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my first painting

I used to draw all the time-self-taught-artist

May 7, 2021 Leave a Comment

I used to draw all the time

Artwork by Lalo Celi

I have always loved art. When I was a kid I used to draw all the time, but never worked with paintings until one of my daughters asked me to paint something for her. …

… I am self-taught, but I do understand that I need to learn from people who know and can teach the techniques that I admire from the masters, I need to learn from the best.

I want to learn the techniques of the masters, glazing, imprimatura. I have always admired artists like Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, and many other from that era.

I have seen the results from many of the Old Masters Academy students, and the evolution of their technique is amazing, it is what I want.

Filed Under: Art Competition Archive Tagged With: draw all the time, I am self taught, learn the techniques of the masters, my first painting

how-to-paint-like-Old-Masters-Creating art feels like you’ve suddenly become god

March 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

Creating art feels like you’ve suddenly become god …

Paintings by Mariela Guerra

My name is Mariela. I am a self taught 18 year old artist. I aspire to change the world through the power of art, no matter how far fetched it sounds.

Before painting overtook all my other hobbies and convinced me to dedicate my life to it, I dabbled a bit with music, literature, and illustration. One day I decided to pick up a paintbrush and a canvas and since then my reality has changed dramatically. Something magical occurs while painting—as passion sweeps you off your feet, time ceases to exist. I remember finishing my first painting after working on it all day and feeling my reality soften. Not just metaphorically—but everything literally felt softer to the touch. Of all my hobbies the only one that has altered my perception of space and time is painting, and if that’s not enough of a reason to dedicate myself entirely to it, I don’t know what is!

Art honestly means everything to me. To me, looking at a work of art is like a chemical reaction between you, the artist, and the painting. The moment you look upon it, you, the painting, and the artist merge into one. You walk away from that painting never feeling the same again. …

Filed Under: Art Competition Archive Tagged With: learn from the old masters, Mariela Guerra, my first painting, old masters and their techniques, Rembrandt, win the Old Masters Course

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