be exact. I have attended art college over the years on a part time basis. I still draw in between work and hanging out with my grandchildren. I hope to do more when I eventually retire. I had trained in portraiture years ago and always strive to get a good likeness of the person. I would also be inclined to paint more in a manner that is realistic.
i love the academy because its the type of work I want to achieve. I have signed up to the oil painting video course and feel it is time for me to study more on how to draw figures and to refine any skills I have within the study of portraiture…
Bertie – my friend till the End
Artwork by Wendie Homewood
Hiya my name is Wendie and I am trying to learn how to draw and paint – perhaps just like some of you. I want to tell you a heart breaking story for sympathy vote or something like that but truth be told I’m ordinary. I’m middle aged do my own gardening and DIY as I’m on my own now. I needed something to get some life back into me. Into my heart. After loads of bad choices and three bad marriages I’ve finally found the love of my life. He picks me up when I’m down, gives me something to think about when I’m lonely I’m just not very good at him yet. I call him Bertie the brush. To help me draw and paint better than my poor pussy cat picture please vote for me as I can’t afford this site. Go on help an old girl get some colour back into her life. A vote for me is a vote for Bert go on vote who can it hurt? …
My Sister’s Gardening Boots
Artwork by Ronnie Rayner Larter
My interest in art began in my last year at school in the mid 1960’s. When I left school I continued to draw and paint, experimenting with many different media from pencil, ink, pastels, and paint. I went through periods of such as abstract art, cubism, expressionism, impressionism, etc., but it wasn’t until the 1980s when I discovered who I really was as an artist. I found a natural feeling for nature and creating work that was a cross between impressionism and realism.
When I was 37 years old I embarked on a 2-year graphic design and illustration course at Art College. I have also taken fine art studies part-time but found them disappointing as they never taught students ‘how to draw’, which was a huge drawback. When I left Art College I freelanced to the print trade and later embarked on a program of self-study, investigating the techniques of the old masters…