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I want to learn how to paint like old masters

Artwork by Dipali Deshpande

My formal education is Mechanical engineering. After working for few years in corporate sector I gave up due to some personal reasons. But apart from doing my responsibilities I wanted to do something for myself, something that I could enjoy.

While helping my son in his art projects I realised this is it. Art is the thing I enjoy most and gives me mental peace. So I started painting as an hobby. But I didn’t realise when this hobby converted into my passion.

Being a self taught artist sometimes I took more long and wrong turns in my art journey. I was looking for a guide who could teach me in traditional way. But in India where focus is on Indian modern, getting proper traditional art education is quite difficult.

I joined two art classes but learned nothing than modern or guess work. To be frank, I was not satisfied with my progress. So while searching for traditional drawing techniques I came across drawing academy course. I thoroughly enjoyed Diploma in traditional drawing techniques under the guidance of of Vladimir and Natalie. Today I can draw with confidence and classical approach just because of that course.

I have started participating in group shows. I am very thankful to drawing academy for giving me new identity.…

I always wanted to be an artist

Painting by Ana María Jauregui

Hi, I would love to win this lifetime course. I Live in Ecuador. I always wanted to be an artist. When I was little the best I did was draw, make posters and cards for school and family.

When I graduated from school, art was not an option for my father, so I studied interior design so I could work with my brothers. Here in Ecuador there is not so good art schools. Every renowned artists has learned by him or herself. That’s what I have done since I became an interior designer.

I bought my own colours, paints and read, drew and painted by myself in a little space I had in the apartament I got with my husband. …

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… I wanted to make a living as an artist but my Father told me to forget it …

Painting by Reynold R. Rossi

I am a 76 year old self taught artist which makes me a lifelong amateur would be artist.

I love to create artworks, some turn out good, some not so good, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. My challenge is to create something from nothing, to make an art piece just from imagination.

I would like to learn new ways to create quality art work. I think Old Masters Academy could be very helpful in this regard. To win the Old Masters Academy course would be an encouraging, and inspiring reward.

Why should people vote for me? Good question, I know it would make me very happy, and give me a great boost of confidence. Beside all of this there is the desire to have my artwork evaluated by expert people who are successful trained artists. People who have spent many years in the study or art making. …

I have been an Artist since a young child

Paintings by Lorie Turpin

I am an artist and always have been. I loved all that colouring in grade school!

Then on to high school and my art class was life changing because the amazing teacher taught us so many different ways to create art. We learned sculpture, both with clay and plaster; we did lithograph on metal and leather; wood carving; painting; drawing; you name it we did it.

From there I went on to college and drew my very first “nude” model!!! Wow! That was an eye opener! (she says with tongue in cheek!)

After the kids needed me less I took up drawing and painting again (and pushed aside the sewing, crocheting, knitting, crafts, etc,. etc.) …

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… painting is all life learning , I love to paint !

Artwork by Flora

This fantastic online course complete and integrate the Webartacademy online course! Its a great , great work !!!! It will be so great to learn all this professional knowledge from the great teacher and painter Natalie Richie ! I am a student of her Webartacademy online course and Vladimir London’s Drawing Academy already !

I read the preview almost on all Old Masters Academy’s lesson now and I am amazed by the stunning amount of work and research ! Painting is a hard , hard serious work and a long time meditation. …

I have to paint, like I have to breathe

Artwork by Cecile de Villiers

I am an engineer and artist from Cape Town South Africa.

My love for creating art started in school. I especially loved the technical drawing class where I learned how to render a three-dimensional object on a flat surface.

From 2008 to 2017 I took Sculpting art classes combining my love for art and engineering. However, at the end of 2016 I did an Old masters oil painting workshop at the local atelier/art shop and I rediscovered by love for colour and painting; since that day I have to paint, like I have to breathe.

My main challenge is technical oil painting skills. I would love to learn about glazing, drawing and composition. …

Life is exciting…Art is exciting.. I am excited

Artwork by Brenda Woods

I am retired. Producing art started for me 3 years ago. Art in my life now is paramount to a 3rd degree!!

My challenge is to sell and find time to create.

I am so full of ideas but bogged down by admin creativity is almost at a standstill.
My challengers are to find what people want in tandem to what I can do.
I do caricature but want to do realistic but not photographs people.. portraits.. and animals. …

The lazy painter

Painting by David Fawcett

I am a 27 yr old boy living in Manchester UK, I’m fascinated with plants, animals and portraits of people and enjoy the symbology of painting.

Art is my safe space, it’s what I’ve had a lately for and because of this it’s where my confidence comes from, I’m working towards being a full time professional photographer so art takes up 80% of my life.

My challenges are motivation and materials, I struggle to get what I need to paint due to low pay and these times without it I can get depressed and lose my motivation and passion. My technical challenge is painting freehand without any scaling up lines.

I would like to learn more about how to paint like the old masters. I want to know how to paint a portrait of a person and it glows, my current work is too flat and too dark. …

Brush with the Ancients

Artwork by Yan Gi Cheng

I live in Berlin. I am a contemporary visual artist.

I discovered Old Masters art course as Nathalie Richy commented on a photo of my artwork on Instagram. These days I have the passion for investigating old Masters works, as I believe that as an Artist in contemporary times it’s important to make work which also has some connection to the past as well as being forward thinking.

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Success is my only option, failure is not

Painting by Adejean Cardoso

Currently I’m on Pharmacy university and at the same time studying on my own about drawing and oil painting in the classical approach.
Art (mostly painting and music) is what complements the other half of life and it’s fundamental the humanity, since ever we are producing it. And for me, as way to feel and connect to other stories, people and words, it’s a way to produce something and give that imesurable pleasure back to the people.

What I most do to learn about the academic style is try again and again a logical method to construct a painting, based in my studies of the old masters.

But, to produce a vibrant art is necessary the skills. In my case, what kills me is the human flesh and drapery tones and folds, so hard to paint properly. …

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