Since the age of 5 I have picked up a pencil and free what I saw. I have always been drawn to people. Facial features, how they stand, these tell the individual story of a person. It makes all of us unique.
When I grew in age and skill I became fascinated with the old masters – Leonardo and Michelangelo, then the masters to follow. I wanted to perfect their techniques and bring out that individuality that makes us unique.
Born in a rich culture and Tradition of a North Indian family, I grew up all my age as an art lover. Since childhood art has always been my keen interest and that kept me busy during all my open hours but never thought of it as a full time carrier path. After years of doing it as a hobby, came to realize this as my true desire and to take it as a fulltime carrier in my life. I started to explore Art as a serious Profession which requires an abundant practice and devotion towards the same.
I’ve have been paying close attention to the Drawing Academy for over a year now. I’ve been struggling with fighting the worst enemy: myself.
I’ve always wanted to be an artist, but at the same time, I’ve always made excuses not to do it. I don’t know why, but I can’t seem to find the strength to start. I’ve tried it a few times already, but since I’ve never found a place where they teach you absolutely everything you need to know since the beginning, I always end up dropping it. And I don’t want that anymore.
I really want to be an artist!
I am Clinton Artisto. An artist from kibera Nairobi. I started painting when I was in class seven. I have exhibition my work at Nairobi national museum.
I am 49 years old living in Putten in the Netherlands, I love to draw specially people. I think with the course of the drawing academy I can learn a lot.
MY DREAM IS STILL ALIVE!
Hello dear friends. Its Marie Ange again.
I thank all who voted for me in the just concluded Spring drawing academy competition. Though I didn’t win to be part of the academy this time, I still have my dream in front of my eyes. That dream is to learn drawing from a world famous academy so that I can in turn teach art to the many talented street children whom my husband and I minister to each week. We have established art clubs across the city streets of Nairobi and rescue centres and through art these children and young people can have a better livelihood.
Art Educator, visual artist and Creative Directory Yonas Hailu believe that Artis the highest and truest self-expression of a human beings. Yonas believe that each artists has its own style each has his/ her own style each has its own story to revile his /her story which is so significant and important to the observer.
As an artist, I love art. I do painting and drawing everyday but I want to learn new drawing techniques.
I believe Drawing Academy would help me to improve my skill sets and fill in the gaps of my knowledge in Fine Art.
Hello fellow artists!
My name is David, I am a 28 year old student of Classics and History in Germany.
As a child I was terrible at art and thought that only those with natural talent could draw. In school art projects were frustrating because no matter how hard I tried whatever I drew or painted always looked terrible – so I gave up trying and contented myself with doing the bare minimum.
After finishing school I had the chance to visit Rome and enjoy the beautiful paintings of Raphael, Carravaggio, and Michaelango (my particular favourite). I became extremely interested in portraits and drawing the human form. I bought myself a few books on art and started with sketching from photographs. I became fairly proficient at copying and would trace or measure everything I drew.
I am a wig dresser, I work in the theatre, it isn’t a full time job but I love it. As I also come from a makeup background I have always loved to draw and paint, but on a canvas? I am not sure I would be able to master that discipline.
I can certainly paint a face as art is my life, I work and breath it, backstage I watch my live canvas singing on stage.
As I watch them perform I think, I would like to draw and then paint this artist singing and performing, I would love to capture that amazing moment when they are on top of the world doing what they love, I would capture it on a large canvas and they would be so beautiful.
Then there is the reality, where to start, how to start and do I have the skills, can I learn those skills?