Old Masters Academy

Artwork portrait by Dora Florescu-artist

Artwork by Dora Florescu

An other step …

I grew up among my grandfather’s brushes and paints. I learned from him the abc of the drawing. I drew in childhood until the teenage age but I gave up disappointed that I can not prepare myself and evolve, become a professional painter.

I’ve been thinking a few times to go to art college but I did not have anyone to prepare me for and I was not happy with what I was doing! Now, thanks to Vladimir and Natalie courses, I have overcome that moment! 😉

Art has become a permanent concern for me, my researches have never ceased and will not stop here. My current attempt is to make my artistic experiments a professional work and I would like to learn about art everything. Maybe I will never succeed but it’s the way I want to live. Old master academy may be the lesson I still need, or a drop of an ocean.

I know that I am far from the realm called Art, but the tools to decipher this mystery I can find to Natalie and Vladimir, and I am willing to learn from anyone who is willing to give me from his knowledge. …

Painting by Trix Render

Without art, life is hell

I am self taught and started painting in 1999. Recently, after a visit to Vienna, I became intrigued and a bit obsessed by skin tone… and realised that it was the art of glazing that captured my imagination.
The Old Masters captured this so well and are a constant inspiration.

So, for a couple of years, this is what I have been doing, or shall I say attempting to do..art is my therapy, my best friend, my only..every day.

I want to be able to paint well, not for an audience, bur for myself..I have learned quite a bit from the academy and hope to use it for the rest of my life. …

Oil Painting by Teresa Regil

From pediatric dentist to artist

Painting is life to me.
I retired from dentistry to take care of my husband.
To manage stress I discovered I was able to paint.

I took the web art academy classes for oil portrait and loved it. …

Paintings by Sam Pako

To Learn all I can from the past for a brighter future

My name is Samuel Antonio Maita (nicknamed Sam Pako). I am a 23-year-old artist on the rise, from Venezuela living in the United States.

I’m primarily self-taught in drawing, painting and photography from a very young age. I came across the Web Art Academy Course when it was first announced. From then on, I take the lessons slowly to learn all I can from them, for I am committed to progress my craft and my living as an artist.

Ever since I was a young boy, the artworks that fascinated me the most were the classics, especially works by the Italian maestro Leonardo da Vinci; I have learned a great deal from looking at his drawings.

Now that I have been taken up painting, I’m now interested in his work in oils. I’m now open to the teachings of other masters as well, masters like Rembrandt that soon grabbed my attention. …

Paintings by Szabo Timea

I can’t imagine my life without painting.

My name is Timea, I am 33 years old, and I’m fascinated by art since I was a 3 years old girl.

My grandmother allowed me to draw the inside of her furniture door, she always smiled, and told “I hope you will be a great artist like the Old Masters who painted the most beautiful wall murals in the Churches“. And now, her dream is my dream, and I want to make her proud of me, even if She is in the Heaven.

The Old Master Academy is the best course to learn what my professors did not teach me at the University. I finished also the Web Art Acdemy course – my father bought it for me, and there I learned so much precious techniques.

I can’t imagine my life without painting. …

Painting by Istok Emoke

Simplicity in the complicated life

I am Istok Emoke, I was born in 9 october 1982.
I finished Art high school in Szekelyudbarhely.
I am a mother of 3 children, I am married.
I live in Transylvania, in a little town, where I have my own art studio. …

Painting by Arjumand Qazi

For the love of Old Masters

I have always loved to draw sketches and paint. I have never had any formal training except for some pointers by a wonderful artist and art teacher who now lives in Australia.

My passion was always to try and replicate from the paintings of old masters like Greuze, Ruben and other wonderful artists of their time. Here I am sharing one of such efforts which is proof of my desire to paint like these great artists.

Having had this dream for doing more in this field I somehow remained engaged in several left-brained activities like having a full time job and several social sector initiatives in my country i.e Pakistan, hence couldn’t do what I always wanted to do, i.e. Paint! …

Old Masters Academy™ Reviews

I have been a student of Drawing Academy, and when Natalie Richy announced the Old Masters Academy launch, I knew it must be something very good. What I experienced in this course has surpassed all my expectations. …

Paintings by Edward J Merrell

Artist engineer

I am a retired engineer who had a hidden interest in art and can now let it come to the fore.

I paint in oils several times per week and try to improve my ability. Being rather conservative, I appreciate the art of the old masters particularly Vermeer whose paintings I love to copy. …

-Oil Painting by Saida

I still dreaming about learning more and more about art

My name is Saida, I am from Morocco, I grew up in a sober city Marrakech, full of colors and art.

To the path of my primary school which was in an old and traditional quarter of ancient city. All the old Alleys, the colors of the walls, people all fascinated me. I started by drawing with simple supplies and simple knowledge.

But not having much encouragement from my parents, who were interested in completing my traditional education like other children of the family. But this behavior strengthened me and prompted me to learn drawing and painting my self. …