Artwork by Elena Sokolova
My name is Elena. When I was a child, I was drawing a lot. However, nobody took it seriously, including myself. I graduated technical university, worked as an engineer, scientist, university professor…
How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials

My name is Elena. When I was a child, I was drawing a lot. However, nobody took it seriously, including myself. I graduated technical university, worked as an engineer, scientist, university professor…

I am a doctor by profession, an Oncologist and my job is to take care of cancer patients.
I paint in my leisure time when I am not in the hospital and away from stress and busy schedule of the hospital work. Painting keeps me fresh and it takes my fatigue and stress of working with patients particularly cancer patients away. I love to paint landscapes and what is in nature before our eyes; the trees, mountains, the water, the sky, all in different shades of Nature; be it summer, winter or the autumn. …

I am an artist who is 26 years old. I learned how to draw, paint, and take pictures on my own from a very young age. When the Web Art Academy Course was originally announced, I discovered it. Since then, I’ve taken the lessons gently and tried to absorb as much as I can because I’m determined to advance both my art and my livelihood. …

This is a portrait of a friend of mine. The story is that he liked a portrait I made for another friend of ours so I decided to surprise him by taking a pictures of everyone in the room where we were at, to make sure there was no suspicion on his part, then went home and painted him. …

My name is Emil TIRCA , a 62 yo male from Romania , trained as Electronics Engineer who had nothing in common with art since drawing in elementary school and also doing space representations for solving geometry problems and being retired since April of this year.
This situation changed much some years ago, when, honestly, my marital status changed dramatically as I was suddenly and violently left alone. So I felt the urge of painting my dearest persons face, and very strange thing, I felt from the beginning I could do it . …

Big thanks to all Summer 2024 Old Masters Academy Art Competition participants and voters!
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