I’m an self-thaught artist, I paint just because I like painting. I like any subject, but I’m most fascinated about landscape and simply the way light falls on objects. …
… I like Old Masters Academy because it preserves what I think is the best knowledge in art. I think that, in order to create something that lasts for centuries, you need to learn the basics, you need to understand the laws and potential of what you can achieve. …
As a child, I had art lessons, and afterwards our family friend taught me to paint in oils. He was a good painter, but the techniques he used and taught me were very different from what I saw in museums. …
… Shortly after enrolling in the Old Masters Academy online painting course, my approach in oil painting started to shift. I no longer paint in all-prima. Even though this technique is fast and straightforward, I want to attain in my paintings a different feel, which is only achievable with multiples glazes. I’m still learning. It takes much longer to make one portrait with this new technique I learned in the Old Masters Academy, but the result is worth it. …
… I had a few years without painting and now I have retaken it. I am more mature and I am more convinced than ever to dedicate myself to what I do in the future, I do not want to stop painting and learning, my purpose is to know how to paint as the old masters did. Colors, tones, mixes, strokes, how did they do it? For me they did magic with painting. …
… In old masters academy I will have the opportunity to learn master techniques, which not everyone knows how to transmit them to you, seems to be a fairly complete course and from the comfort of the house, since not everyone can afford to travel to a good school of Art. …
I’m a mature age art student currently studying art online. This is extremely challenging when you have no practical understanding of different techniques and methods. I have often looked at sample lectures from the Old Masters Academy, which I prefer instead of online tutorials that often contain misguided or incorrect information. …
…I see myself as an artist but my art at this moment lacks mastery. I need to plug the holes in my knowledge, to develop reliable skills and techniques. …
… 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. …
…I now have two children and have been an art teacher for the past ten years which I love because I have always seen myself as an artist. I gave up my own fine arts education to raise my children and have a stable future.
I would love to have the opportunity to still be classically trained that I feel like I missed out in and pass this on to my students. I am an art teacher who has always been passionate about art but desire more training and there isn’t an atelier near me.
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. …
… I always thought that oil painting is for the professionals. That’s why I have never even tried to paint. A few years ago I bought a set of twelve oil paints and got ready to paint canvases of various sizes, but I never touched them, as I had no idea how to start painting. They were put aside in the garage till the right moment, and every time I saw them I felt guilty. …
… I am especially proud of myself that I managed combine my college study (my parents insisted on me getting the BPharm degree) with learning painting online. …
… I studied Clinical Dietetics at a reputable Medical School, all the time hoping that “one day” I would be able to live the big dream: Creating masterpieces that can be shared with generations to come. …
… I stumbled upon the Old Masters’ Academy a few weeks ago. My heart raced! Could this be it? Could this be the guidance I was waiting for, could this be the open door? I loved the idea of being able to learn the “techniques of the masters using modern materials”. Also the idea that the course videos could be studied at one’s own pace, as well as the life-long access to the course materials. As a bonus, I could even be in contact with a real-life artist to guide me through!
I want to learn how to create masterpieces that can last forever, without fading, that could be enjoyed and inspire generations to come.
This is an old painting. I painted it two years ago as a gift to my daughter, who is depicted together with her newborn.
I must admit I do not have enough discipline to do all the exercises from the Old Masters Academy course. I skipped some of the exercises on color theory — I wanted to paint my children and grandchildren straight away — that’s why I started from painting technique lessons. …
