Story and artwork from Margo Didden
I am Margo Didden, 60 years old, living in Holland as a freelancer personal coach, freestyle art painting coach and Shiatsu massage practitioner. I love my job!
Art is a form of expression and image of my experiences
Story and artwork from Yun Chen
I really feel that learning art has fundamentally changed my life, it has the ability to calm me down and make myself happy. I like to walk along the longest coastline and draw the blue sea breeze and warm sunset. Sometime I doodle freely on the fruits around the house, mostly on bananas and oranges. Art is something that i can do on my own; it motivates me to be alone without feeling lonely.
Telling a story with the unseen
Story and artwork from Kurt Stimmeder
My name is Kurt and I have been painting since 2008. Actually, I have always been looking for expression, but it took me time to find my means of expression.
My passion for art
Artwork by Justice Baumer
At age 17 I was awarded a scholarship to do fashion design at the Art Institute in Chicago. My parents felt I was to young to go to Chicago and I had to decline the scholarship.
As years passed I decided to take an oil painting class where I rekindled my passion for art. The past 3 years I have painted a few paintings, but currently am studying with an actual art instructor. I am drawn to the impressionist style of painting and feel this is what my style of painting is closest to. …
I would like to learn the classical oil painting methods of the old masters
Artwork by Stephanie
Since I was a child, I’ve always cherished each moment I paint and draw. Growing older, I begin to witness the old masters’ works, especially of those from Caravaggio’s. From the first painting I saw from Caravaggio’s, the lively expressions and charm of the figure and his painting style pushed me to continually improve and refine my painting skills.
Starting this art journey 4 years ago, I was mostly self-taught until I came across the Russian academic arts recently. Interested, I did a ton of research and found that where I live, there is almost none who teach these. From here, I’ve realized that in order to portray meaning and beauty into art, instruction and teaching from professional fine art teachers are crucial to improving on my art fundamentals. Without knowledge, there is no freedom to express visually and accurately. Hence, through a load of research, I discovered the Old Masters Academy and was fascinated by what it teaches. Seeing that it teaches the classical ways, I am amazed and grateful that there is such an opportunity to learn it. …
I was interested in painting right from childhood
Artwork by Mvemjsun Dias
… Had to try out various styles and techniques, so that the best results could be obtained.. This work of Rubens particularly impressed me as the figures are depicted in constant motion.. every figure tells a story of the role that it has to play with the elevation scene. The body of every individual shows the stress that every muscle underwent during the elevation process.
I wish I could master the art of the great painters with regards to the body paintings. The Old Masters Academy would have helped me refine my techniques much better.
Hoping to win this competition to take lessons from the great Masters brought by the Academy . …
