Art Competition Archive

Story and artwork by Yera

Hey there, I’m a self-taught artist.

I started making art from a young age only because my older sister was talented, and I took inspiration from her. We were both referred to as the ‘art sisters’, although I was always slightly overshadowed by her, but recognized nonetheless. After a move to a different continent, I started relying on my art as my voice, in a way, because I barely knew the language. It helped a lot with coping. Only recently, though, have I started taking art seriously. I even attended my first art class for a while before the quarantine.

Story and artwork by Gugulethu

I am a Self-Taught Artist. Having to grow up mostly indoors, the love of creativity grew tremendously.

Artwork by Barbara Walter

Im 52 yrs old women and last year I discover I’m able to draw.

Story and artwork from Elana Kippen

Hello, my name’s Elana! I found it very hard to express my feelings, so I channelled them all into my drawings.

I wanted to study physics at university but I’m giving it up for art. My dream is to master all aspects of art, but my parents have an irregular income and can’t financially support me to take art classes.

Story and artwork from Melani Cara

Hello!

I will start by telling a little bit about myself, I am a young artist with a very big interest in realism. I am also a big fan of art that tells a story. What type of story does your art tell?
Being able to tell and create a story is crucial for me and through art I can do just that! Art is my way of expressing myself and my way of talking without opening my mouth.

Artwork from Rachel

Hey, I honestly just like to draw and want to learn how to be better at it. (Especially hands, I stink at drawing hands)

Story and artwork from Charles Gilliam

My name is Chuck Gilliam. I grew up in the military. That time gave me an opportunity to see much of the United States of America. I began drawing as a young boy and found much joy and excitement in that pursuit as I moved from one place to another. That excitement continued as I grew up and continued to move in my later life. To be able to paint and draw the things that I saw that excited me gave me great pleasure. And so it is today. I work constantly to learn new ways to draw and paint. I love to try new styles and looks in my work. I work with many mediums as each presents a new way to see and therefore convey the things I see. From graphite, to colored pencil, to watercolor, to oils. Each one challenges, each one with its peculiar demands excites and drives me to create.

Story and artwork from Mary Townsend

Like a lot of would-be-artists I was drawing from the moment I was allowed to hold a pencil unsupervised – actually before that. I would draw on anything I could lay my tiny hands on including, but not limited to, books, newspapers, and the wallpaper.

Every birthday, Christmas and holiday I received colouring books, drawing pads, pencils and paints. Not so much to encourage my artistic flair but rather to discourage further vandalism, as standard disciplinary measures didn’t seem to work. I just wanted to draw.

Artwork by Mik

I am 61 yrs of age and art is my lifeline.I challenge myself every day. I want to better myself in all aspects.I think Drawing academy is perfect for me.

Story and artwork from Roberto Helguera

For the longest time, I remember saying to myself: “If I had a million bucks, I would take the time off of work, move Florence and complete a two-year art academy course there in the old masters’ style. I used to read International Artist magazine in the US and envy those who could do this. But, as life would have it, I am a married man who has left his legal career to teach and run a small Catholic liberal arts school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since art has always been a part of my life, I teach it at my school as well. And I make sure to teach it in the classical realist mode. It has always been clear to me that college art schools or institutes are no match against the best realist art ateliers out there. I was happy to find that now, with the Drawing Academy, I don’t need to be “out there” to have great art teachers!