Johnathan Hardesty

Born in Dallas, TX in 1980, Jonathan’s first artistic endeavour began, without any previous experience, at the University of Pennsylvania where he started basic drawing and figure drawing courses.   However, his drive for more rigorous and traditional training quickly led him to apply to the classical realist atelier, Pantura Studios, to study under masters Hans-Peter Szameit and Sanna Tomac. After studying for nearly three years, Jonathan and his wife moved to Dallas, Texas where he began building his body of work and honing his skills. In addition, he is teaching traditional atelier methods to a small group of committed and talented students online at Classical Art Online.com. Jonathan’s work is included in various collections throughout the United States and has been exhibited in invitational shows both nationally and in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

Since he first picked up a pencil Jonathan has been logging his artistic growth on Conceptart.org. The professionals and other individuals on the site were instrumental in his early artistic growth.  Johnathan’s amazing progression from untrained to professional artist is available on the conceptart.org forums.

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