Vlad Kravchuk / Влад Кравчук, 1977 | Venice painting

Влад Кравчук was born in Dubna Russia, approximately 75 miles north of Moscow. He graduated from Venecianov Art Lyceum and followed it up studying and graduating from Moscow's Stroganov Art University. Since 1995, Vlad has taken part in many exhibitions within Russia and abroad. Vlad's paintings can be found within galleries and private collections in Russia, USA, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, China, Poland and Slovakia.

Vlad's subjects are often floral, landscapes and cityscapes and occasional seascapes all of which are compatible with his style of painting with a painting knife versus a brush.

Roberto Ferri / Pablo Neruda | Your Laughter / Il tuo sorriso..

Toglimi il pane, se vuoi,

toglimi l'aria, ma

non togliermi il tuo sorriso.

Non togliermi la rosa,

la lancia che sgrani,

l'acqua che d'improvviso

scoppia nella tua gioia,

la repentina onda

d'argento che ti nasce.

Georges Barbier | Art Déco painter

Born in Nantes France on October 10 1882, Barbier [1882-1932] was 29 years old when he mounted his first exhibition in 1911 and was subsequently swept to the forefront of his profession with commissions to design theatre and ballet costumes, to illustrate books, and to produce haute couture fashion illustrations.

Nicoletta Tomas / Pablo Neruda | Ormai sei mia..

Ormai sei mia. Riposa coi tuo sonno nel mio sonno.

Amore, dolore, affanni, ora devono dormire.

Gira la notte sulle sue ruote invisibili

presso me sei pura come l'ambra addormentata.

Pal Fried | La Belle Époque

Pál Fried was a Hungarian-born American painter.

He studied at the Hungarian Academy under the instruction of Hugo Pohl and in Paris under Claude Monet and Lucien Simone.

He was heavily influenced by the French impressionist school of Renoir and Degas.

Pál Fried excelled in portraits of high society Parisian women, ballerinas, Oriental and western scenes, seascapes, primary working with oil and pastels, experimenting with light and movement in his work.