You're welcome dear! I'm glad to have found this, every time the Internet allows me to do it, I'll be harassing you XD. I have not done traditional drawings for some time, I bought some pastel chalk some time ago (I still do not know how to use them correctly) and that will be a good excuse to use them (I have to learn from you :)..).
Yes! the competitions are a good option before I used to participate in several also, as they are different topics I think it serves to experience various things and to know more about the community, I think that placing it two weeks would be incredible, but the participants would have more choice.

Now that I remember, I had a doubt. You have said that the theme * "Seascape", will be everything related to the sea, the beach, the boats, navigate. * My question is: and the bottom of the sailor also counts for the contest? ie fish, coral and others or just the top XD?