So I made it into the Royal Portrait Academy Exhibition at Hull Gallery. And getting the drawing over there was a real struggle. My museum glass was damaged. So i tried to get a new one. The gallery was closed because of illness and i had to do many phonecalls. And I am on the country so there was no alternative. So I got one on Amazon which took forever to arrive and it did just in time. Then the passepartout they send me was too small. Another one would have taken too long. So I had to cut one myself. Only had strathmore bristol for that. Then the DHL service here was full with schoolkids because they where buying all their new books there. I waited forever. Then their computer would not take the adress in UK. Until we gave up and I drove to another DHL Packing station. The Computer also did not take it. Then it turned out that express costs more than a hundred bucks and the computer HAS to take the adress for that. So i chose normal delivery. It said in 3-5 days it will be there. Yesterday was the last day for the gallery and my DHL said it has arrived. Today the gallery wrote me it is still not here. They give it another day or so.... And it is close. In York. Wish me luck. The struggle is real. My nerves cant take this guys 🥹 I aged 10 years. The hair I don't have turned grey. I can feel it. Edit : It arrived !

Special thank you and congratulations to @Edwin Caniete for winning the Featured Artist award (August 2025). Not only did Edwin bless the community project with his beautiful drawings and consistent effort, but he crushed the Leaderboard! Thank you Edwin for the hard work, comments and inspiration. Thank you for making our world more beautiful. Also special thank you to those who blessed the community project (Humans are Beautiful) with their artwork and energy: @Dima Jurf @Adam H @Herbert van Willenswaard @Natasza Zurek @Mike Litecky @Bruce Hancock I apologize if I missed anyone. Please show these artists some love in the comments. Thank you for helping to fight the good fight to restore beauty in our world. Let's keep the mission alive in this month's challenge: https://www.skool.com/figure/community-project-sep-2025-the-body-is-beautiful-master-thread?p=f8815294

I wanted to share a recent interview I did with @Chris Legaspi to say thank you for the opportunity and the lessons I’ve learned while working with him. It’s been a long journey, and I feel proud of the progress I’ve made and excited about what’s ahead. For those who may have missed it, here’s the interview. My hope is that it encourages others here to keep pushing, keep learning, and keep sharing your work. No matter where you are in your artistic journey, improvement comes from consistency, humility, and staying open to critique. What’s been the biggest breakthrough in your own art journey so far?

My Intro to Oil painting class in Bangkok, Thailand has sold out. Very, very grateful. This is a dream come true and to watch it unfold in real time... I can't put it into words. This is much more than a flex. To me it's confirmation that the demand for beauty and craft is real. Also, culturally this is a massive WIN. Western/European/classical realism doesn't exist here obviously. The knowledge has to be imported and my Thai business partner and I have a mission to cultivate and spread this beautiful art form here in Thailand. My mission is all over Asia. (Yes I know China has had Russian Academic modeled schools for years). Check out some student work. It is remarkable to see. To watch them slowly learn 'our' way of seeing, drawing and painting is a dream come true. It is like watching someone learn a visual language in real time. Imagine being exposed to and trying to learn Thai language for the first time. It takes repetition over time to fully learn and absorb. Imagine where they and our mission will be in 2,3,5 10 years🙏 Much, much more to come.🎨 Thank you all for continuing the good fight to restore beauty in the world. We are doing our part on the ground in Thailand 🔥 I hope to meet and draw and paint with some of you one day here🤝

A first for me.....