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Who would be a better teacher than an old master?!

Artwork by Lauren Warren

I NEED to paint something so alive, so aware, the painting itself has its own stream of consciousness.

Art takes up every empty cup and dusty corner of my life. I’ve been making drawings for years and I’ve been told my work is phenomenal but when you “know” how to make art it becomes very difficult. I’ve seen phenomenal, and sadly my inner jerry Saltz would not define my work as such.
But like most artists that’s not as important as the NEED to make art. The compulsory itch to make things never goes away. Perhaps it is a way for us to be godlike. …

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With Persistence and God’s Help

Artwork by Fred J. Sklenar

I have been involved with fine art and illustration for more than five decades. I received my formal art education at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. My family served as a model for my career path. My father taught art and was an artist/painter. My grandmother, my daughter and my son are also art driven.

I started my career in the art world as a paste-up board artist for a newspaper syndicate. It was most difficult finding a position since all employers were seeking experience and I was fresh out of school. …

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At last, I have found what I have been looking for!

My name is Marie, I am Irish and am a grandmother of 4 children.

I love art as it is more than a hobby, it is a therapeutic distraction for me as I also have a job that carries some stress. I love painting now more than ever as I recently decided that I was going to master oil painting. I was always put off because of the cost of the oil paints…

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Art keeps me young

Artwork by Juan Cesana

… Art for me is a hobby, all the art I have done so far was for family or friends.

Art keeps me young on my mind and I’m always exploring possibilities. My introvert personality does not let me show my art to many peoples for fear of judgement, or rejection etc.
That is one of the reasons I would love to learn from, and be part of this academy. I want to share my work, to be critiqued by professionals, art teachers, art lovers and other students.
I always think, I am too old for this, but my beautiful family keeps encouraging me to keep painting, to continue drawing and creating art.

My challenges as an artist is to improve my confidence and techniques, to create my own style, be able to value and accept criticism, I am my worst critic, because I can be very timid in this regard.
Learning from your academy will sure help me. …

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Obsession with drawing and painting

Artwork by Bethany D Boyd

As a mother of four, artist, wife, and musician, I have always had a love for anything that sparks the imagination. Growing up with a single mother, I always searched for ways to escape from the reality of the struggles of life in an impoverished home.

Art in all forms became a coping mechanism to heal my mind from the stress of life and continued to be a source of reprieve once mental illness dug its root deep into me. It started with an obsession with drawing, then turned into a love of painting watching every episode of Bob Ross and other television painters I could find. I have continued that hunger for learning even in my present goals. …