On 27 Aug, 2021 With
Story and artwork from Zuri Dreamer
Hi, I’m Zuri. And I am a Dreamer.
I am the granddaughter of women whose grandparents were slaves. Both of my grandmothers toiled under abusive husbands in the rough conditions of what we Americans call “the Dirty South”; each feeding a quiver-full of children on withered breasts, educating them despite troubled minds and spirits. I come from a lineage of survivors, practical people who did what they had to. Stern faces and glinting eyes all swearing by the Bible and western principles as the women surreptitiously “laid hands” (as healers) on their community, doling out remedies that transformed every life they touched. My single mother, like many of her generation, lost the magic of non conformist spiritual dialogue and bought completely into the promise of respectability politics, the American Dream and the western standard of worth.
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On 22 Aug, 2021 With
Story and artwork from Christopher Alaimo
My name is Chris.
I have been a professional musician for most of my life and somehow at 40, I became a sleep tech. At 56, playing instruments is difficult due to my living situation and a dislocated shoulder. So I took up art as a pastime and now it has become an obsession. Music has form and texture, light and shadow if you will.
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On 18 Aug, 2021 With
Story and artwork from Wenshu He
Hi! I am Wenshu He.
Art has always been a big part of my life. I started calligraphy and drawing when I was five years old. As a teenager, I had the chance to learn the systematic drawing method, but I did not take it seriously at the time. My major in university was AD design. Now, I want to learn human body structure, the golden ratio in characters and landscapes, and so on.
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On 14 Aug, 2021 With
Artwork and story from Mariana
I started my art journey less than a year ago.
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On 14 Aug, 2021 With
Story and artwork from Eduardo Lluberes
Hello, my name is Eduardo Lluberes. I am currently looking to take any opportunities for improving my art, as I want to be an Illustrator and Concept Artist in a future. In addition, I would like to note that the following drawing is a study of Perseus by the sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.
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On 14 Aug, 2021 With
Story and artwork from Gomathi Shiva
“I believe in fearless, honest and subtle expressionism to celebrate the power of emotions”
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On 8 Aug, 2021 With
Story and artwork from JS Williams
For me art has been a part of my life even as a child, both of my grandparents were artistic. I myself didn’t spend a lot of time, until I had my accident. I enjoy realistic and progression styles of paintings and drawing. I believe my proportion and similarities are my biggest two problems.
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On 6 Aug, 2021 With
Story and artwork from Bella Ashkani
I always wanted to learn drawing professionally.
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On 5 Aug, 2021 With
Story and artwork from R.Niha
Hey!
My name is Niha. I love pencil drawing since the age of 8. I started drawing when I got sick during a vacation and that was when I discovered that I’ve got a talent for drawing. I gradually improved my drawing skills and now I have started a small business on it (portrait drawing). Art is one of the most important thing in my life and its hard for me to imagine living without it.
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On 29 Jul, 2021 With
Story and artwork from Lavender
I’m an Art Lover. For me, Art is like my dearest friend, with whom I have spent most of the time as a child. I always used to draw and play with colors, people admired my art, but I was not good at drawing. With an accurate drawing, the painting will be more apparent, as drawing is like a foundation.
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