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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I have been drawing and painting most of my life

Artwork by Charles Grissom

I am 72 years old and know it’s never too late to learn. I have been drawing and painting most of my life so art plays a major roll, especially now that I am retired. I am mostly self-taught.

In the 70’s I was fortunate to be living in Manhattan and I attended Art Students League taking drawing and painting classes for a few months. I was married and had two little girls and a great wife that helped me by working extra so I could pursue my art. Fearing I would never be good enough I abandoned my dream. …

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I have a passion for drawing and painting

Artwork by Peta WILLIAMS

How to start is always a challenge whether it be the first step up to a blank canvas or placing a pen upon a clean blank page.
I am an Australian living in Sydney and apart from our catastrophic fires at moment I have a passion for drawing and painting. …

I would appreciate an opportunity to study at Old Masters Academy as it would refine my technique. I would be honoured people should vote for me because I am obsessed with art with learning and with perfecting my capabilities.

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Go for oil – might be the right time for me

Artwork by Burkhard Leitner

I was painting since I was a child, with crayons, watercolors, pencils and everything else. With 14 I tried to enroll at artschool, but they refused me. So I turned away from drawing and painting for about 10 years.

Then I startet again and taught myself and learned from books and magazins. Watercolors and acrylics on canvas were and are my favourite materials, some attempts I made with digital painting on a drawing tablet, but it is not like painting with brushes and real colours.

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Re-Emerging Artist

Artwork by Patti Douglas

… My passion was to attend Art College, but my parents wanted me to get my teaching credentials, which made sense at the time, which I did. I taught in California schools for 26 years and recently retired from public education. Now is the time to devote myself to my passion of drawing and painting. …

… Old Masters Academy is where I can learn to paint and draw professionally with confidence. I want to win this course to feel confident with my artwork, knowing I will learn to improve my techniques and skills. …

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In the footsteps of the old masters

Artwork by Vicente Morel

My first approach to art was through drawing, painting came later.
Drawing and painting, as a hobby and profession occupy all my moments.
My challenges in art is to make a level jump, from my current condition to one more step on this long ladder of learning. …