Instructors > Romel de la Torre
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Born in the Philippines in a community of artists, Romel de la Torre's artistic interest started at a very young age. With the encouragement of his parents, he began sketching the world around him.
Romel and his family migrated to the United States, where he began going to museums to study and learn from the works of famous artists, like Singer Sargent, Sorolla, Fechin, Mucha, and the American Impressionists. The exposure to these masters' paintings laid a strong foundation to his belief of what great art is. He attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago, where he was awarded the President's Foundation Award and the Union League Scholarship Award. After graduating with a fine arts concentration, Romel continued to paint in the Chicago area and joined The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, where he began studying with internationally renowned artist, the late Richard Schmid. This was a turning point of Romel's creative and artistic career. Romel is a full-time artist and has conducted workshops all over the United States, Europe and Asia. His oils, pastels, watercolors, and portraits are housed in international private collections, and have been featured in The Artists Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine, U.S. Art Magazine and the American Art Collectors Magazine. Among his most important honors are the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition Grand Prize, and the Artists Magazine Portrait Artist of the Year, along many others. |
2024 Courses:
Costumed Portrait Painting | Workshop: 9 - 13 September 2024
Costumed Portrait Painting | Workshop: 9 - 13 September 2024
DUTCH ATELIER OF REALIST ART |