Can Anyone Really Learn to Paint?
The honest answer is yes! I truly believe, based on my own personal experience and from what I have seen others do with my own two eyes, that yes, anyone can learn to paint and to paint very well. I have always enjoyed looking at different types of artwork and I especially like oil and watercolor paintings. I just find it so amazing how one can create an illusion of reality with just a few dashes of paint here and there. Well, I know that’s rather simplistic but I think you get the point. I was about 33 years old when I decided to take the plunge into the art world and learn how to do some of what I had admired so much. I set out on a mission to find a local art class or someone that could teach me the basics oil painting. Believe it or not I was very difficult to find someone that actually taught classes that would show me how to paint and explain how and why to properly use the tools. I eventually gave up on finding a class and decided to see if I could learn from one of the program