Tamara De Lempicka | Quotes / Aforismi

▻ "...I live life in the margins of society, and the rules of normal society don't apply to those who live on the fringe".

▻ "...Vivo la vita ai margini della società, e le regole della società normale non si applicano a coloro che vivono ai margini".

Omar Ortiz, 1977 | Hyperrealist painter

Omar Ortiz🎨 was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, where he still resides. Attracting much interest for drawing and illustration from early age. He earned his BA in Design for Graphic Communication, where he learned to work with different techniques such as drawing, pastel, charcoal, watercolor, acrylic, and airbrush.

After completing his studies in Graphic Design decided to devote himself to the world of painting. In 2002 he did his first lessons in oil painting with the painter Carmen Alarcon which he considers his principal teacher of Art. Currently, oil paints considering the art more noble.

Kamille Corry, 1966 | Figurative / Realist painter

Realist painter Kamille Corry was born in Houston, Texas.

Her art education took place primarily in Florence, Italy from 1987-1990 where she pursued etching studies at Il Bisonte and drawing and painting at Studio Cecil-Graves.

Corry also trained extensively with painter D. Jeffrey Mims in Florence and North Carolina.

She was later an assistant instructor to Mims at The Florence Academy's summer program.

Gregory Frank Harris, 1953 | En plein air /Figurative painter

Gregory Frank Harris was born in southern California. His mother was a painter and his father a miner. He also has a twin brother, an entomologist and drummer. He began drawing and sculpting in clay by the age of five. At eight years old he began to sing and play the piano by ear. Throughout junior high and high school he had art and music classes, later studying ceramics and raku firing.

Jacob Lawrence | Dynamic cubism

Jacob Armstead Lawrence (1917-2000) was an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary life.

Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", an art form popularized in Europe which drew great inspiration from West African and Meso-American art. For his compositions, Lawrence found inspiration in everyday life in Harlem.

He brought the African-American experience to life using blacks and browns juxtaposed with vivid colors.