How to paint like the Old Masters using modern materials
… Art is in my soul. I often yearn to have a Brush in hand, and to study more of it. I often express my Love for my family through painting.
My great challenge is to stay consistent to create, since I have plenty of responsibilities and financial needs. Regardless, I want to learn more about portrait and figure painting in the natural way, and I think Old Masters Academy can provide the source of inspiration, discipline, and education I need to keep pushing on. …
… I started an art degree in college, but later switched to Information Technology to cover the cost of living and raising a family. I’ve been working in IT Security for quite a while now, but my love has always been painting.
I fall asleep at night thinking about painting. After I finish painting for the evening, I’ll take a picture of my progress, and then I will lie in bed and critique my work for long periods of time. When my eyes won’t stay open any more, I close them and start thinking about how I might paint tomorrow, and I visualize the brush strokes and the colors. I reflect on what I did that really worked and what didn’t. I do this almost daily. I am happiest when I start painting and all the way through the process. …
The opportunity to be enrolled in the Old Masters Academy is to have a dream to come true. I have been “hanging out” at the Old Masters academy website loving every bit of information being shared and am hungry for more.
I recently joined a local art guild to meet other artists and I am aware that need to “fill in the gaps of my present hobbyist/seat of my pants training” with professional instruction. Recently I attempted the old Flemish painting style…and it I had been hard to find complete information regarding materials, techniques, steps….and different artists seem to give conflicting information. …
At the age of 78, I have been trying for 13 years now to hone my skills in the hope of becoming a true fine artist.
In the beginning I was still a practicing tax lawyer, trying to do both art and law, but art became so important to me that it crowded out all other pursuits – I had to retire from the law. I’ve been taking classes and workshops by the dozens. I’ve been having a great time. But, despite my talent and efforts, I have not been able to “break through” or reach that pinnacle of achievement where I can call myself, confidently, a Fine Artist. …
… Vote for me because I don’t have as much time as the others to get this done right!
Recently retiring from a career as a pharmacist, my lifelong dream has been to pursue a professional master artist career. I was juried into membership with the Oil Painters of America and I know that I have the ability but I have not been able to fill in the gaps of my learning.
After watching the demos for the Old Masters Academy, I am convinced this course will provide the elements I have been pursuing to become a more accomplished artist.
I am predominantly self-taught which is reflected in my paintings and I now know what I am lacking. As experienced by Natalie, I am frustrated with the techniques taught by the “Masters of today” who clearly don’t appreciate the fine intricacies of color theory as she described. I learned how little I know and how much I can gain in these seven demo videos than I have been able to amass in all the workshops and books I have read. …
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. …
