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The Power of Paint

Artwork by Wayne Lucina

I live in a small town in New Jersey U.S.A. I am 55 years old and I have been painting for about 5 years.
I work every day and fit painting in whenever I can. I wish I could do it full time.

… As I attempt to improve I find my challenges include, perspective, proportion, color mixing and shading. I would like to learn how to do these and other techniques more confidently in my attempts to improve.

The Old Masters Academy course is very exciting and quite comprehensive in its scope. I am a member of the Drawing Academy and I find that course indispensable.

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Art is an Existence not a Hobby

Artwork by Lou Spina

I am a 75 year old artist. Have been creating art since I was a very young child. My career was in commercial art. I attended the High School of Art & Design and went on to attend Brooklyn Community College where I took their Commercial Art course in advertising. …

… What I want to learn is the foreshortening of the figure and the coloration of the figure.
Old Masters Academy is the ultimate place to learn the drawing and painting of the figure.

I believe the course will help me improve my drawing and painting skills to where I want to be.

People should vote for me because I am a dedicated artist

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I thought that drawing was just for the most talented

Artwork by Annette Smith

I am a woman who thought that drawing was just for the most talented. I am 65 years old working as a lay Christian advisor, internet talk show host ( abbadaddygirls.live ) and now thanks to old masters Academy I am becoming an artist.

Old masters Academy is the best place to learn from. They really care about you go the extra mile to make sure you know your work.

I want to win this course because the more I can learn the better of an artist I will become. I don’t want to be taught by any other place but Old Masters Academy.

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Contemporary Master

Artwork by Sue Marie

To me, art is a careful cooperation of acquired skill and personal expression. Throughout my life, I’ve always felt a strong need to create artwork, both for the sheer fun of it, but also because I wanted my ability to improve. It wasn’t until college that I realized and ultimately decided that I should strive to make a career of my passion.

I’ve come to learn about many types and styles of art, but above all I admire the beautiful, classical artwork of the old masters. Unfortunately, I’ve found that as I study art in my classes, I don’t have the opportunity to improve my skills in the way I want. Other types of art like abstract, cartoons and stylized illustrations are very popular right now, and it seems like classical fine art is not getting the attention it very well deserves. For this reason, I am interested in the Old Masters Academy. …

I have always loved arts

Painting by Michal Vehsler

I am a self taught artist. Creating art isn’t something that I just enjoy doing, it is something that I have to do. It defines who I am. I do something everyday to improve my skills.

Because I cant afford to go to an actual art school I must do everything possible to learn on my own. I want to be able to tell my story through art.

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I would love to paint like the great masters

Artwork by Danielle

Hello! My name is Danielle Besnard. I’m a 19 year old girl and I love life, exploring the world, and all the art created through the centuries. Artists continue to capture every memorable moment, love story, and melancholic period, and I would love to be part of that method of recording. I find art history amazing and captivating and I would love to paint like the great masters. …

I truly find the Old Masters Academy really amazing, inspirational, and exciting. It makes me feel like all the information I need to learn in order to become the painter I want to be is right here at Old Masters Academy, where I will have the support and the guidance I need. Not only does it have the information I want to know but so much more important information that I didn’t even take into account, or realise existed.

I believe this course is best for me because I feel like I can truly love and appreciate the hard work that was put into offering such an amazing program for artist like myself. …

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Now at 40 I want to emerge

Artwork by Priscilla Gatt

I am a very busy mother of two with 3 jobs to keep up with life in general and loans. I have been through hell and back, always putting my needs last. Now it is time to pursue my dream.

I have always loved art and I am an old soul with old values in 2019. Been hidden in my space for too long, now at 40 I want to emerge. I feel I deserve my time to shine after a lifelong battle. Art has been the dream that kept me dreaming for better times, promising myself a nice prospect for when life will smile at me and now its the time.

Considering my very limited to none art lessons I feel to be a good self thought artist, but certain challenges they have to be thought by masters. I want to learn to paint more professionally through this course and I love fine art. Old masters academy looks the best one that I have researched through many years of googling. …

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My Dream to Paint In the Style of the Old Masters

Artwork by Sylvie Logan

… Here and there, I started to buy some art supplies. I tried to paint in the style of the masters, but always came short. I even took a couple classes at the local college, but found that even the instructors didn’t know how to paint like the masters. Doing research, I realized that the old type of schooling, where masters would take apprentices under their wing and teach them their techniques was nearly non-existent. I almost gave up, until one day, almost by accident, I found the Old Masters Academy course. It was almost too good to be true!

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I feel the need to paint like the Old Masters

Artwork by David J. Ford

… Eighteen months ago, for my 50th birthday, my sister treated me to a 4 day trip to Florence, Italy and when I saw the Masters and their beautiful artwork, in the galleries of Florence, I was completely hooked. I have always admired the old masters and their art in books and online, but to see their art up close and in person, was a true revelation, a re-awakening. You might even say I experienced my own renaissance!

I returned home with a strong desire to paint like the masters and promptly purchased oil paints, brushes and canvases as funds would permit. I have pursued oil painting since then, joining a local class and learning many techniques, but so far, I have not learned any of the true Renaissance art techniques and I am anxious to move in that direction now!

The snag is that I have this chronic disability which prevents me from attending full time classes and also prevents me from working consistently. An online, work at your own speed, course would be perfect for me and my lifestyle. …

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