PAINTER Tell us about your background? I study art on my own, very much because I do not have good support for my studies, both financially and so much for the poor schools that exist in my state. Art has always been at my side, from childhood to the present day. As a child, art…

PAINTER AND DIGITAL ARTIST When did you realize that you were an artist? I was always drawing, as long as I can remember, I was addicted. I didn't know why everyone else wasn't doing it too. Then I discovered artists in comic books and I saw paintings and found out people did this for a…

PAINTER If you feel comfortable, tell us about the difficulties you've had as an artist and how you overcame them. Being an artist in Brazil is for the strong. In a country where people are, first, worried about paying the bills at the end of the month and then feed some small dreams, selling art…

PHOTOGRAPHER When did you realize that you were an artist? When I was in kindergarten I really didn't think much about who I was or how I fit into the world. It wasn't until first grade when we made that big transition from playing to sitting in a certain seat that I realized a serious…

PAINTER When did you realize that you were an artist? I am a creatively inclined person, so when I started painting around 2006 and people started appreciating and buying my art, I was pleasantly surprised that I was actually an artist! If you feel comfortable, tell us about the struggles you've had either as an…