Ruane Manning, 1939 | Scenery painter

Ruane Manning was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA.

His love for art brought him to study at the Art Institute of Philadelphia which led him to become a Commercial Illustrator.

While doing such, he witnessed the development of the Flyers Logo as well as the first Barbie Doll, developed by the Mel Richman Studios.

By the age of 20, he became a published artist with his prints being sold world wide...

George Redhawk | Surrealist Animated GIFs Art

American artist🎨 George Redhawk creates eerily beautiful gifs even though he's legally blind.

With help from computer software, the designer utilizes the art of gif-making to show others how he sees the world as a man who suddenly lost his sight.

"It’s an artistic expression of the confusion I go through with my vision loss", Redhawk told The Creators Project. "Not enough data getting sent to the brain, and it tries to fill in the blanks with false information, so you can’t trust what your eyes or brain are telling you".

The result is an impressive collection of moving art, called The World Through My Eyes !

George Dunlop Leslie | Genre painter

George Dunlop Leslie (1835-1921) was an British Genre painter, author and illustrator.

Leslie was born into an artistic family, his father was the notable genre painter Charles Robert Leslie RA, and his uncle Robert Leslie was a marine artist.

He studied art first at Cary's Art Academy, then from 1854 at the Royal Academy. His first exhibition at the Academy was in 1859 and he showed his work every year thereafter. He became an Associate (ARA) in 1868 and a full Royal Academician (RA) in 1876.

Salon de Paris, 1667-1890 | Art History

Hubert Robert | The Grande Galerie of the Louvre, 1801

The Salon de Paris beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

For almost 150 years (c.1740-1890), the Salon was the most prestigious annual or biannual art event in the world.

As a result, its influence on French painting - in particular artistic style, painterly conventions and the reputation of artists - was enormous.

At the 1761 Salon, thirty-three painters, nine sculptors, and eleven engravers contributed.

From 1881 onward, it has been managed by the Société des Artistes Français.

Dominic Davison, 1972 | Romantic painter

Dominic Davison was born in London and now lives in Buckinghamshire, UK where he gets his inspiration for his idyllic and romantic scenes. He has been creating art for many years and in this time built up a loyal fan base, which now spans worldwide.

Prior to joining MGL he worked as a freelance artist, having his work published in magazines such as '3D Artist', and 'Advanced Photoshop'.