Art Competition Winner – Spring 2026
Thank You!
Big thanks to all Spring 2026 Old Masters Academy Art Competition participants and voters!
In nominating a winner, we considered how many votes participants have received from other people.
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A Lifelong Passion for Painting
Artwork and story from Veda
Painting has been a lifelong passion of mine, something I returned to whenever I could between raising my son and working. Recently, I’ve finally had the opportunity to dedicate more time to it, and my goal now is to paint every day. I aspire to make a living through my art and eventually reach the level where I can exhibit and sell my paintings in a gallery. …
Drawing and painting allows me to feel good and free
Artwork and story from William
Today Art is so important in my life, if I am not drawing or painting I feel empty.
Drawing and painting allows me to loose myself and feel good and free. …
Art Competition Winner – Winter 2026
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Big thanks to all Winter 2026 Old Masters Academy Art Competition participants and voters!
In nominating a winner, we considered how many votes participants have received from other people.
And the Winner is…
I began drawing and painting at forty
Artwork and story from Eline
I began drawing and painting at forty, just a few years ago. I had always felt the urge to create, but I lacked the courage to pursue it. When I finally started, I adapted quickly and discovered that art felt natural to me. Some of my paintings have even been exhibited in a gallery. …
I am especially interested in learning traditional oil painting techniques
Artwork and story from Francisco
Painting holds a deeply meaningful place in my life. It is a beautiful activity that generates pleasant sensations in people. There is a great reward in both creating beauty and in appreciating it. …
Dreams of Mastery
Artwork and story from Isabel Amalie-Marie Stumphauzer
As a new mom and wife, art inhabits the weaned, in-between moments of my life—a hurried sketch, eeked out after rocking my sweet babe to sleep, a paint palate sitting, drying out on my desk, a plan to visit a museum this week with my daughter in low. …
Art Competition Winner – Autumn 2025
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Big thanks to all Autumn 2025 Old Masters Academy Art Competition participants and voters!
In nominating a winner, we considered how many votes participants have received from other people.
And the Winner is…
Painting brings me joy
Artwork by Celine
I am a 61-year-old Belgian dentist who discovered drawing 10 years ago. I trained in oil painting using Flemish techniques and also studied watercolor. Over the past two years, I have taken part in competitions and exhibitions, winning awards and selling some of my work. …
Art is my passion and my discipline – I paint every day
Artwork by Michael
My name is Michael Reider, and I am an artist who came to painting through a long, winding path. I earned my BFA years ago, but for much of my professional life I worked in other creative fields. Eventually I returned to fine art, not as a hobby, but as the center of my life. Painting is now the way I make sense of the world, the way I process experience, and the way I stay grounded. It is also how I give back, through community workshops, art based classes, and the “Serenity Through Art” sessions I teach to help people find calm and confidence through creativity. …
