Oleg Trofimov, 1962 | Impressionist painter

Олег Трофимов was born in the USSR. He graduated Abramtzevo artistically-technical college in 1984. His diploma was published in journal "Decorative art".

Then in 1992 He graduated Moscow higher artistically-technical college.

Oleg Trofimov takes part in more than 20 Russian and foreign exhibitions.

His artworks are in private collections of Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Canada, USA and in corporative collections of Russian banks and large Russian enterprises.

Naples Museum of Fine Art, Naples, Florida и Dallas Arts and Crafts Museum, Dallas, Texas bought artworks of this artist for their exposition in 2008.

Alvaro Castagnet, 1954 | Watercolor painter

Uruguayan painter Alvaro Castagnet was born in Montevideo, in the beautiful South American country of Uruguay.

His early interest in art was cultivated mainly by his father, who sent him to the National School of Art in Montevideo at a very young age where he was taught by Professor Esteban Garino.

Castagnet carried on his formal education in art at the Fine Arts University, where Miguel Angel Pareja was his oil painting tutor. Castagnet migrated to Australia in 1983, and lived there enjoying the cosmopolitan and forward-looking attitude of that country for 20 years.

Robert Coombs, 1970 | Ballet dancers

Robert Coombs** is an award winning** painter of figure whose time-period is illusive in that they wear simple clothing that features the subject rather than the era in which it was worn.

Robert Coombs was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Coombs see:

• Robert Coombs, 1970 | Figurative painter ⏭

Eastman Johnson | Co-founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Eastman Johnson [1824-1906] was an American painter and Co-Founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, with his name inscribed at its entrance. Best known for his Genre paintings, paintings of scenes from everyday life, and his portraits both of everyday people, he also painted portraits of prominent Americans such as Abraham Lincoln, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His later works often show the influence of the 17th-century Dutch masters whom he studied while living in The Hague, and he was even known as The American Rembrandt in his day.

Jacques Van Den Abeele, 1960 ~ Figurative sculptor

Jacques Van den Abeele, Belgian sculptor, is exhibited in galleries spread over Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States of America. He realized also monumental sculptures for state orders.
For Jacques Van den Abeele, art is above all a quest for the essential foundations of existence, moving towards what lies behind appearances: feelings, emotions, fears. His sculptures thus allow us to see the fragility and the transcience of life, like the ephemeral sound of a note of music which, barely perceived, already fades and disappears. The artist works directly in wax and from this the statue is cast following the”lost wax” principle which makes each item a totally unique piece. He himself does the surface finishing and creates the patina on his works and wild expectations. If it so happens – only in a few cases –that a man is present, they engage in a game of cards during which the lady will invariably draw an ace of hearts which she meaningfully pushes under the man’s nose. This might be called a form of seduction.

Sabin Balasa (1932-2008) | Symbolist painter

Romanian painter Sabin Bălaşa was born in the village of Dobriceni, Olt county. He graduated from the Fine Arts Institute in 1955. He is a member of many international Academies of Art and winner of a great number of prizes for painting and cartoons.

He naturally started from the traditions of the Romanian art, which he assimilated in a creative way, and studied with interest and fervour the history and mythology of the Romanian people, pledging himself to conjure up a fascinating universe of great expressive power, conveying to the onlooker an impression or a rare strength.

Whether he paints such heroes of the national pantheon as Decebalus, Stephen the Great, Balcescu or Eminescu, evokes characters of legend, epic or ballad or creates images living beyond time and space, Sabin Balasa constantly remains faithful to the most generous and noble human ideals.

Elena Bond, 1965 | City Reflections

Russian painter Елена Бонд⏭ was born in Russia in the beautiful old city of Samara to a military doctor and a classical pianist. Elena started drawing at a very early age, using everything from a pencil to her mother's make-up. She came from a family of artists where her great-grandfather and grandfather were both artists.
Because of her father's job in the military, Elena's family had to move around the Soviet Union frequently. She'd lived in Kazakhstan, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Latvia, Litva, St.Petersburg and Moscow. The largest part of her childhood was spent in Germany. Because of the frequent lifestyle changes, Elena was able to preserve memories of many different cultures and experiences. At the age of 11, she attended her first art school in St.Petersburg, Russia.

Olga Oreshnikova, 1962

Russian painter Ольга Орешникова was born in St Petersburg, a member of one of the most prominent families of artists. Her paternal grandfather, Professor Oreshnikov, was Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg from 1953-1978. He was also one of the leading artistic figures in the city and a member of the Soviet Academy. Olga’s maternal grandfather was Roman Kotlarevsky, a renowned composer and professor of composition at the Conservatory of Music. Her parents and close relatives are all either painters, art historians or practising musicians.