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Rossina's Apple by William Rose,
2007, charcoal on museum board, 28 x 20. |
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Recently, I was forwarded a letter from William Rose, the winner of
a previous
Drawing magazine cover competition. The events that came out
of his winning the competition and having his work on the cover of the
magazine (and, therefore, on newsstands all over the country) speaks to
how entering
American Artist competitions and putting your work in a
public venue can give your artwork incredible visibility, with exciting
results.
The
American Artist, Watercolor, and Drawing cover competitions are currently
underway, and entering them yourself could bring your work amazing exposure. The entry deadline is August 31, so enter here.
The following is Rose's abridged letter describing his success. By the
way, the film featuring Rose's work is Carmel-by-the-Sea, scheduled for
release this fall. Rose's artwork can also be seen in the Summer 2010
issue of Drawing. Bravo, Bill!
From: William Rose
To: American Artist
Subject: Cover Winner Feedback
Hi...I was the winner of the Drawing magazine cover last year (for
Rossina's Apple) and wanted to relay briefly what occurred shortly
after the publication.
I was contacted by a film director in Carmel, California, about a
project he was working on with the Eastwoods (Clint and his wife,
Dina). He was beginning preproduction of a film about a teenage art
prodigy who gets involved in international forgery, and they were
looking for an artist to work on the film. They spotted Drawing
magazine with my cover at a local bookstore, and after visiting my
website they apparently determined my charcoal work was exactly what
they were looking for.
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On the Fence Line
by William Rose,
2007, charcoal on Mylar, 38 x 28. |
So here I am—an artist from Prairie Village, Kansas, having only
inadvertently stumbled across a talent for drawing a few years
ago—getting a request to come out to Carmel for three months and
produce all of the artwork that appears in the film as the work of the
kid prodigy. As you might imagine, it was quite a surreal experience. In addition to producing all of the artwork—which included dozens of
drawings, a few paintings, and a 16'-x-12' figurative mural on a
hotel-room ceiling—they asked me to be the on-set still photographer
for the entire shoot and put me up in a multimillion dollar home in
Pebble Beach. The movie stars Lauren Bacall, Alfred Molina, Josh
Hutcherson (as the teenage prodigy), Hayden Panettiere, as well as
Clint's wife, Dina, and his son, Scott.
Since the filming, my career has really shot off the
ground with numerous shows in and around the Kansas City area and my
work being represented in multiple galleries. Needless to say, I owe
all of this to entering and winning your cover competition. There is
no way I can begin to express my gratitude to you for providing the
exceptional opportunities with your publications to artists like myself
who scratch and claw to find ways to gain a little recognition in a
world filled with outstanding artists.
All my best,
Bill
William Rose was given an exceptional opportunity in the wake of his
winning the
Drawing Magazine Cover Competition. The
cover competitions
for American Artist, Watercolor, and Drawing magazines are here for you
to get your work out there in the biggest way, but they are only open
for entry until August 31. Check out the prizes and rules and
regulations
here.
And for more inspiration and resources to sharpen your drawing skills,
Drawing magazine is available, filled with artist profiles and in-depth
discussions that you won't find anywhere else.
