Art Competition Archive

From Gilberto Mello

My name is Gilberto Mello, l live now in Houston, TX, but originally come from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite my age (I won’t tell you!) I consider myself a young artist who seeks inspiration in nature as well as in man-made creations, such as cityscapes. I learned the drawing and painting of portraits in New York City; I find it very challenging and I try hard to hone my skills in every piece I make.

This one that I present here came from a picture posed by my niece (yes, I draw and paint from both live models and pictures), a recent graduate from acting school, posed in one of her character representations as Medea. I loved the pose and I decided to give it a try on canvas. I mostly did her face and upper body from picture. The rest, including background, grass and pic-nic sheet were fruits of my own imagination.

I am entering this contest because I enjoy what I learned from Web Art and Drawing Academies, in fact Medea is the first work I do after my lessons from these two wonderful fine art courses. With all honesty, I don’t hope to win, but I truly hope to be noticed by other young artists and friends out there in the world…

From H. Ashley

I’m not quite sure what to do with my life but I’m pretty certain drawing will be apart of it.

Education isn’t my cup of tea being a high school drop out and still trying to get my GED. Drawing is a maze for me. One path lends to accomplishment but I find myself wanting more, a harder challenge, in which that path lends me to frustration and disappointment which cuts me off and not wanting to draw any more. But when I sit and stare at that wall I think maybe some things aren’t meant to be…maybe drawing isn’t what I was meant to do…just maybe. But how come I was able to teach myself how to draw, why is it that I have pictures in my head that were meant to be shown to strangers for they can have purpose to draw. It has to be some thing…

by Edward Setien

They (the critics) tell me I am an outsider artist because I never went to art school or had have an art or training education.

My passion for painting was like the Big bang theory, it just exploded in my brain one day that a friend gave me some art supplies and I started splashing the canvas with brushes and oils. I got hooked from the beginning. All the time I wanted to be a writer but it was complicated and time consuming, painting was faster and free my spirit to express my emotions in a way that did not need translation like a book does.

It became an obsession and a quest to paint in a way never done before. I created a Non-forgeable technique in a studio-gallery I had in Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach. My drawing skills are still naïve and child-like, that is way I would need some lessons to improve my artworks and my life…

By GERRY O DONNELL

Hi,

I have been drawing all my life. Self taught, I have have no formal training. I mostly read books on art and now with YouTube, I scan for tips and tricks. I have always wanted to be a true artist, and would love to have a formal training that would take me to the next level. I currently live in Scotland with my wife and 2 children…

By Frank Del Bosque

I have been studying the arts since High school. Before college, that my interest was in oil painting and pencil drawing. Now I’m also doing an advertising design.

My drawings and paintings are influenced by Japanese culture and history. I study and research anything from Japanese historical figures, historical events and theatrical arts. I take an inspiration from Japanese culture for compositions of my paintings and drawings…

By Uchenna Ofodile

“Artist don’t make money until they’re dead,” he said. It was a harsh though for a child to stomach, but in a one utterance my father dented my dream of being an artist. I should have cried, but I did not. I just retreated back to the safety of my room. Back to a reality of infinite possibilities.

I use to sit in my room and draw until the moon waved me to sleep. When I dreamed, my drawings came to life and I could not wait to wake up so I could draw again. I was quiet, but the pencil chronicled my internal dialogue. It narrated, while the paper listened. With each line I was transported from boredom to a majestic realm of pure amusement. I could be myself. The paper never judged, even when others did…

Troy Perkins

I started art back in junior high school, then when I started working it fell to the way side but now that I am I great need of solace and relaxation I find that art helps to give me that…

Teo Kvitsinadze

I live in a small Country named Georgia (Caucasus). In my country Art isn’t at its appropriate level. I need to know if I stand at the right way to show Georgian people Arts power…

Dokino

My name is Dokino, born and raised in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I have been living in Boston since 2006.

I have studied in Hartford Art School at University of Hartford and Illustration at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University in Cambridge…

By Cici Polk

I’ve loved art my whole life. I never thought I could make a living at it, so I studied to be an accountant instead. Sometimes I doodle on the back of my spreadsheets. Sometimes I feel jealous that my kids get to take art classes in school.

What I really want to do is get good enough at art to quit accounting and make a living doing what I already love to do. As with any working mother, time is scarce, so an online course is perfect for me.

I hope you like my drawing!