Our Mission
“I created the Virtual Art Academy in order to make a structured academy-caliber art education available to everyone. Even if they don’t earn much money. In this way I can give students everywhere the same opportunity I had to learn to paint at a high level.”
Barry John Raybould
barryjohnraybould.com

When you are investing a lot of money in your art education, you will have some important questions about who is teaching you:
Where Can I Find The Artwork Of The Person Running This Website?
Here are some paintings by Barry John Raybould, author of the Virtual Art Academy course:
- Barry John Raybould recent paintings on Instagram
- Barry John Raybould paintings over the years on FaceBook
- See Barry’s Blog for recent work and background on the paintings
Has The Author Of The Course Had Their Work Exhibited In Museums? Group Exhibits With Professionals?
- Check out Barry’s Awards and Exhibitions here: barryjohnraybould.com
What Does The Alumni Work Look Like?
Low Tide, One Tree Point ‐ Oil ‐ Canvas ‐ 18″ x 22″ “Night at Cafe Hapina”
What Do His Students Say?
online painting classes student reviews
You can also read the story of how the Virtual Art Academy course came about.