Abram Efimovich Arkhipov | Genre/En plein air painter

Aбра́м Ефи́мович Архи́пов (1862-1930) was a Russian realist artist, who was a member of the art collective The Wanderers as well as the Union of Russian Artists.

Abram Arkhipov made his name in the history of Russian art of the turn of the century as a sensitive, poetic artist who devoted all his talent to themes from peasant life.

Albin Veselka, 1979 | Plein Air/Figurative painter

Born in 1979, Albin Veselka's interest in art came at an early age. He is very grateful to his parents who were instrumental in promoting his emerging talent. In 2006 Albin received his BFA from Brigham Young University Idaho. He credits the knowledgeable and student oriented faculty of the BYUI art department for giving him "the tools all representational artist must have to open the door to communicating in the visual arts".

Artem Cheboha Rhads, 1987 | Surrealist Digital painter

Артем Чебоха RHADS is a talented digital painter from South West of Siberia, Russia who currently based in Saturn, Encelad. Чебоха creates grand and surreal digital paintings of magical places. His fantastical paintings often show improbable events like flying whales and boats. These paintings made in classical style with a modern treatment conveys a sense of grandness and divinity.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau | The two sisters, 1877

Wlliam-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) French painter, a dominant figure in his nation’s Academic painting during the second half of the 19th century. For biographical notes and earlier works by Bouguereau see Part 1.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau | Moissonneuse / The Harvester, 1875

In his own time, William-Adolphe Bouguereau [1825-1905] ⎆ was considered to be one of the greatest painters in the world by the Academic art community, and simultaneously he was reviled by the avant-garde.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Bouguereau see:

• William-Adolphe Bouguereau | Academic painter ⎆.