Atanas Matsoureff, 1975 | Watercolor painter

Atanas Matsoureff was born in the town of Bansko, Bulgaria.

He graduated from a technical school with a major in "Woodcarving".

Although he does not have an Art degree, he is one of the greatest talents in watercolor in the world.

His works are present in all modern watercolor catalogs.

Andrew McNeile Jones, 1961

Andrew McNeile Jones graduated from Oxford University’s Ruskin School of Art, with a first in Fine Art, in the 1980’s.

He then trained as a filmmaker, working in all areas of the film and television business.

He produced and directed dramas, documentaries and commercials.

He shot in many countries around the world, and won numerous awards for his productions.

Raphael | The Mond Crucifixion, 1502-3

"The Crucified Christ with the Virgin Mary, Saints and Angels" or "The Mond Crucifixion" is an oil painting on wood (279x166 cm) by Italian Renaissance artist Raphael (1483-1520), datable to 1502-1503 and preserved in the National Gallery in London.

One of Raphael’s earliest works, this altarpiece was commissioned by the wool merchant and banker Domenico Gavari for his burial chapel dedicated to Saint Jerome in the church of S. Domenico in Città di Castello, Umbria.

Raphael | The Mond Crucifixion, 1502-3 | National Gallery, London

Vasari racconta Properzia de' Rossi, la prima Scultrice in Europa

Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) - il pittore e l'architetto che inventò la Storia dell'Arte - nel suo Trattato delle "Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, et architettori", racconta, analizza e commenta anche la vita e l'opera della "femmina scultora" (come la chiama lui), la Madonna Properzia de' Rossi (1490-1530), considerata la prima donna scultrice nella storia dell’arte, nonché una delle quattro artiste donne ad avere una biografia all’interno delle Vite di Vasari.

Ritratto Muliebre - Properzia De' Rossi | Scuola bolognese | Galleria Borghese

Winifred Nicholson | Colourist painter

Rosa Winifred Nicholson (née Roberts, 1893-1981) was a British painter.

She was married to the painter Ben Nicholson, and was thus the daughter-in-law of the painter William Nicholson and his wife, the painter Mabel Pryde.

She was the mother of the painter Kate Nicholson.

Winifred Nicholson was a colourist who developed a personal impressionistic style, concentrating on domestic still life objects and landscapes.

Daniel E. Greene (1934-2020)

Daniel E. Greene PSA, NA, AWS was an American artist who worked in the media of pastels and oil painting.

The Encyclopædia Britannica considered Mr. Greene the foremost pastelist in the United States.

His paintings and pastels are in over 700 public and private collections in the United States and abroad.

Pieter Pourbus | Renaissance painter

Pieter Jansz. Pourbus (1523-1584) was a Flemish Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer and cartographer who was active in Bruges during the 16th century.

He is known primarily for his religious and portrait paintings.

Pourbus was the leading figure of his generation in Bruges, often pioneering techniques.

Stylistically speaking, he is part of the generation of Frans Floris.

Adolf Reich | Genre painter

Adolf Reich (1887-1963) was born in Salzburg, Austria.

He was a genre painter, who travelled throughout Europe, exhibiting in numerous places, including Vienna and Munich.

During the First World War he worked as a scenery painter at the Volkstheater in Vienna.

Marcin Jaszczak, 1975

Marcin Jaszczak is a Polish painter.

A graduate of Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, where he studied at the faculty of Visual Education.

In 2013 he got a degree in painting studio under the supervision of Professor T. Chojnacki.

The author of individual exhibitions: Municipal Library in Tomaszów Mazowiecki (2007), Community Centre in Poddębice (2006).

Jose Antonio Bernad, 1977

Award-winning artist Jose Antonio Bernad was born in Albacete, Spain.

He graduated with a Degree in Fine Arts from UPV (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia).

In 2011 he participated in a workshop by Master Antonio López, and it is after that inspiring experience when he decided to devote his time completely to painting.

