Peter Yesis is a native of New Jersey and works from his home in Searsport, Maine. He renders paintings in a softened, realistic style that leaves space for thought and reflection. Whether he is painting a still-life, a figurative or a landscape, his goal is to draw the viewer into the work and to share his vision of the underlying beauty of everyday life.
Peter's paintings have been purchased by artists and collectors across the world and have been juried into exhibitions by the International Guild of Realism, Salon International, Oil Painters of America, American Plains Artists and C.M Russell Auction. He is presently represented by The Gallery at Somes Sound in Somesville, Maine and Camden Falls Gallery in Camden, Maine. Peter is a member of the International Guild of Realism, Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society and Plein Air Painters of Maine.
Peter Yesis ~ Still life painter
Peter Graham Roi, 1959 | Modern Colourist painter
Peter Graham Roi has earned a reputation as one of Britain's most gifted and distinctive Modern Colourists.
Still life occupies an important place in Peter Graham’s output, affording an opportunity to explore colour in a reflective manner.
"In the peace and quiet of my studio", he wrote in a recent article for ‘The Artist’, "I can focus on the particular characteristics of a pigment, trying to get to the truth of what colour actually is and understanding more about the special relationships between specific colours like red, green or yellow. Still Life painting is the perfect vehicle for this type of expression".
Emilio Longoni | Divisionist painter
Emilio Longoni (1859-1932) was an Italian painter, known for working in the Neo-Impressionism style.
He was born in Barlassina on July 9, 1859, fourth of twelve children, from Garibaldi’s volunteer and horseshoer Matteo Longoni and from tailor Luigia Meroni.
Since he was a child he felt a great passion for painting.
After he finished elementary school he was sent to Milan to work as a boy.
From 1875-1878 he attended the Brera Academy where he received many awards.
Henry Herbert La Thangue | Genre painter
British painter🎨 Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859-1929) was noted for his strong convictions and forceful personality.
In 1886, having completed his studies in Paris, he was the instigator of an abortive movement to reform the Royal Academy.
Though he did not attend the meetings held by his contemporaries which led to the foundation of the New English Art Club (NEAC), La Thangue was arguably its most controversial exhibitor.
Though he did not attend the meetings held by his contemporaries which led to the foundation of the New English Art Club (NEAC), La Thangue was arguably its most controversial exhibitor.
Bruno Vallino, 1949 | Plein Air painter
Italian painter Bruno Vallino was born in Locana Canavese. He lives and works in San Germano Chisone, (TO) Italy.
He lost his father while still a child and his family were compelled lo move to Pinerolo (Piedmont).
Here Bruno attendees the local boarding school where he remained for nine years.
- "I was in third year - he says - when the painter Beretta did Vigone was called on to restore the Chapel.
His art enchanted me and I spent all my spare lime watching him and dreaming. How I would like to he like that painter, I thought".
Vangelis Rinas /Βαγγέλης Ρήνας, 1966
Vangelis Rinas is a Greek painter🎨 and sculptor🎨 having his roots in the Northeastern Aegean Sea.
He was born in Samos island, but grew up in Ikaria island. His first tutor in painting was professor Vassilis Korkovelos. Studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Professors Dimosthenis Kokkinides (painting) and Thanassis Exarchopoulos (engravinγ).
Phillips Collection find a mystery man under a Picasso's The Blue Room
"The Blue Room" 1901, one of Pablo Picasso's first masterpieces sits under a microscope at The Phillips Collection, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Washington. Scientists and art experts have found a hidden painting beneath the painting.
Advances in infrared imagery reveal a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand, with three rings on his fingers.
Now the question that conservators at The Phillips Collection in Washington hope to answer is simply: Who is he? It’s a mystery that’s fueling new research about the 1901 painting created early in Picasso’s career while he was working in Paris at the start of his distinctive blue period of melancholy subjects. | Evan Vucci, Associated Press
David Leffel, 1931 | Baroque Era style painter
David A. Leffel is a twentieth-century artist who paints in the classic Flemish /Dutch old master style, much in the manner of Rembrandt* or Chardin. His subject matter is Still Lifes, Landscapes, Portraits and figures, but the real subject of his work is the light as it gently drifts from one object to another. It pauses here, then moves on.
"Light is the concept of the painting"
- David A. Leffel.
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