Old Masters Academy Art Competition Winners – Spring 2021
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.
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Portrait Painting Critique
I signed up for the Old Masters Academy course when it first launched, but only recently found the courage and inspiration to pick up my paintbrush again and put what I learned from you to practice.
This is what I’ve been working on. I would really appreciate it if you could share your opinion with me. I’d love to improve and pinpoint what I need to work on.
I want to paint like a professional
Artwork by Amber
My name is Amber. I never painted with traditional medium. The art piece I submitted for this competition is a digital painting. My degree and work are both unrelated to art. I started to learn how to draw last year. Now, I am seriously considering to become a freelance illustrator.
Unlike many artists who start to paint at young age, I did not receive any serious art training in childhood. During the pandemic, I took some art classes. Then my interest for art grows. …
Help me win a mentorship of Old Masters Academy
Artwork by Lidija
… My biggest artistic challenge is to create what I feel, the drawing itself, the realism is so new and did realize I need good foundations, to be able to create the good quality art.
I want to learn the new skills of realism, because I would like to combine that with my abstraction work. I’m exited to get to see the art history again…. Do you imagine how amazing it must be to get involved into discovery how Old Masters did paint with light? Absolutely amazing. I would love to be a part of this.
Old Masters Academy™ is a life time chance to get a mentor and a good quality program curriculum. …
I have always been thinking about old masters portrait painting
Artwork by Matthew Loffler
I am a medical graduate. I have been keen on painting since early childhood. Unfortunately, as I involved in medical school I could not spend as much as I should on painting and visual art. …
I have always been thinking about old masters portrait painting that how they painted the human faces so natural and smooth. Then, I stumble upon your website and Ms. Richi’s art works and I realized that how your paintings are close to Old Masters’ art pieces. …
I used to draw all the time
Artwork by Lalo Celi
I have always loved art. When I was a kid I used to draw all the time, but never worked with paintings until one of my daughters asked me to paint something for her. …
… I am self-taught, but I do understand that I need to learn from people who know and can teach the techniques that I admire from the masters, I need to learn from the best.
I want to learn the techniques of the masters, glazing, imprimatura. I have always admired artists like Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, and many other from that era.
I have seen the results from many of the Old Masters Academy students, and the evolution of their technique is amazing, it is what I want.
My dream was to become a painter like Leonardo da Vinci
Artwork by Valentina Minniti
Long story short, since early infancy I had been dedicating to drawing. For the little girl I was at the time, copying what I could see around me was a silent yet invigorating activity, and as time went by I started to flicker with the idea of studying figurative art. My dream was to become a painter like Leonardo da Vinci.
However, for a 13-year-old girl family’s support is very important and I was talked out of such prospects since “drawing is just a hobby!”, “it is so silly”, “you’d better grow up!” and so on. So I dropped drawing and dedicated to completely different studies and interests. …
… I am constantly struggling with such issues, but I know now I want to be a figurative painter and drawer, and am currently learning about old techniques and materials, with a special insight on Leonardo and Jan Van Eyck’s oil painting techniques. …
I would really like to learn the methods of the old masters in painting
Artwork by Ricardo González
My name is Ricardo González and I’m 47 years old. I’m an architect with a Master’s Degree in Architectural Design. I draw, paint, play Classical Music in the piano, compose music, and design architectural projects. I have been working in the area of Architectural Design for almost 24 years and practice the other fine arts in my free time.
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…I’m very impressed with Old Masters Academy. The teachers have a great depth of understanding of the topics they teach and also dominate the techniques in a masterful way. It’s definitely an academy that can change your life. …
Pain in the Arts
Artwork by Andrew Gruffudd
I am an artist, actor, artists’ model, composer, singer and writer basically trying to be the best that I can possibly be. Artistic expression, in all its forms is therefore, as you can see, at the core of my being. My mother, before me, was an artist and still paints to this day, ‘though her impressionist style is not where I want to lay my beret. …
I dedicate myself to painting full-time
Artwork by Susan E Hoffman
A biologist, a lawyer and an editor walk into an art studio …
I was each of those things before I could dedicate myself to painting full-time.
Like many artists, I was always drawing and painting as a child. But, like many, I was discouraged from expecting to take up art as a career. Although I studied art (along with biology) in college, my career path took me on a different journey. …
… People should vote for me if they want to support someone who is sincerely dedicated to improving my skills. I can infuse a painting with spirit, but need to improve my technical skills to create a credible likeness of an individual. I’m willing to work hard to reach that goal but need guidance to learn the path to that goal. …
