Adrian Gottlieb, 1975 | Figurative / Portrait painter

Naturalist painter and portraitist Adrian Gottlieb was born in northeastern Vermont. He currently lives and paints from a studio in Southern California.

By the age of 15, Gottlieb had already exhibited in the VT state capitol, and had been recognized by Vermont Governors Madeline Kunin and Howard Dean, his painting of Vermont's Abenaki Indian Tribal Council was purchased by the University of Vermont for permanent exhibition.

Gottlieb was chosen the first place national winner (painting and graphics category) of the 1993 Young Inventors and Creators of America Award - a competition designed and funded by the US Patents, Trademarks and Copyright Offices, and the US Library of Congress.

Horacio Cardozo, 1968 | Hyperrealist painter

Horacio Cardozo is a self-taught artist who has over 25 years of experience in the industry. His passion for art stems back to when he just 5 years of age. He was swept into the world of realist art by his admiration of classical artists Raphael🎨, Michelangelo🎨, Leonardo da Vinci🎨 and Albrecht Durer🎨. The work of these artists inspired him to pick up the brush and create a world on canvas.

The Secession Art

Oskar Laske (1901-1902) - Vienna Secession

Secession (German: Sezession) refers to a number of modernist artist groups that separated from the support of official academic art and its administrations in the late 19th and early 20th century.

The first secession from the official politics occurred in France, when, in 1890, the "Salon au Champs-de-Mars" was established, headed by Meissonnier and Puvis de Chavannes🎨. In the years following artists in various European countries took up this impulse, primarily in Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Belgium, which 'seceded' from traditional art movements and embraced progressive styles.

Arantza Sestayo, 1964 | Fantasy painter

Arantza Sestayo, illustrator, painter, draftsman, has worked very well for the American magazine Norma Comics in October and published a book compilation of his work.

Arantza was born in Spain and has lived on the Spanish Mediterranean coast since childhood. Her work has graced the covers of many novels, comic books and children's stories. Her gothic images are reminiscent of works by the best of Spain's many other acclaimed dark fantasy artists of decades past.

Rob Hefferan, 1968 | Figurative painter

Born in Warrington, Cheshire, Rob Hefferan is an exceptionally talented figurative artist. His work not only captures the unique character and warmth of each subject, but transcends form to suggest the living, breathing essence of the individual.

Working predominately with oils and acrylics, Rob’s work is both eminently understandable and intensely familiar. Colour, light and texture harmonise intelligently and with stunning candour to produce works that resonate with vibrant life.

The pinnacle of figurative realism is to elicit the animating force that resides behind the density and delicacy of human form and structure. Working with the living architecture of the human body, Rob recreates the poetry of the skin’s tone and structure and pays homage to the complex interaction of musculature, tissue and bone.

Every brushstroke has the ability to reach out from the canvas to embrace our senses.