I'm Just Trying to Get Recogonized

I am a fourteen year old girl that has always had an interest in the arts and more specifically, drawing. I always knew that I was a decent "artist" but just recently, I picked a pencil and started drawing for real. To my surprise, I was actually capable of drawing some pretty complex things. Although, I still have a lot of practice to do and learning. With that said, I took a few art classes when I was around the age of eight but they were never anything serious. I basically never had any real lessons on drawing. With this blog, I'm hoping that I can come across people that can help me and possibly some contest to enter. Any bit of information about art for younger teens will help me a lot.