Just like the old saying goes, practice makes perfect Masecimo Hartman a young visual artist has been practising and perfecting his craft since the day he put his talents on paper. To date, the young man is a living testimony that the proverb is more than just an old saying.

Hartman who is 20 years old told The Buzz that he has been drawing for the past five years and is still amazed at his own talents and ability to sketch someone’s face on paper.

“My interest in art started when I visited my aunt in St Vincent five years ago. Her children, who are my cousins, love drawing, one day I got bored pick up a pencil and book and started drawing, and never looked back,” he said.

After realising his talents, Hartman noted that his mother and other family members had started to encourage him to draw more often giving him the push he needed to better himself in the art field, “My mom saw how great I was doing and encouraged me to continue. Thanks to her, I am where I am [today],” he said.
Hartman told The Buzz that his love for art started it out as a bet with his cousins, who were deemed as one of the best visual artists at the time by others.
The young man noted that he surprised himself and cousins after he turned out to be really good at drawing, especially at portraits despite not knowing what he was doing at the start of the bet.

“The first thing I drew was a girl. I love drawing portraits, not sure why. I saw a picture of the girl and made a bet with my cousins that I am going to draw her. Both of them laughed. To be honest, I didn’t even know what I was doing, thank God she looked just like the picture when I was finished,” Hartman told The Buzz.
The young man added that due to his introverted nature, most of his time is spent perfecting his craft. He noted that during his quiet or spare time he would sit for hours and draw without a care in the world.

“I will describe myself as an introvert, and I do get bored easily. The only time I don’t get bored is when I am drawing. I can draw for hours. I tend to be quite detail-oriented, so I notice things other people might not,” he said.

Hartman disclosed that one day, he hopes to open his own art studio giving artists like himself to showcase their work as well as provide them with art tools that can at sometimes be tedious to purchase in Guyana.

“My future plans are to open an art studio, selling art tools and my drawings, of course. I would also like to help and encourage young people like myself to never give up on their dreams,” he said.

The young man stated that he also hopes to, one day, spare head several art programmes to teach the upcoming artist that will follow behind him the different art techniques to perfect their craft.