Hi! My name is Sarah van Dongen and I was born in Rotterdam, The Netherlands 26 years ago. Although I always loved drawing and creating things, I studied Comparative Literature instead of something more art related. It became clear however that I was at my happiest when I was making visual things. After several drawing…
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#011 – Ignoring the hatred by appreciating the love, an artist’s story
My name is Roz. I’m a 24-year-old self-taught, photorealistic, watercolour pet portrait artist from Stubbington, UK. Like most kids, I started out spending my days at the art table in pre-school, daubing paint everywhere and bringing home hideous pictures for my parents to reluctantly pin all over the house. Throughout school and college, I had…
Read More#009 – What is your impossible dream, and are you brave enough to pursue it?
A while back, while still trying to find my place as an artist after finishing college, a friend of mine introduced me to K-Pop (Korean Pop music) and to one group in particular, BTS. I fell in love with their music videos after being sceptical at first, and the vibrancy and sheer unapologetic saturated goodness…
Read More#004 – Art as reverence
When I was in elementary school, I remember once sitting outside with my scout troop after class. In a clever idea to fill the time, our leader pointed to a nearby tree. “Everyone choose a single leaf from this tree, anywhere on it, and look at it for a moment. Admire it. What makes it…
Read More#001 – South Wales artist explores starry vision
Hello! My name is Tacha and I’m a freelance artist and designer from South Wales. I’ve always been fascinated by the night sky since I was a little girl. My father has a telescope and we often go outside on dark, clear nights to spot stars and planets; I’m always in awe of what we…
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