Art Competition Archive

Art has lifted my spirits

Artwork and story from Trung Huynh

My name is Trung Huynh. I am in my mid 30s and always had a passion for art. In grade school my teachers saw that passion and entered me in an art competition which I had won and would have began my art career but sadly things did not turn out the way I had hoped.

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I always thought in pictures

Artwork and story from Liezl

My interest in art goes back to my childhood years, when my parents befriended a gallerist. I visited the gallery often with them, attended art exhibitions, and met well-known artists when I was just about 7 years old. I was a quiet child so they allowed me in.

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Sleeping Princess Dreams

Artwork and story from Susi Franco

My name is Susi Franco. I believe Art is a Survival Tool. It has carried me through several serious crises.

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Winning Drawing Academy course would be a dream come true

Artwork and story from Sudhashree

Drawing Academy seems like an excellent platform that provides comprehensive art education and training. I appreciate the fact that it covers a wide range of topics, from basics to advanced techniques, and it seems like a great resource for artists of all levels. Winning the Drawing Academy course would be an incredible opportunity for me to improve my skills and learn from experienced artists. I believe that this course will help me achieve my goals of becoming a successful animator and producing high-quality artwork.

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Portraiture is my favourite concept

Artwork and story from Aisha

My name is Aisha, from London. I am a mother to a beautiful little girl. Art has always had a place in my heart since I was I was a child. Art is my sense of peace and calm. It helps me to relax when the world seems chaotic.

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For giving up on a dream is the end of human hope

Artwork and story from Filipe Wanderson

Born in Porteirinha – MG, I lived on music for a long time. As in any city in the interior of Brazil, there was demand from parents to enroll in a college. I had to move to another city since my hometown didn’t have colleges.

I joined the Faculty of Information Systems. While studying Information Systems I started an internship at a software company. There I could understand that the life I was leading was not the one I was looking for in my future.

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These are the days of Miracles and Wonders

Artwork and story from Jert Smit

These are the days of Miracles and Wonders (Paul Simon)

After high school I took the entrance exam at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. It was in the sixties when Art had to be Conceptual and Abstract. Figurative art was for the dummies of little talent. Clearly belonging to that group I was rejected, started to work in the Advertising industry, worked for big agencies and had my own, married, got kids and never touched a brush or a pencil again.

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My work is all of me through art

Artwork and story Eva Dincă

Art has been a part of my life ever since I can remember. It’s how I express myself when words aren’t enough. Everything about art brings me joy.

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