On 1 Mar, 2016 With
Feedback from Sarah Alhas
While I liked painting when being younger, having to do it in school, under time pressure and with strict teachers that did not value creativity but only the ability to copy 100% or cut forms with a scissor, I re-started to approach painting after I moved out from my mother and had enough space at home.
Soon though I realized that my paintings were lacking basic things like a proper composition, perspective and they all appeared like children’s work, the colors standing out and not “matching”. …
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On 20 Feb, 2016 With
Feedback from Faramarz
I have been painting since thirty years ago with twenty years of teaching and the reason is because I love painting but it was too hard to start and I was facing with many difficulties to reach a little satisfaction.
I believe that painting make me relief and steady in my life so I can give it to others for the cultural reasoning. …
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On 13 Feb, 2016 With
Feedback from Sandeep Soni
I am a petroleum engineer, working in oil industry in abu dhabi, uae. My hobbies include paintings, drawings, playing guitar, traveling.
I want to make my career in fine art field. For this I need to gain more confidence to get in this field, and leave my current field.
I started painting and drawing since my childhood. But during my engineering and job, I was not frequent.
I did two exhibitions during my art career.
It had been a while (3 years) since I again started painting. Now I am more serious and wants to pursue my art career with all energy and passion. …
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On 11 Feb, 2016 With
Feedback from Elizabeth Hancock
I’ve always been an artist. As a young girl I used to enjoy drawing and mixing the real with the imaginary. I think creatively and am always attracted to all kinds of art expression.
I’ve always wanted to experiment with oils. They are intimidating, complex, yet forgiving and soft. There is so much variety to an oil painting’s creation which really attracts me.
I’d love to learn to paint like the Old Masters with precision, control, confidence, and beauty. I know that if I can learn the proper techniques this medium will be very rewarding for me! …
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On 10 Feb, 2016 With
Feedback from Maurice Hershberger
I am now in my 80th year and only began painting from books, videos and workshops 10 years ago.
So why did I start so late in life? Like so many others out there, when I was a teenager I wanted to study art but my father and the counselor at high school totally dissuaded me from going to art school, so I headed out on a different path.
I picked something that could earn me a living and something I would like. As the years rolled by I found myself describing all the paperwork I was doing as “works of art”, even though they were far from that, being merely columns of numbers. …
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On 9 Feb, 2016 With
Feedback from Barbara
I was born in England of Polish descent, the third child of five children.
My parents came to England after the Second World War. Art was not part of my life. My parents and grandparents struggled to keep us fed and clothed.
During my early teenage life I loved to draw and paint but it was not encouraged.
Throughout my teaching career as a computer teacher I incorporated the graphic arts into the curriculum as much as I could. I recently retired and art has become the center of my life.
I am a beginner with an avid desire to learn how to draw and paint realistic portraits, figures, objects and scenes. I am learning how to paint with gouache and acrylics and practice my drawing and painting skills daily. Art releases tension, frees me from restrictions, and brings joy, peace and satisfaction. …
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On 31 Jan, 2016 With
Feedback from Nell
I have been drawing since I was six years old. I was always able to look at an image and become inspired to come up with something of my own.
While growing up though I had eventually stopped because I didn’t have the support and encouragement to do it; I was actually laughed at by my family instead of encouraged, but as I am an adult and mother now I am at the point in my life where I want to do what makes me happy.
I would like to learn more about art and paint more. I’ve been painting now for a while and it’s very therapeutic for me. I find I can get lost in it and feel free. I also plan on trying to take an art class at night if time allows me on campus so I can continue in my creative endeavors. …
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On 29 Jan, 2016 With
Feedback from Don Meeks
I am a retired police officer in San Diego Ca. who was seriously injured in the line of duty. After the injury I developed a serious desire to draw and paint. I am not at this time great at either. I looked at your program several months ago and am convinced it is the best one for me because of you, the instructors and the type of learning you promote.
I paint with both acrylics and oils but I truly like oils more due to their color and consistency. I have tried to make myself better at drawing but it has not been as successful as I would like. My painting has improved over the past year but I am still not satisfied with the results. …
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On 29 Jan, 2016 With
Feedback from Ariel Clearwater
I have always loved expressing myself creatively, whether in drawing, painting or crafting. When I graduated high school and had to make a choice of what to take for post secondary I was lost. In my first year I took some Art History classes with the most amazing women instructors. It was because of them that I majored in Art History. After university I continued working in restaurants because of how lucrative it can be. …
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On 23 Jan, 2016 With
Feedback from Ken Hughson
I started painting when I was 58. My father was an artist and I wished I could do what he could. I was and still am afraid to fail. At times it cripples me. I stare at a page worried that i will mess up. As I age I have no fear of death. My fear is being forgotten I hope to develop a following. So people will know who I was. I believe an artist is never truly dead as long as his art survives. …
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