I always dreamed that I am going to paint when I will retire. I imagine people looking at my paintings and make them happy and forget about their problems.
I would like to learn more about the art of the Old Masters and I believe that this course will help me find out more about it. …
I lost my only son at age 6. That’s when I began to realize life is too short and too precious a thing to waste on worry.
My art is a representation of the joys of life, found in the small aspects, in the grandeur of mountains, the power of the water, the Majesty of all living things.
The challenges I face, in addition to there’s not enough time in the day, are putting on canvas a scene that evokes reality in the veiwer, that tickles a distant memory of, ” I may have been there”. I’d love to express this the way the Old Masters did, the purity and intensity of light, the mystery of shadow, the brush strokes of genius. …
I’m 65 years old as of this week and began seriously to study painting in 2014. Prior to that, I had taken a few art classes because it has been a life-long passion, but I last picked up my pencil in 1980. I had started working in pastel pencil and charcoal drawing portraits but in that season of my life, I became a new mother while advancing in my career, which required me to devote all my time and energy supporting our nation’s decision makers as an aerospace systems engineer. 31 years later, with a body depleted by a low immune system and a high-stress work environment, I had to retire early. …
… I once thought my style would be that of my favorite Impressionist artists, but find myself usually working more in the realistic realm. I’ve dabbled in abstract using some leftover paint in a casual way that leads me to see images and inspires the resulting painting. I paint what I see, literally.
I don’t use any standard processes other than that and a few guidelines I’ve learned doing my own research, such as the rule of thirds and grids. I often take photos and work with them in Power Point to see what I might paint. My work is largely self-taught, but I give God credit for any innate skill I may have.
I dream of having my own studio instead of the little sunroom off my kitchen and going on a sabbatical to some place where I find happiness (think beach) and where no family nor household distractions would interfere with my ability to devote days doing nothing but painting. …
I love painting in the style of the Old Masters.
I took several classes from Adrienne Kralick who now teaches at The Smithsonian Art program. I started an art Studio in Great Falls VA 5 years ago and brought in fine art teachers to help us develop realistic oil painting skills.
My copy of Vermeer’s Lady with the Red Hat was revelatory learning the old techniques. …
I have been an artist my whole life it seems. When I entered Grade school it was just so much fun colouring and creating!
I did follow up in the Arts in High School and beyond but then life seemed to happen and I had to work at different jobs. Then I had my very own family to dote on and dote I did! I used all my creative talent to create clothes and crafts and gourmet dinners, etc.
Well now has come the time in my life of thinking about retirement which to me only means more time to paint!! …
Art is a universal language. That’s why I don’t feel inhibited in this environment.
My English is not the best but I do speak via art. I’m a 50 years old housewife, an empty nester that finds joy in painting. I love the old masters, I’m fascinated by their works and their lives, the circumstances that limited and challenge their art.
I’ve loved oil painting since I’m a little girl. When I was younger there was not any formal graduate level program in my country (Dominican Republic) so I’ve never had the chance to study formally.
I’ve had a couple of art teachers that thought me privately and I’m thankful to them for the opportunity of learning theory of colors, the use of brushes and other things in the relaxed environment of a house studio but I need more. There’s a lot to learn. …
I always wanted to be able to draw and paint , and now at the age of 53 I got my first easel and finally started.
Art has always been a big part of my life, back in Moscow I would stand in line for hours to see the paintings from museums I thought I would never be able to visit. Now I am lucky to be able to visit art museums all over the world. I attend every exhibition and every art event in my home town.
Seeing works of art , especially old masters brings me joy. I really want to be able to copy some of my favorite paintings and paint the beauty of nature I see every single day.
I realize I am far from my goal but even mixing paints and little steps I take put a smile on my face. …
I am a retired engineer who had a hidden interest in art and can now let it come to the fore.
I paint in oils several times per week and try to improve my ability. Being rather conservative, I appreciate the art of the old masters particularly Vermeer whose paintings I love to copy. …
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.
With art I want to learn to carry messages of love and peace to all human beings, especially the most needy. …
