Portrait of Olivia
Artwork and story from Deb Shannon
Since I have retired I am painting and want to get serious about getting better. I know in my drawing and my painting my middle value transitions are weak.
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Is it too late?
Artwork and questions from Lois
Hello,
I’m Lois. I have been on the planet for nearly 66 years now, and for most of those years art was in the background as a fun thing to do, then something to learn about and pursue with intermittent enthusiasm but, mostly it remained in the background. Ballet was my first love and what I ended up “doing” as a career. Now I am a ballet teacher in Tucson, Az.
I have attended art classes privately and in several workshops and open studios and my father was a sculptor who encouraged in me a great interest in sculpture. I think because “once a dancer always a dancer” figurative work has always captured my attention the most.
I have made arrangements to spend a month this coming summer in NYC attending open classes at The Art Students League to ignite a desire in me again and I am trying to prepare for that experience by starting over, but I am having trouble with beginning yet again. Is it too late for me?
This is the last piece I attempted. It was discarded before it was finished. Obviously.
I feel I need help, and am hoping for guidance from the tutors at the Life Drawing Academy. How does the Correspondence Course work please?
Sincerely,
Lois
Castello Visconteo – Artwork by Drawing Academy student
Artwork and question from Loreto, Drawing Academy student
I think that something is not right in this artwork. Can you tell me how can I improve it?
Thank you
Loreto
Oil on canvas from still life
Oil painting by Carmen, Drawing Academy student
This is my first painting in oil.
Thank you!
Is there such thing as talent in art?
Question from Carmen, Drawing Academy student
“How can you spot talent or aptitude in a person or an artist? I mean: were artists like Michelangelo or Da Vinci talented in what they do or is it just because they worked harder than others?
I have a Russian art teacher to whom I go to twice a week. I am passionate in art and want to make it a profession for me.”
Homage to Grandpa
Portrait by Marc, Drawing Academy student
My grandfather passed away before I was born. I only know him through a few photographs so, in an effort to get to know him better, I decided to attempt to draw a portrait of him, though I realize that drawing from photographs is less than ideal and frowned upon. I still felt compelled to attempt it. But using the academy’s construction and rendering methods (I will email a series of images showing the various stages to you) to replicate his image, I was able to render a very good likeness.
Get Used To Different
Portrait artwork by Marco, Drawing Academy student
I have had many years to practice as a self-taught artist who has been drawing since about the time I was able to walk. I am now 52 and with no formal art education, I thought it was about time I started.
Harmony, expression and emotion in portrait
Artwork from Ann, Drawing Academy student
Dear Natalie and Vladimir,
I have registered to the Drawing Academy to learn how to draw ‘properly’ in a classical way. This is my first artwork which I started just before joining. I understand that it has amateur flaws: I smudged a little bit on the cheeks before learning i shouldn’t do that, I didn’t ‘hatch’ in a conventional way, I’m very intuitive in rendering tonal values rather than knowledgeable, I copied from a picture which helped me make lots of progress in my drawing so far but I understand that drawing from life is a better training. I surely don’t want to become a skilled photocopy master, however I find realism attractive. I’m most interested in portraying expression and emotions in harmonious balance. I’m struggling to understand how I could learn to draw, for example animals, without picture reference as in real life they keep moving or are not around?
Greatest genius
Having gone through the vert effective Drawing Academy course I am tempted to sketch the greatest creative genius Leonardo da Vinci.
