A place to post your “Master’s studies” (also called “Master copies”)–doing your personal rendition of a famous Old Master’s artwork (painting, illustration, sculpture, etc.) for educational purposes (use of copyright free artwork is best). It’s like walking in someone’s shoes, but doing it with pencil or brush instead, and will teach you about an artist’s style and techniques, as well as the relevant art period and Art History. I’ve done this for decades as both a Lecturer/teacher as well as an eternal student. Looking forward to seeing what we all learn from the Old Masters! 
I’ll start by posting 2 J.C. Leyendecker master studies I painted in gouache for classes I taught. 
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Thanks so much, Terri, very kind of you. I teach so many Masters Studies and didn’t see a topic for them, so I started one. It was about time I finally got onto the forum, lol. Warm Regards, h 
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Wow, Hajra, I have no idea, how you did this stunning art. Thanks for sharing! Some years (?) back, Matt & Ashley did a series on Gettin’ Sketchy “… In the style of”, where they tried to copy the styes of masters in their own pieces. Maybe you want to have a look yourself?
Congrats and welcome to the forum.
Buddy
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@TLP Artsy, if this is you, here’s where I posted my masters studies.
@Buddy Thanks so much, Buddy! Like Matt & Ashley teach, there are many years of patient learning and tenacity I put in. I’ve been drawing since I was 3, inking since I was 11, painting and teaching art since I was 23, so many years of it all! I used gouache like oil paint here to emulate Leyendecker’s aesthetic, and have studied his style, biography, and body of works deeply. One of Leyendecker’s best original touches was his bold, hatchy mark-making in oil paint. This study was for a class I taught a few years back, and I have taught and executed many masters studies. Hope to post more on here. These are both also postcard sized–I tend to paint small when I teach so it gets done faster! I can relate to Matt & Ashley on that as well, they really are both spot on with all their advice on art technique and art practice. Thanks so much for being a kind and fun fellow VI member, love seeing you in the chats. (and p.s. I have watched all the VI livestreams by now, including the back catalogue including in the style of, which I loved, of course!)
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Hajra these are definitely unique…never seen anything like this before…Glad you posted them for us to see! Can’t wait to see more of your art!
Therese
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@theresebriggs Thanks so much, Therese, very kind of you. My style is very retro, and has all its inspo from the Golden Age of Illustration and storybooks and Old Masters techniques. These masters studies I shared here are very typical of the Saturday Evening Post glossy, classical, decorative art from a century ago that I’m still in love with. Will definitely be sharing more art here on the forum, and looking forward to what you and others I know from the chat share, too!
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