Thomas Cole

Charles Warren Mundy, 1945 | From Venice to Paris

Born in Indianapolis, Mundy received his undergraduate degree in art from Ball State University and his Masters of Fine Art at Long Beach State in Los Angeles.

Over the years he has received numerous awards from his participation in both regional and national juried exhibits, including the prestigious Hoosier Salon.

He was awarded the honor of Signature Membership in Oil Painters of America in 1993. Most recently, his plein air landscapes done in France, Italy, Spain, New England and most recently, Martha’s Vineyard, have received critical acclaim.

Berthe Morisot | Style and technique

Because she was a female artist, Morisot's paintings were often labeled as being full of "feminine charm" by male critics, for their elegance and lightness.

In 1890, Morisot wrote in a notebook about her struggles to be taken seriously as an artist: "I don't think there has ever been a man who treated a woman as an equal and that's all I would have asked for, for I know I'm worth as much as they".

Her light brushstrokes often led to critics using the verb "effleurer" (to touch lightly, brush against) to describe her technique.

In her early life, Morisot painted in the open air as other Impressionists to look for truths in observation.

Marianne von Werefkin | Expressionist painter

Marianne von Werefkin (1860-1938), Russian-German-Swiss painter, a member of ancient russian nobility, was born in the Russian town of Tula.

She was well educated according to western standards and the young girl's artistic talents were recognised early and encouraged.

She had her first private academic drawing lessons at the age of fourteen.

She was introduced to Illarion Michailowitsch Prjanischnikow, a member of the "Peredwischniki", where she began her studies, by the Repin family.

When her family moved to St. Petersburg in 1886 Marianne von Werefkin took private lessons under Repin.

Antonio Nunziante, 1956 | Metaphysical art

Italian painter Antonio Nunziante is one of the most important and celebrated painters in Italy today. He was born in Naples 1956, considered an artistic prodigy, having repeatedly experimented with oil paintings at 8 years old. After attaining a secondary school Art diploma in Asti, while demonstrating the maturity of his own painterly hand, he entered at the Fine Arts Academy for two years.

In 1975 his career began to flourish as a professional painter and he returned to Turin, where he completed restoration techniques in Florence. His visits to Italian and Europeans museums enriched his experience bringing him in contact with masterpieces of distinguished painters like Rembrandt and Vermeer.