Marcos Rodrigo, 1957 ~ Impressionist Figurative painter

Né en Vieille Castille en 1957, accueilli en France en 1961, dans un merveilleux petit village Lotois, je dépense mon enfance parmi les vieilles pierres et les odeurs de campagne. Initié par mon père, j'apprends à tailler le bois et la pierre. Ma mère et mes deux grandes soeurs soignent avec tendresse écorchures et coups sur les doigts. Avec bouts de laines multicolores et jolis tissus achetés au marché elles donnent forme aux vêtements que j'invente sur mes "cahiers de brouillons".

Johannes Wessmark, 1962 | Hyperrealist painter

Swedish painter Johannes Wessmark live and work in Karlstad, Sweden. Art-education: autodidact. Background: 15 years as an advertising/product-illustrator and 3D-illustrator / animator.

"I have no training in art but trust on innate talent, my passion for creating images and many years of experience as an illustrator. I take inspiration partly from the beautiful forests and costs here in sweden and partly from urban areas including my hometown Karlstad. Many images have also been given life thanks to my lively imagination where humor and twist often is found. Technically, the American photo-realists inspired me a lot in recent years".

Kim English, 1957 | Plein-air painter

Kim English’s award-winning* paintings capture the moments of everyday life. Kim, American painter*, was born in 1957 in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in a rural community near Colorado Springs. After graduation from the Rocky Mountain School of Art he joined the faculty and later began teaching at the Art Students League of Denver and the Scottsdale Artists School.

Irene Sheri, 1968 ~ A special day

Irene Sheri was born in the city of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Ukraine. Her diverse heritage probably makes her one of the brightest example of a new breed of inter-cultural artists emerging from a "Europe without borders". A mix of Bulgarian and French, she was born and raised in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, where cultures freely mixed, making Odessa one of the most colorful, bright and multinational cities in the world.

Her works are in many important collections, and presented by galleries in France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Russia and the U.S. She appeared at the Roger Yost Gallery in 2008 along with Andrew Atroshenko - another St. Petersburg Academy alumnus - at a special exhibition called "From Russia with Love".

C.M. Cooper | Impressionist /Figurative painter

C.M. Cooper, American painter, refers to herself as a "contemporary traditionalist".

Her impressionistic paintings blend classic aesthetics with the modern figure.

Women, children, dancers and animals in contemporary settings come to life through her bold impressionistic brush strokes.

Cooper’s delicate color sensitivity and wonderful sense of light create images that are filled with emotion and feeling.

David Renshaw, 1973 ~ Time of love

David Renshaw, British painter, was born in Southport, England. He always had love of painting from an early age and after finishing school he went to college to study graphic design before starting a career as a picture framer.
During this time David continued to develop his painting skills producing mainly commissioned art and in 2005 he dedicated himself to painting full time. Working from his studio in Southport, David enjoys painting a broad range of subjects using a variety of mediums including Acrylics, Oils and Watercolours. His artwork hangs in private collections worldwide.

Mònica Castanys, 1973 ~ Impressionist Figurative painter

Spanish painter Mònica Castanys was born in Barcelona. She graduated from the School of Arts and Crafts of Barcelona in 1993. In 1990, she assisted a course at the Lorenzo di Medici School in Florence, Italy. She received several national prizes for young artists. Mònica’s art has been exhibited at numerous personal and group exhibitions in Spain and abroad.

Kissing Students fountain ~ Estonia, 1998

Kissing Students [Estonian: Suudlevad Tudengid] has become a symbol of Tartu. Is a fountain and a sculpture in Tartu, Estonia, located at the Tartu Town Hall Square and erected in 1998 and conceived by Mati Karmin 1959, one of Estonia's most renowned contemporary sculptors.

The city is best known for being home to the University of Tartu, founded under King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in 1632. Mainly for this reason, Tartu is also, tongue-in-cheek, known as "Athens of the Emajõgi" or as "Heidelberg of the North".