Old Masters Academy

How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials

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I returned to drawing and painting

Artwork by Crystaline Randazzo

… I’ve been following the Old Master Academy videos and newsletters and I’m fascinated by the idea of applying old techniques to new materials and very inspired by the level skill executed in these works.

In addition, Old Master Academy offers me the opportunity to learn art anywhere while my ex-pat lifestyle means that I have to move every few years. Life abroad means constant change and transition and I rarely have the opportunity to have a consistent art teacher in many of the places I live. This is a win-win for me! …

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You’re never too old to start paint!

Artwork by Mike Strickland

You don’t know anyone who is happier to be retired than I am!

When I retired in 2013, I was trying to decide on what to do with my time. My wife suggested that I should pursue my art! So I jumped in with both (size 14) feet!…

… Finally, there is time, so at 73 years old I am now pursuing a new, full-time career as an artist! …

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I want to paint my vision into reality

Artwork by Olivia Anderson

“Since I was a child, drawing and painting has been a passion of mine, but life has only now presented me a change to embrace this passion. With some effort, I can now work and study at the same time, I admit that is very difficult in terms of time and expenses, but my heart smiles to me at the end of the day.

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Nostalgic whipped cream memories

Artwork by Marianne Schilstra

My name is Marianne Schilstra, 53 years of age, married with a farmer and I live in the northern part of The Netherlands. Since my childhood, I like drawing and painting. But due to life circumstances, there was not always time for it and I was’t allowed to join the Art Academy by my parents unfortunately.

I’d like to learn more skills like painting how the Old Masters did it.
I really love your painting and drawing academy and the way you teach art online. And who wouldn’t want to get a chance to win this wonderful Old Masters course. …

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I am prepared to commit every available moment to my art

After years of putting my artistic pursuits aside and working to provide a comfortable home and lifestyle for my family, it is now my turn to return to those dreams and develop a strong artistic position within the world of Artists. …

I aim to learn and promote the traditional classical style of painting to a high degree as I feel this skill has been lost over the past 150 years or so. I want to lead the way in realist painting and teach upcoming artists there is more to true art than throwing paint at a canvas and making up a story to suit the result of the splattered paint on the canvas.

From what I can gather, the Old Masters Academy is what the world needs now to bring reality (and Realism) back. …

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The eternal student and the professional artist

Artwork by Guy Perl

… During my degree, after two years I started to get frustrated when I realized I just don’t have enough tools in the university to express myself. I wanted to learn more about old masters academic technique and to become a a figurative realistic artist. I started to read a lot of technique books from the library, study anatomy and color theory and purchasing instructional videos of artists. …

Old Master Academy methodology have always fascinated me. I would like to win the membership so I can study more. Please vote for me.