Painting by Alice Powers
I am excited to enter the drawing academy competition. I recently retired from being a public health nurse (RN). One of my goals for retirement is to develop my art skills.
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Drawing by Deborah Battle
Enhancing My Skills
I am a disabled veteran. Since I stopped working in 2004, I have not been one to just sit around. I had drawn a little since 1978. I felt that I was not good enough to pursue art as a profession, so I went on to do something else. I started drawing at the age of seven.
Drawing by Naliel Jenkins
Hopes and desires to elevate my work professionally
Hello! I’m a self-taught freelance artist originally from BC, Canada. I’ve been drawing for most of my life, with major influences from comic and manga works and hope to one day get my own comic drawn and published.
Art is a very important part in my life and allows me to tell the stories and ideas in my head to other people through illustration. I originally started drawing when I was little by copying the drawings on the back of my chalkboard boxes, drawing the cartoons I watched, or drawing animals for my friends in grade school. The major thing that compelled me to get better was the frustration when I couldn’t translate my ideas to paper. Because my art style was more manga influenced and I shied away from expressionism, I had a poor experience with my high school art teachers and it pushed me to not pursue formal training and use book and online resources as a means of training myself.
Artwork by John Slater
I need your help
Greetings to all. I have been painting and drawing for about 40 years on and off. Many years ago I was an aspiring artist and realized early on after showing my pictures in libraries and anywhere I could that I was going to be a hungry boy so I went into the factories and learned the manufacturing trade that paid much better than art.
I like art, I’ll make you love art
Olaniel Art
Becoming an artist has always been my lead dream, I’m not surprised I’m living it now. Every new day opens a door of challenges of which i take on. Of a truth my utmost desire is to express myself with my pencils and to make others see what I see
Artworks by Mary M Irving
Becoming Birthday Boy
Hello, I am a 66 year old woman who wants to draw and paint human faces and bodies better. As a watercolor fanatic, I have learned that having a grand drawing is the basis for a delightful watercolor outcome. As a beginning sketch and drawing person, I find that I enjoy making an expressive drawing just on general principle.
Art is one of my forms of therapy – I began painting 16 years ago after suffering a traumatic brain injury in an auto accident. I wanted to learn how to create form with color. Now, I want to create more lovely color forms due to creating a great foundational drawing. I paint from many personal photos of my children and grandchildren. I paint from my life and those scenes that are memorable or inspirational to me – practicing old and learning new techniques along the way.
Artwork by Arpine Sargsyan
I am an Instructor of English at the University. I am 42 years old. I have been painting for two months. I started it as a try for a hobby. I am in love with painting. It opened a whole new world for me. I don’t take any classes in art as I don’t manage because of my busy day at the University.
I always paint at night, when I can afford time. I try to learn from online sources, but they are not in correct arrangement and I feel I need an organised course. I want to learn anything in art. Drawing academy fascinated me, because of the openness it explains something. The art pieces discussed are amazing.
Watercolor by Jean-Pierre Missistrano
Jean-Pierre Missistrano at the Drawing Academy
My name is Jean-Pierre Missistrano.
I am at the end of my professional medical career, I am a masseur-physiotherapist that I have been practicing for over 40 years in France, where I live, also as “therapeutic art”, even reimbursed by the social security.
Art is essential in my life, I even think it’s a “lifestyle”.
Art is the primary expression of the human being, it is his way of speaking, watching, writing, listening, doing, drawing.
Artwork by Marie Ange
I’M NEVER GIVING UP!
MY DREAM IS STILL ALIVE!!
Hello dear friends. Its Marie once Ange again.
After competing twice and not getting a place into the academy I gave up and vowed to NEVER try again.
However a few days ago a dear friend encouraged me to try once again. I realized that giving up my dream of becoming a world famous artist through the academy’s help would be betraying the trust that hundreds of street children and orphans have placed in me as an artist who give them hope and encouragement as I reach out to them weekly through my art.
Artwork by Melinda Wilde
Vibrant Island Flare!
I am a mother of five, living on a beautiful island in the Pacific Northwest. Obviously I love art(or I wouldn’t be here!), but more than that, it has allowed me to be not just mother of five, chief cook, washer woman and dog walker.
Pursuing my art over the last 30 years has given me a persona beyond those very important jobs. I admit though, it took me years to say “I am an artist”…it kind of stuck in my throat as though I wasn’t worthy to be included in that realm of creative persons. As a result, I have a passion to help people create and have taught watercolour painting for many years to people who think they are not creative.