Art Competition Archive

A continuous learning

My name is Elissa and I’m Brazilian, born in Belém/PA but currently living in São Paulo. I’m a theologian and a philosophy student and I’ve always loved to draw and to paint. I had, in the early stages of my life, some difficulties in recognizing and appreciating my interest in art. I thought I would dedicate myself to art only in my later years, when I’d have some time to spend on it. Fortunately to me, this is not what actually happened.

Return to Oz

I’am a nurse, practicing art in my profession and in return that passion is seen in the art I place on paper or other crafts.

My way to better skills

Hey, My name is Emma Sofie. I am living in Norway together with my parents and 3 siblings. I have always liked drawing and colouring. I started for real to colouring in secondary school, and started mostly draw my own picture when I started at High School. I am soon starting my second year at highschool. I am in an education program for Art, design and architecture, and I want to work as an architect in the end. Therefore is art a big part of my everyday. I draw everyday and post my art on my instagram profile A_drawer_in_purple a few times a week. Lately, I’ve used a lot of hatching with dots in my pictures.

Pencil drawing

My name is Brian Smedley and I love to draw. I’ve been drawing a few years and enjoy learning from books and videos. I feel that taking the Drawing Academy course I can excellerate my learning so it’s not piece meal and I’m trying to tie it all together in a disjointed fashion for with the course there will be no guesswork in putting it all together.

SURVIVING A FAMOUS NAME

My name was tacked on before Art Carney and that young actor made most strangers make what they think is a witty remark. For more than 20 years my name appeared over articles in newspapers in New Jersey and New York City, Now my name is on my watercolors, an effort I returned to after writing. Actually I began drawing and painting as a grammar-school kid, and continued as a cartoonist in high school and college papers. I began as a cartoonist at my first daily newspaper and switched to writing-editing when I found there was more money there.

Starting over is scary!

My name is Sharif Makhale and I’m a NYC based artist. I gave up a 25 year career as a martial arts instructor to pursue my dream of being an artist. Prior to that I hadn’t created any art for almost 15 years. After having a personal crisis.

It was art that saved my life and since I’ve been eternally grateful. Since returning to art, people took notice through social media and I’ve been blessed to be a part of some amazing group art shows here in NY and a solo show in Europe in 2014.

I am a freelance artist and do hand-drawn designs, sketches, etc.

I always look for new possibilities to learn good drawing skills and that is why I would like to take part in this art competition – to win the Drawing Academy course.

Drawing and painting is a new language for me

I’m an art student who recently picked up drawing, and found I love it immensely. I’ve recently been looking for a way to bring some structure and education into my drawing, especially because I have also been recently entertaining the idea of doing art (semi) professionally, too.

The Drawing Academy site really showed me (the articles about art & art education, especially!) that timeless is always the hot new thing.