Robert Coombs, 1970 | Figurative painter

As a young boy, Robert Coombs had received one of the most exciting presents he could remember - a set of watercolor paints.

He was so anxious to use them that he quickly grabbed a pad of paper and sat down to paint anything he could find.

It ended up being a bowl of fruit and he applied the paint straight out of the tube as thick as toothpaste.

Tamara De Lempicka | The Dream | VideoArt

"...I live life

in the margins of society,

and the rules of normal society

don't apply to those

who live on the fringe".

- Tamara De Lempicka (1898-1980)

Jose Royo, 1941 | La luce del Mediterraneo

Jose Royo: "Mi piace credere che i miei quadri raggiungano luoghi lontani e persone che non hanno mai visto la luce del Mediterraneo.

È una bella idea che i miei dipinti possano permettere loro di sperimentare la luminosità di questa parte del mondo".

Si possono tracciare paralleli impressionanti anche tra il lavoro di Royo e quello del maestro spagnolo Joaquin Sorolla.

Entrambi sono nati a Valencia, entrambi hanno avuto una formazione classica, entrambi sono "maturati" in stili di pittura che catturano la drammatica essenza visiva della loro terra natale, Valencia e del Mar Mediterraneo.

Andre Lucero | American Plein Air painter

Andre Lucero is an American painter whose work is primarily composed of plein air landscapes, still lifes and figurative paintings done from life. In combining the draftsmanship of the Academic School along with the color and brushwork of the impressionists, Andre’s work captures the drama of common places and objects as seen through his personal artistic vision. An avid hiker, fly fisherman, and gardener Andre believes that even the most simple of subjects can be elevated, taking on a meaning greater than their initial appearance.

Carolyn Anderson ~ American Impressionist painter

American painter Carolyn Anderson, a nationally recognized artist, is an accomplished pastelist and oil painter. Born and raised in the Chicago area, Anderson attended school at Illinois State University. She joined the Vista program (Volunteers in Service to America) in the early 70's and was assigned to work on an Indian reservation in Montana, She eventually returned to Montana and now lives in Havre, a small community in north central Montana near the Canadian border.