Dreams and fantasies have always been an inseparable part of my existence, ever since my childhood. As an introvert child, I remember constantly flying away to my world of make-believe, much to the annoyance of my elders.
Even as I grew older, the dreamy child within me refused to grow up. She still wanted to fly…
I’m a self-taught painter, started painting 2 years ago, and I really need to get to a higher level whether by studying academically or continuing with the self-teaching process. So I do think that the… Artwork by Sabreen Mahran
My earliest memories of drawing and painting were formed before I was seven. Throughout my school years, drawing was integral to my experience; my father purchased my first easel when I was about 12, and in both Junior High and High School, I received honorable mention for various compositions.
Moreover I continue to pursue studio and drawing courses in college and at the Cleveland Museum of Art: graphite, pen and ink, pastel (dry and oil), water color and oil painting (with which I fell love) are the mediums with which I have continued to experiment. This training brought me in touch with the works of artistic masters of the Renaissance period; it was during this time during my formative years, that I was smitten by the exquisite draftsmanship of Leonardo da Vinci, with his incredible attention to detail of the human body and plant life. It was in this context of experience that the love of capturing natural phenomenon, from an artistic perspective, was sown in my heart…
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Artwork by Claudia Lüthi I am a Swiss artist. I love to paint oil on canvas and velvet. My preferred subjects are Landscapes, cityscapes and Animals. I reach my goal when I paint and the… Swiss mountains “Eiger, Mönche and Jungfrau”
Hello,
I am a boy of 57 years, Italian, from Gaeta (central Italy).
As a child I was self-taught and cultivated my passion for art, in all its forms. Painting (oil and acrylic on canvas), drawing (pen, pencil, charcoal), pastel … especially love the caricature.
I love drawing and painting; it is my life
In me there was always the desire to draw. I attended art school in childhood, but I was bored to draw still lifes with plastic apples and crushed colored fabrics, especially when nobody really explained what it was for. Under the circumstances my parents had to move to another city, and I did not continue art school. Now I am quite happy about this fact, because I may have avoided the wrong way of learning the basics…
My name is Mahlet Birhanu Gebre, I was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Growing up, I was blessed with a caring family. My late father, Birhanu Gebre, was a professional painter and he has especially encouraged me to explore art after observing my talent in drawing at an early age. As a child, I grew up surrounded by art materials and I believe it’s this early exposure that has facilitated my interest to be engaged in arts soon…
