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Hi there! I’m Dan Scott the creator of Draw Paint Academy.

I started this website as a means of self-improvement and to help others on the same journey. You can learn more about me and the website on the about page and you can see my work on the gallery page.

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Nicolai Fechin, Portrait of Varya Adoratskaya, 1914
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