Old Masters Academy

I would love to learn the skills and techniques for oil painting

Artwork by Nancy Cebula

Art has been my go to since I was a kid. In Junior High School and High School the studio was where I was safe during those tumultuous years. I discovered I liked working with my hands, I liked the smells and getting messy, and I enjoyed the creative process. I love trying new ideas and discovering what works (and doesn’t work). My whole career was based on art as I was an art teacher and worked with all ages from kindergarten to undergraduates and even senior citizens. …

Old Masters Academy Art Competition Winners – Spring 2022

Thank You!

Big thanks to all Old Masters Academy Art Competition participants and voters!

In nominating the winners, we considered how many votes they have received from other people.

And the Winners are:

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I want to become an established oil painter

Artwork by Louis Anthony

Art takes a somewhat special place in my life. I initially wanted to become a doctor as part of my family tradition, but I got interested in art at a later stage in life, one I think is a little too late to start focusing on arts, anyways.

It was around my 16th year that I thought of putting more focus on art; one way I did so was by adding more focus on formal aspects of art, such as anatomy, as they reflect a testable degree of expertise. …

A birth of a world

Artwork by Zain

I was 10 or so when I entered a drawing contest. I lost. I felt discouraged and did not draw again. Fast forward to my 20’s I fell ill. I was diagnosed as schizophrenic; but I discovered Michelangelo. Then Munch. Then Van Gogh. Then Chagall and also Picasso. Then Basquiat. It opened up a new world and I became an artist.

Art is most of what I do. There is always music on. If I watch tv I look for things to draw in charcoal. My room is my studio. I enjoy this because I can work at any time with ease. If I could go back I would have continued to draw. Art saved my life. …

Its simple. I want to paint like the old masters did!

Artwork by David

Four years ago, on my 52nd birthday, I visited Florence, Italy where I was completely blown away by the Renaissance art there.

It triggered a strong desire to learn to paint so when I returned home, I found a class which taught me some of the basics of painting. This was a great first step but now I feel stuck. I’ve reached a plateau.

I’ve never forgotten how much those beautiful old paintings in Italy spoke to me, but the skills required to paint like the old masters are not taught in local classes. …

The art journey begins!

Artwork by Oksana

I was interested in drawing from childhood. But I never take it seriously. Last 8 years I tried to find my way in art. I was creating digital images in illustrator. It was hard to do without drawing basics. Recently I started to learn sketching. This work is one of my drawings in the sketch. …

Entry to Art University

Artwork by Bardhë Maliqi

Art is everything for me, every time I wake up in the morning there is an sketchbook and a pencil beside my bed every morning I draw even my dreams.

There are a lot of challenges but I want to challenge myself. I want to learn life drawing, nudes, portrait with colors because I don’t know very well. …

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I don’t care about any formal art degree as long as i can draw and paint professionally

Artwork by Kartik Gupta

I am 16 years old
I want to learn many things
One of which happens to be art
The art universities in the world have disregarded all traditional style works
The quality has been decreasing
I want to learn it the proper way
The way it was developed for centuries by old masters …

Attempt to Figure Drawing

Artwork by Amarilis Rodríguez González

I am 55 years old. I was born in Guatemala City and as long as I remember, I have always loved to draw but really did not have the time to dedicate myself to learn. All drawing instruction I had was from primary and high school art classes. Later in my life I enrolled in free courses, beginning Calligraphy online courses, lettering and aquarelle courses. Finally, I enrolled a drawing academy where I had to copy certain things at the academy and I was only allowed to draw three hours per week, so I did not advance much. …

My Meandering Journey

Artwork by Rebecca Murray

Throughout my childhood I always had pencils or paint in my hands. I entered many competitions and won a few. But life as an adult began and creating art fell by the wayside. Now I’m older, my children are older and I have the time to pursue the pencils and paint that I left behind.

I love to paint animals, building up their features one layer at a time. I do struggle to know if a painting is done, if I’ve captured the animal’s uniqueness to the best of my ability or if I’ve gone too far and should have stopped a few brushstrokes ago! …

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