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The lion

Artwork by Tom

I was a fanatical musician the 3-years ago and I had a very bad stroke which stop me playing music he mostly I became very depressed and then my brain seem to take me on the route of painting I feel like I’m so far on my own I’ve done 15 pictures I have enjoyed teaching myself well I do feel now that I could benefit from all the techniques I’m fascinated by the fact that these people old artists who’s very different paint techniques that we do such as mixing powders together

I believe that old Masters academy would benefit me greatly I am obviously a pensioner I’m 71 years old but I’m still raring to go although now and running out of ideas I love to study and I love to learn …

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I wanted to draw and paint like the old masters

Artwork by Alejandro Las

… When I was young I wanted to draw and paint like the old masters, but unfortunatelly that school was “outdated” (I was told).
Hence, not having really where to learn I did some self studies, mainly from books.
Now that internet is here, I realize my old dream of drawing and painting figuratively is alive and kicking.
The Covid obliged us to stay home and change some of our plans. Because of that I took some courses that would enhance my drawing abilities.

My desire is to make a living out of painting and serving the world with my art.
Every day I dedicate between 1 to 2 hours to drawing. I am mainly interested in portraits. That has been my passion since I was a child. …

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I love French Old Masters

Artwork by Emma Boche

Hello to you all art lovers,

My name is Emma, I live in France, and I love to draw since I am a child.

I love French Old Masters for at least two reasons. First they have the technical heritage of the western renaissance, and they invented a new artistic style which is called “Roccoco” it means “Rocaille” in French.

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How to paint like Leonardo da Vinci

Artwork by John Marshall

… With a fascination of Leonardo da Vinci for many years, it took a hospital visit and the chance reading of “The Saviour of the World” to renew my passion for painting , in particular Fine Art and Renaissance. The Old Masters have been a fascination for the world and reading the story and history of Salvator Mundi, motivated me to channel Leonardo’s technique and spirit. The painting was completed in August 2021 is a replica of the original Salvator Mundi. Taking over 10 months to complete, I sent an image to some of the leading Old Master historians and Leonardo experts in the world. The responses he received were amazing (see below) …

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Struggling against the odds

Artwork by Rebecca Cullen

Hi! My name is Rebecca and I love drawing. When I was little I was always creating things with objects from around my house. Now I am older I don’t do that as much but I love drawing and my favourite kind of artwork at the moment is collage. I have suffered with mental disabilities and was told by a few people that I wouldn’t do much in life even though they didn’t say it like that they said it underhandedly. I used to find studying and academic work incredibly hard but now I totally love learning new things.