Hodges Soileau, 1943 | Plein Air painter

American painter Hodges Soileau is a native of Southwest Louisiana with a career that has taken him to live in many parts of the country.

His Cajun accent is all but gone, but his cultural ties remain strong. His most successful 25 year illustration career has presented him with opportunities to work with major publishing houses in New York City gracing the covers of more than 300 books.

Hodges was a 23 year member of the prestigious Society of Illustrators in New York City. During this time, he received many citations of merit for work exhibited in annual shows.

He was selected to execute the painting for the Illustrators 29th Annual Call for Entries, and chaired 35 annual exhibitions.

Louise Breslau | Impressionist painter

Louise Catherine Breslau (1856-1927) was a German-born Swiss painter, printmaker and pastel artist active in France.

She trained at the Académie Julian in Paris and exhibited at the salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the late nineteenth-century.

In 1874, after having taken drawing lessons from a local Swiss artist, Eduard Pfyffer (1836-1899), Breslau knew that she would have to leave Switzerland if she wanted to realize her dream of seriously studying art.

Joan Miró | Surrealist painter

Joan Miró i Ferrà (1893-1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist born in Barcelona.

Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride.

In numerous interviews dating from the 1930s onwards, Miró expressed contempt for conventional painting methods as a way of supporting bourgeois society, and famously declared an "assassination of painting" in favour of upsetting the visual elements of established painting.

Henry Lerolle (1848-1929)

Henry Lerolle was a French painter🎨, art collector and patron, born in Paris. He studied at Académie Suisse and in the studio of Louis Lamothe.

His work was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1868, 1885 and 1895.

In 1889 Lerolle painted the murals "The Crowning of Science" and "The Teaching of Science" in the Hôtel de Ville, Paris.

Fred Calleri, 1964 | Romantic Figurative painter

Fred Calleri’s experience at The Maryland Institute College of Art 1988-1993 was a watershed event artistically.

The excellent training he received opened the window to all fields of art.

Ironically, Fred took one painting class in college and only became seriously interested in professionally painting after the birth of his son in 1997.

After an extensive period in Graphic Design and Marketing, Calleri decided to move to Flagstaff and take advantage of the history, scenery, people and especially the astounding light offered in the western regions of the U.S.A recent move has brought Calleri to Santa Barbara, CA.