Karen Whitworth | Plein air painter

Karen Whitworth is a painter striving to capture the world with sensitivity and passion.

Raised in Alaska, Karen received an early dose of inspiration from nature.

The raw and incredible beauty of the rugged land created in her a passion to document the world that surrounded her.

From wildlife and wildflowers, to towering mountain landscapes, Whitworth pursued the scenes that embodied her home.

Elena Tatkina | Pastel painter

Elena Tatkina / Елена Таткина is a graphic artist, art pastel expert, teacher at Kalacheva school, author of more than 10 courses on pastels and academic drawing for designers.

Since 2001, art director, art producer of computer graphics for cinema, advertising and multimedia in the largest domestic technology company.

Participates in the largest film and game projects in Russia and the world.

Teaching activity since 2005.

In 2006-2007, under the leadership of Elena, a six-month drawing course was launched for illustrators of Artemy Lebedev's studio.

Irina Morozova, 1980 | Pastel painter

Russian pastelist Irina Morozova (Klimova) / Ирина Климова was born in Moscow.

She graduated from the Moscow Pedagogical University, Faculty of Art and Graphics (Easel Graphics Workshop).

She worked as an artist and artistic director in major film and advertising studios in Moscow.

She is engaged in professional photography, she teaches pastel painting at the school of Veronica Kalacheva and holds master classes.

Kahlil Gibran: Il vero amore / True love

Il vero amore non è né fisico né romantico.

Il vero amore è l’accettazione di tutto ciò che è,

è stato, sarà e non sarà.

Marc Chagall

Boris Nikolaev | Romantic painter

Николаев Борис Павлович (1925-2017) was an Russian artist, master of landscape and realistic portrait, author of monumental paintings on the theme of war hardships and romantic cityscapes of post-war Leningrad.

Nikolayev Boris Pavlovich was born on February 14, 1925 in Novosibirsk. Soon the family moved to Leningrad.

The fascination with drawing leads Boris Nikolaev to the studio of the Leningrad House of artistic education of children.