Art Competition Archive

The art journey begins!

Artwork by Oksana

I was interested in drawing from childhood. But I never take it seriously. Last 8 years I tried to find my way in art. I was creating digital images in illustrator. It was hard to do without drawing basics. Recently I started to learn sketching. This work is one of my drawings in the sketch. …

Entry to Art University

Artwork by Bardhë Maliqi

Art is everything for me, every time I wake up in the morning there is an sketchbook and a pencil beside my bed every morning I draw even my dreams.

There are a lot of challenges but I want to challenge myself. I want to learn life drawing, nudes, portrait with colors because I don’t know very well. …

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Attempt to Figure Drawing

Artwork by Amarilis Rodríguez González

I am 55 years old. I was born in Guatemala City and as long as I remember, I have always loved to draw but really did not have the time to dedicate myself to learn. All drawing instruction I had was from primary and high school art classes. Later in my life I enrolled in free courses, beginning Calligraphy online courses, lettering and aquarelle courses. Finally, I enrolled a drawing academy where I had to copy certain things at the academy and I was only allowed to draw three hours per week, so I did not advance much. …

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My Meandering Journey

Artwork by Rebecca Murray

Throughout my childhood I always had pencils or paint in my hands. I entered many competitions and won a few. But life as an adult began and creating art fell by the wayside. Now I’m older, my children are older and I have the time to pursue the pencils and paint that I left behind.

I love to paint animals, building up their features one layer at a time. I do struggle to know if a painting is done, if I’ve captured the animal’s uniqueness to the best of my ability or if I’ve gone too far and should have stopped a few brushstrokes ago! …

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I started by drawing with simple supplies and simple knowledge

Artwork by Ada

To the path of my primary school which was in an old and traditional quarter of ancient city. All the old Alleys, the colors of the walls, people all fascinated me. I started by drawing with simple supplies and simple knowledge.

But not having much encouragement from my parents, who were interested in completing my traditional education like other children of the family. But this behavior strengthened me and prompted me to learn drawing and painting my self.

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I would like to impress people with my art

Painting by Victoria Lian

I live in Croatia where is very bad art education. In Croatia, there is only one academy of art and four art schools. I have been surrounded by art all my life and art made a lot of influence on me.

My dad has when he was younger painted some paintings and made some wooden sculptures what were in the time displayed in the school, my mother has been fascinated by photography.

My challenge is to paint or draw something that I like and stop painting paintings that would people with some knowledge of art call pure ugliness. I would love to learn the techniques of the old masters and how to properly use art materials.

I would also like to impress people with my art. …

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The old masters in my life

Artwork by Anahí González

I am a teacher in a secondary school. I live in the province of Misiones, in Argentina.

Art is a very important part of my life, I consider it a vehicle to express ideas and feelings that are not possible to communicate in another way.

The main artistic challenges that I have are to improve and learn more about the classical techniques and used it in my personal plastic work.

I am particularly interested in classical and academic art; especially regarding the human figure as the central theme.
I studied art at university, but I feel that I need a deeper training in classical techniques. …

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I have been a self-taught artist for over ten years now

Artwork by Marija Blanc

I am a first generation Macedonian American. I have been a self-taught artist for over ten years now. I have changed many mediums over the years and painting became my end point, and the one I have stayed with the longest. I have taken some art classes but never wanted to spend the money on an art education, so I chose to study biochemistry instead. However, there is still a lot about art I want to learn in terms of a traditional sense, which is why I’m so glad that I discovered Old Masters Academy. A big part of learning how to paint for me was visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts, and closely observing the paintings of the old masters. I would write down notes on my observations and try to apply those practices to my own paintings. …

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I am a self-taught painter

Artwork by Alan Contreras

I am a self-taught painter, I strive to learn every day the technique of the old masters of the Renaissance.

Art is for me, it is the breath of life that makes me envelop every day in a heavenly spirit.

My great artistic challenge is to achieve with my paintings that people change for the good, that those people who are suffering, find in my art spiritual happiness.

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