Giacomo Balla | Futurist painter

Giacomo Balla (1871-1958) Italian artist and founding member of the Futurist movement in painting.

Balla had little formal art training, having attended briefly an academy in Turin. He moved to Rome in his twenties.

As a young artist, he was greatly influenced by French Neo-Impressionism during a sojourn he made in Paris in 1900. Upon his return to Rome, he adopted the Neo-Impressionist style and imparted it to two younger artists, Umberto Boccioni and Gino Severini. Balla’s early works reflect contemporary French trends but also hint at his lifelong interest in rendering light and its effects.

Adebanji Alade ROI, 1972 | Figurative / Cityscape painter

Adebanji Alade - ROI (Member of The Royal Institute Of Oil Painters) was born in Nigeria, and trained at Yaba College of Technology (a renowned art college in Nigeria). He extended his studies at Heatherly’s School of Fine Art in Chelsea in the UK.

Adebanji is a professional artist working in Chelsea, London. He is primarily a figurative and portrait artist with a fascination for painting and sketching people and draws inspiration from the people he sees travelling on public transport.  Adebanji, along with five other acrylic painters, was one of the first to try our new Artists’ Acrylic colours.

Hashim Akib, 1967 | Cityscape painter

Award winning artist Hashim Akib is born in England.

Working as an illustrator for over 15 years has provided valuable experience in developing a backbone of drawing, conceptual ideas and painting techniques. 

My client list varies from The Times newspapers, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Time magazine, ad campaign for Smirnoff, a stamp for Royal Mail and concepts for a product range for W.H.Smith.

Mark Lague, 1964 | Cityscape painter

Mark Lague has developed an international reputation and has won numerous awards, both in his native Canada and in the United States.
A dedicated painter, Mark Lague was born in Lachine Quebec in 1964 and he has had a fascination with drawing since childhood, a skill he practices constantly, even to this day. Upon graduation from Montreal's Concordia University in Design, Mark embarked on a 13-year career in the animation industry, working primarily as a background designer and art director.

Omar Ortiz, 1977 | Arte in dettagli

Omar Ortiz è nato a Guadalajara, Jalisco, Messico, dove vive tuttora. Fin da ragazzo si è interessato al disegno e all'illustrazione.

Ha studiato per una laurea in Graphic Design, dove ha appreso diverse tecniche come il disegno a mano, pastelli, carboncino, acquerelli, acrilici e aerografia.

Quando finì il college decise di guadagnarsi da vivere con la pittura.

Nel 2002 ha frequentato i suoi primi corsi di pittura ad olio con l'artista Carmen Alarcón, che considera la sua principale insegnante.

Omar Ortiz attualmente lavora con la pittura ad olio perché la considera la tecnica più nobile.