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Gwen Murphy ~ Shoe Sculptures



Gwen Murphy, American sculptor, is a brilliant artist who breathes new life into old shoes, by transforming them from fashion accessories into intriguing works of art. Ever since she was a little girl, Gwen liked to look at shoes and found that they were staring back at her, each pair with its own character and personality. Depending on model and how worn out they were, some shoes sometimes looked sleepy, other times grouchy or fierce, some even looked like they were singing.

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Georges Armand ~ Fashion painter

Originally from Canada, Georges Armand is the youngest of a family of 6 children with artistic talent. Of self-educated nature, he showed from an early age a fascination for the universe of the visual arts. His adolescent interests were aimed at experimenting different artistic techniques and several art categories. Today, in addition to evoking an obvious care in the fluidity of its feature, it is with an ease that the artist transposes us in his own universe. It is by a fusion between the blend of the textures and lights, emphasized by a contrast wished, that Georges Armand puts the characters of his works in dramatic and aesthetic scenes within a contemporary urban atmosphere.
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Alvis Zemzaris, 1961 ~ London at Night

Alvis Zemzaris, Latvian painter and interior designer, was born in Jurmala, Latvia.1975-1980 attends J. Rozentals School of Arts in Riga. 1980-1986 - University of Latvia Faculty of History and Philosophy. Graduation paper in Sociology of Arts. Participates in professional art exhibitions since 1982. 1980 Member of the Association of Young Artists. 1986 The first interior design project that soon is followed by many more. 1997 Member of the Latvian Artists Union. 2002 Member of the Latvian Designers Union.
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Renata Domagalska ~ Flamenco Fire

Renata Domagalska, Polish painter, known for working in the Expressive Figurative style, come from Poland, presently live in Spain. Predominant motif of my art is the human. I'm fascinated by dynamic and motion of life that`s why they are a motor of my art creation: flamenco dance, tango, folklore, nude, the atmosphere of sunny southern countries, small towns with their little streets teeming with life, fragments of nature.
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Harry Anderson | Hall of Fame Illustrator

Harry Anderson [1906-1996] was an American illustrator and a member of the Illustrator's Hall of Fame. A devout Seventh-day Adventist artist, he is best known for Christian themed illustrations he painted for the Adventist church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was also a popular illustrator of short stories in American weekly magazines during the 1930s and early 1940s. Anderson was featured in American Artist in 1956; he received awards from the New York Art Directors club and other notable organizations, and was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Kurt Anderson, 1957 | Floral / Figurative painter


Anderson is an oil painter who works in many genres - floral, landscape, figurative and portrait.
His paintings have been featured in many of the leading galleries and museums in the country, and they have been awarded top honors in many national competitions including the Oil Painters of America, the Open Market National, and International Artist magazine.
Anderson is the author or co-author of eight books on painting, including his most recent book "Expression by Design - The Art of Kurt Anderson".

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Kim Starr, 1956 ~ Morning on Maui

Kim Starr, American painter, is the preeminent painter of Romantic Realism. Her meticulous attention to detail, combined with the artistic sensitivity of earlier masters, results in contemporary works of unparalleled beauty. For much of her life as a painter, Kim Starr created her art in serene and beautiful villages on the islands of Kauai and Maui. Inspired by the tropical paradise surrounding her, she reveals in each of her new works a unique combination of rare artistic vision and painterly technique. Viewers are drawn into the image and surrounded by its elegance. It is obvious that they are in the presence of a modern master.

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Bruno Augusto Gavino, 1946 | Venetian Boats

Bruno Augusto Gavino, Italian painter, was born in Napoli, Italy.
An acknowledged master of landscape painting.
He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
To date, the artist actively participates in numerous exhibitions of contemporary art, successfully running author shows his paintings.
The artworks are in private and public collections of contemporary art in Europe and the USA.
Exhibitions of his works were held in Monaco, Germany, USA, Hong Kong.