Olga Grigoreva-Klimova, 1984

Olga Grigoreva-Klimova / Ольга Григорьева-Климова was born in the city of Shchelkino,  in Crimea.

She graduated from the Crimean Art College Nicholas Samokish and the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture of Ukraine (Kiev).

Since 2007 she has been a participant of republican and all-Ukrainian exhibitions.

Works are in the Kiev Museum of Modern Art, as well as in private collections and galleries in Ukraine, Russia, USA, Taiwan, Poland, Romania, China, Switzerland, Great Britain.

Tim Nguyen | Lacquer painter

Tim Nguyen was born in Vietnam and lives on Oahu, Hawaii.

His oil and lacquer paintings are exhibiting through out Hawaii, Asia, Europe and America.

Tim’s art is collected worldwide and sought after for both his creative expressions reflecting the culture and beauty that surrounds him as well as his sensitivity and mastery of the medium.

Tim Nguyen was always interested in art as a child.

Fruit Carving

Fruit carving is the art of carving fruit, a very common technique in Europe and Asian countries, and particularly popular in Thailand, China and Japan.

There are many fruits that can be used in this process; the most popular one that artists use are watermelons, apples, strawberries, pineapples, and cantaloupes.

Dominik Jasinski, 1981

Born in Rzeszow, Poland and currently based in Portugal, Dominik Jasinski, a painter, graphic designer and illustrator, graduated Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (2006).

Jasinski cooperates with a number of companies, fashion designers and institutions (Empik, Reserved, Tatuum, Dagma Art, Wasowscy Publishing House, Dar Al Funoon Kuwait, Maestro Foundation, As Cmielow Porcelain Company, Confashions Kuwait).

His art work features in the centenary edition of British VOGUE.

Jean Hélion | Modern painter

Jean Hélion (1904-1987) was a French painter whose abstract work of the 1930s established him as a leading modernist.

His midcareer rejection of abstraction was followed by nearly five decades as a figurative painter.

He was also the author of several books and an extensive body of critical writing.

He was born at Couterne, Orne, the son of a taxi driver and a dressmaker.

Arcadi Mas i Fondevila | Luminist painter

Arcadi Mas i Fondevila, or Fontdevila (1852-1934), was a Catalan painter and graphic artist.

He was the son of a tailor.

His father recognized his artistic talent at an early age and enrolled him at the Escola de la Llotja, where he studied with Claudi Lorenzale and Antoni Caba.

At the age of twenty, he held his first exhibition at the salon of the "Associació Artística de Barcelona".

Marcella Giulia Pace, 1975 | 48 Colors of the Moon

Marcella Giulia Pace was born in Ragusa on the island of Sicily. She teaches at primary school in Cortina d’Ampezzo (Veneto).

In 2011, the italian Ministry of Public Administration presented her with an award for innovation in teaching.

She pursues various passion which are remote from each other only at cursory glance: astronomy, mountains, music, optical illusions as well as skill and logic games.

Juan Brufal, 1973 | Digital painter

Juan Carlos Brufal is a digital artist who has born in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Based in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Brufal is self-taught who has been practicing art for 10 years.

Among Brufal's notable influences are masters such as Picasso, Dalì, Van Gogh, Michelangelo, Andy Warhol, Man Ray and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Their work has left a profound mark on his artistic vision and contributed to the uniqueness and evocative narrative of Brufal's artworks.

Scott Gustafson, 1956 | Fantasy Illustrator

Scott Gustafson is an American illustrator based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

His career has spanned over twenty-five years, and during it, he has worked as a freelance cartoonist and contributed illustrations to various magazines and children's books.

During the later years of his career, he wanted to write a story lengthier than a thirty-two page children's book.

Jantina Peperkamp, 1968

As a self-taught artist, Peperkamp has developed her own unique style.

Jantina Peperkamp's paintings show us a parallel reality, a glimps into her personal perception.

