John Bauer is a Swedish illustrator and painter primarily known for his works published in a literary magazine named Bland Tomtar och Troll (translated as “Among Elves and Trolls”) at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Article by Flora The history of art is full of mermaid splashes, siren songs, and lost treasures recovered by the daughters of the sea. This mythological creature, who loves showing her tail in many cultures… Fins and Scales Through the Centuries
I am not an artist from early life, but I really enjoy art, especially paintings. So I took several art classes from your online courses. Recently I have seen Fechin’s paintings, especially his portraits, and I really like the color of the skin he painted. That kind of pink and bright feeling is very pleasing, so I also want to try to paint it.
John William Godward was a Victorian Neo-Classicist who lived at the turn of the Twentieth Century. His paintings depict life in Ancient Rome and sometimes in Greece, such as Sappho. As a student of the ancient world, I have always been fascinated by Godward’s art. His paintings are almost photoshoots taken two thousand years ago. Godward’s attention to detail in dresses and profound knowledge of Roman architecture re-creates the ancient world.
I started drawing 15 years ago, when I was in the ninth grade, I used to draw anime and my favorite characters, but in university I used to draw portraits using squares only, after that I stopped drawing for a while, and started academic drawing in 2021, and I stayed at the Art Institute for two years, but I only learned to draw still life with pencil and oil colors, and how to draw pictures on canvas, but I never learned portraiture in an academic way, and now I am very interested in drawing portraits and bodies and I have difficulty drawing them even though my level in oil painting is advanced.
The Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates is known through Xenophon and Plato’s works.
As the figure at the very beginning of philosophy who met a very untimely and unfortunate end, Socrates and his life have been central themes in classical art.
“Sing, O goddess, of the anger of Achilles, son of Peleus; he brought countless ills upon the Achaeans.”
Homer, Iliad, Book 1
Achilles is known as the greatest hero of the Trojan War. Yet, he owes his greatness to a trick that did not fully work as intended until the end.
Achilles is the son of the Nereid Thetis and a mortal man, King Peleus, also known as the Old Man of the Sea. Nereids are daughters of Poseidon; they are of divine descent and immortal beings. The Nereids are akin to the Gods; they can visit Olympus and stay very close to the gods. Yet, Peleus, Achilles’ father, was no god; he was a mortal man, so his son was mortal as well.
My name is Souad. I studied library science at university, passionate about art since I was young and did not discover my talent for drawing until I was 26 years old, I love drawing when I draw, I forget the world, it makes me feel happy and with it I forget my worries and the challenges I faced, I wanted to enter the School of Fine Arts, they told me that my age does not allow, it must not exceed 23 years to enter and the state in which I live there are no drawing workshops and I did not have money at the time, after that I entered the House of Culture but to no avail, I did not notice any development in my level.
My name is Suann Li. I have been to many countries, am fascinated by their architectures. I really really enjoy art, especially oil parings. When visiting India, I was so surprised that their architectures are so special, so fine, so different from western styles, so many Precious Stones, so complicated that you hard to find similar ones other where in the world. I have such a strong desire to draw them down.
As a child we were not encouraged to draw or do arts. But I always felt that art is within me. So now I want to challenge myself and start my art’s journey to see how far it will take me.
