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A am a painter

I was always attracted to drawing and painting but did not get the possibility of getting a formal art education. But it did not stop my interest.

My first art experience was my admiration for The Danish drawer Christel and when I was a child I started copying her drawings from journals. At 12 years of age an art dealer, a friend of my family introduced me to Oil painting and I loved The color and started painting landscapes from Bornholm. Here I met The Danish painter Oluf Høst who became a great inspiration for me.

My interest in all kinds of art forms were very open, I was very attracted by music and modern compositional music and contemporary dance and performance art…

Still-life painting

I am a self taught artist, born in Somoto, County of Madriz, Nicaragua Central America.

My father Cesar Octavio and my grandmother Ana Maria taught me the appreciation and passion for fine art and my son Jose Alejandro and Eliezer David are my daily inspiration…

Artwork by Yasser, Drawing Academy student

Artworks and story from Arjumand, Drawing Academy student

I have always loved to draw sketches and paint. I have never had any formal training except for some pointers by a wonderful artist and art teacher who now lives in Australia.

Having had this dream for doing more in this field I somehow remained engaged in several left-brained activities like having a full time job and several social sector initiatives in my country i.e Pakistan, hence couldn’t do what I always wanted to do, i.e. Paint! …

Portraits “Before and After” by Judy Hirsch, Drawing Academy student Below is my last self-portrait (bottom-left) in front of a mirror done back at home in Reno, NV. For a comparison (top-left) is the “before”… 

Portrait drawing by Octavian, Drawing Academy student

Hello, my name is Octavian and this is my first time submitting a finished artwork on this site, after having watched a few of Drawing Academy video lessons from the first month…

Drawing by Johann Krammer, Drawing Academy graduate

This is a portrait of my wife Christine I did in charcoal.

Thank you very much for all hints I received from the Drawing Academy course!
This drawing is the result…

Artwork by Dan S., Drawing Academy student

Here is a composition where I put together an infant brother and sister from the mother’s favorite photos of her children. In this case I could not draw from life because the two children are now teenagers. I did, however, have to imagine the composition as a single scene where the photos were taken from two different backgrounds. I’m not sure how I did fitting the two into a common background, the infants seem to be reacting in slightly different ways to the same stimulus.

Anyway, it was fun to try this…

Artwork by Mike, Drawing Academy student

I have been drawing some to practice! I have good results but need to capture a true likeness of subjects! I am enjoying the lessons very much! I am going to attempt silver point and have ordered a silver stylus and a bottle of ground!

Also I am staring at a 24 x 48 canvas that I plan on composing a painting by actually drawing the contents so it will be an original of mine and not something someone else has done!

Art is my compassion that keeps my mind busy! I highly recommend the three courses offered as I have enrolled in all three!

https://drawingacademy.com – How to Draw whatever you see or imagine

https://webartacademy.com – Oil Painting video course

https://anatomymasterclass.com – How to Draw human figures and portraits

Artwork by Ed S., Drawing Academy student

Retired Eye surgeon with a lifelong interest in Art, but never the time to apply my limited skills. Since retirement six months ago I have started painting but felt that I need some training. I started the Anatomy Master Class, which I found quite incredible, best thing I could have done. I do figurative work as well as landscapes. I hope to have a first exhibition later this year in London where I live…