As a self-taught artist, Peperkamp has developed her own unique style.

Her paintings are painstakingly created with many thin layers of paint that reveal an incredible amount of detail.

John Brosio, 1967

Born was in Pasadena, California, John Brosio has been drawing for as long as he can remember and those earliest scribbles depict much of the same "off center" subject matter that concerns him today.

Apart from various travels his life has been based in either Southern California where he was raised or Northern California where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California at Davis in 1991.

Learning under the guidance of artists such as Wayne Thiebaud and Richard Bunkall, Brosio was seduced away from his original aspirations toward a career in film and movie special effects, consequently, cinematic influences are apparent in his work.

Max Ginsburg, 1931

Born in Paris, France, Max Ginsburg, is an realist artist and teacher.

His paintings explore the range of daily human life, concerned as much with life's ironies and social injustices, as with its many joys.

Issues of war and peace, racism and the inhumanity of man have been a major focus in his art.

The son of a painter, Ginsburg studied art at New York City's famed High School of Music and Art and then at Syracuse University.

H. A. Brendekilde | Udslidt (Worn Out), 1889

Hans Andersen Brendekilde's (Danish painter, 1857-1942) most famous painting is Udslidt (Worn Out).

He painted it for the World Exposition in Paris 1889, the 100 years celebration of the French Revolution.

In the catalogue it is called Au Secours.

It was exhibited in Copenhagen 1890, Munich 1891 (Zu Hülfe) and Chicago 1893 (Worn Out).

Hans Andersen Brendekilde | Worn out, 1889 (detail) | Funen's Art Museum

Aga Osak | Magic realism painter

Polish painter and illustrator Aga Osak graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Rzeszów.

Diploma in sculpture in the studio prof. Maria Górecka in 2009.

Graduated Active Art School of Theater Technique in Warsaw in 2011.

After graduation she was involved in theatrical scenery and theater costumes.

She also dealt with photography and stage design for photo shoots.

Currently she is focusing on painting.

Today she creates and paint magical stories from fantasy land based on Surrealism and Magic Realism.

She combines various painting techniques and styles and is looking for new means of expression.

Her painting is characterized by dynamics, expression, richness of color, details and symbols, with a mix of 3D elements and theater climate.

Aga Osak si è laureata all'Istituto di Belle Arti dell'Università di Rzeszów.

Diploma di scultura presso lo studio prof. Maria Gorecka nel 2009.

Diplomata alla Scuola d'Arte Attiva di Tecnica Teatrale di Varsavia nel 2011.

Dopo il diploma si è occupata di scenografie teatrali e costumi teatrali.

Si è occupata anche di fotografia e scenografia per set fotografici.

Attualmente si sta concentrando sulla pittura.

Oggi crea e dipinge storie magiche dal mondo fantastico basate sul surrealismo e sul realismo magico.

Combina varie tecniche e stili pittorici ed è alla ricerca di nuovi mezzi espressivi.

La sua pittura è caratterizzata da dinamica, espressione, ricchezza di colore, dettagli e simboli, con un mix di elementi 3D e clima teatrale.

Tomás Moragas | Orientalist painter

Tomàs Moragas i Torras (1837-1906) was a Spanish painter, known for his Orientalist and genre scenes.

Due to political turmoil, his family moved to Barcelona when he was still a baby.

He showed some talent for art at an early age and was apprenticed to a silversmith.

Later, in 1850, he attended the Escola de la Llotja, where his primary instructors were Claudi Lorenzale and Pau Milà i Fontanals.

Teodoro Duclère | Veduta painter

Carlo Teodoro Duclère (Naples, 1812-1869) was an Italian landscape painter, associated with the School of Posillipo.

His father, Jacques-François Théodore Duclère, born around 1788, was from Seine-et-Marne, France, and came to Italy during the Napoleonic Wars.

He met and married Teodoro's future mother, Costanza Lepori, in Rome and they settled in Naples, where he took a job as a customs officer.