On 12 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Csilla Budai
I am but a lowly art student, not even an undergraduate, working towards a goal which seems attainable yet distant.
When I was much younger, I discovered an attraction to literature, the arts and generally cultural development through visuals and sensations. I was much too young (10, 11) to be reading morbid pieces of literature and analyzing controversial paintings. Though, it helped teach me a lot of morals and social niceties that I failed to recognize at the time, especially considering I have a particular amount of autistic tendencies restraining me to this day. The art has embedded into my vision, and assisted me with my outlook on society as I grew ever older. …
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On 8 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Heather UpChurch
I have had a love for drawing/painting for as long as I can remember and I am mostly self-taught. I think I checked out every art instruction book our local library had at least twice growing up. I couldn’t get into an art course in school until the 8th grade, then I took an art class every semester all through high school. I ended up becoming a graphic designer, essentially because I live in a small rural town and it was the closest thing to art.
Before the internet, I learned from books, kits, and just practicing drawing, painting, sculpting, etc., all of the things I love, which I still do. But now with all of the art resources and courses available online, I feel like a kid in a candy store! …
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On 7 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Linda Thomas
I was born able to paint and draw, my youngest son calls it the “art gene”. By the time I was 11-12 years old I could sketch out a detailed portrait of anyone in less than 30 min. I could draw and paint anything I wanted.
I gave it up to raise children, and didn’t pick it back up till last year. I am doing better than I thought I would, I’m not satisfied with my work though. I received a head injury via a MVA in 2013 and now unable to work, so I have been trying to retain my eye and learn so new things. …
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On 6 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Ibrahim Mohamed
I graduated from the law college as art studding was not the perfect option in the family to make living from, I always sketching from young age.
After I practice as a lawyer I decided to leave and paint.
I started teaching myself by just practicing by cheap wall paint, similar to acrylic but bad quality that’s all I could afford. Then I find public gallery one day in tourism city where they sell art as souvenirs and gifts for tourists.
I worked so many years, I become faster and better, I created my own designs and sold thousands of painting to a lot of tourists from different countries. …
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On 6 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Dora Origel
I began in the 70’s to enjoy art and learn to paint. But I wasn’t polished enough to understand it takes practice and diligence to be good at it. I mistakenly believed it was a talent bestowed on an artist. So I gave it up.
I am now 64yrs old and began my art journey again 2yrs ago.
I began with still life mainly flowers. One day I tried a Redoute painting and became fixated on the Old Masters. Since then I have become interested in portraits and how and why the Old Masters created such beautiful works and without the commercial products we have today. …
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On 5 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Noelle O’Hanlon
I was never good at art but always interested in paintings and artists.
I first started to paint myself when I moved to a place where I knew no one. My job was challenging and for me painting represented something I did for myself and didn’t HAVE to be good at! – just do it and enjoy! Which is why I didn’t go to classes for a long time. …
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On 3 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Lukas Adamcik
Hi, as a child 7 years old I made exams in order to enter the artists classes. I was one of the best and I was really talented but unfortunately I have never visited a single class, because we moved out of town. And my parents forgot all about my young passion.
I was really amazed by drawings around during my exam. I want to know how to draw and I want to build a great skill I love it and I would love it more if I was a good in it. That is why I would like to know how to draw and paint, to finally build my skill. …
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On 3 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Anna Solodovnikova
I’m from a small Russian town. I always had a passion for drawing but my parents prefer music lessons for me. So I’ve lost my way and just an year ago I found it. I felt so much energy inside that I couldn’t express because don’t know how.
I watched youtube art channels attended some drawing classes in my town but I still was afraid of a white piece of paper.
Than I found anatomymasterclass.com membership and that changed everything. I finally started to draw knowing what I draw. That was my first step on my way to portrait painting. …
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On 1 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Sarah Alhas
While I liked painting when being younger, having to do it in school, under time pressure and with strict teachers that did not value creativity but only the ability to copy 100% or cut forms with a scissor, I re-started to approach painting after I moved out from my mother and had enough space at home.
Soon though I realized that my paintings were lacking basic things like a proper composition, perspective and they all appeared like children’s work, the colors standing out and not “matching”. …
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On 27 Feb, 2016 With
Thank you! Big thanks to all Web Art Academy Survey participants. All entries are listed here » We are also grateful to all supporters, who voted for the winners. And the Winners are: Emoke Pálffy http://webartacademy.com/dreaming-is-not-enough-we-must-act-by-emoke-palffy “For many years painting was only my desire. I was unable to learn, practice due to career and family. A year ago I had the possibility to start my adventurous trip in the painting. I began to study, I completed an online course and I took classes from a private teacher for a few months as well. My first big success: two of my pictures were set in a Budapest exhibition….” Ayman Ahmed http://webartacademy.com/science-and-art-a-new-love-story-by-ayman-ahmed “I have left art for more than 23 years since…
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