Art Competition Winner – Winter 2026
Thank You!
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.
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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…
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…
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…
While You’re Waiting to Start, Someone Else Is Already Painting
How long have you been telling yourself that one day you will learn to draw or paint? If the answer is years rather than months, perhaps the problem is no longer finding the right moment.
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The Shadows Caravaggio Did Not Paint
How a dark preparation became an active part of the image and made light feel startlingly real
What if some of Caravaggio’s shadows are not dark paint at all?
Technical examination shows that he sometimes…
The Painting Raphael Began with a Pin
The hidden dot map beneath The Dream of a Knight shows how exact transfer and free invention worked together.
A painting less than seven inches square began with a pin, paper, and powdered charcoal. Raphael’s…
Holbein’s Pink Was Never Just Pink
The hidden orange foundation and crimson glazes inside The Ambassadors
In Hans Holbein the Younger’s The Ambassadors of 1533, Jean de Dinteville’s pink satin doublet flashes between pale rose and deep crimson. Yet its brilliance…
What If the Art on Your Walls Was Your Own?
Imagine looking around your home and realizing that the paintings on the walls are not simply decoration. They are yours. You created them. They carry your ideas, your memories, your taste, and a part of
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Art Competition Winner – Autumn 2025
Thank You!
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…
