"First Day" by Hagop Keledjian - Painting of Ballet Dancers cf-vendor-arnoldc Her mother taught Fine Arts

Her mother taught Fine Arts and painted often herself

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but the final product should look like a painting

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"First Day" by Hagop Keledjian - Painting of Ballet Dancers cf-vendor-arnoldc Her mother taught Fine Arts20" x 16" Unframed Oil on Canvas by Hagop Keledjian Hagop Keledjian (Armenian, b. 1954) began his artistic training at the age of 12, and studied classical painting in his native Armenia until his family immigrated to the United States in 1981. Keledjian then studied with artists Richard Schmid, Dennis Sheehan, and Nancy Guzik. A skilled draftsman, Keledjian paints in a spontaneous, impressionistic style.