A Londoner by birth and inclination, the city provides for me a fresh daily helping of eclectic people to watch and wonder about.
'I'm endlessly fascinated with the human form, especially meta-figures like ghosts or dolls or archetypes. Sometimes I think my work stems from a collectors' sensibility - particularly those Victorian do-gooders who pinned butterflies or measured skulls. Each piece of work is an independent specimen, a set of examples of a particular type.
Presence, oddity, beauty and humour are important elements in all my work, as is colour and aesthetics'.
Catlin Harrison ~ Abstract artist
Cecilia Paredes, 1950 ~ Body painter
Cecilia Paredes was born in Lima, Peru and currently lives and works between Philadelphia, PA US and Lima, Peru. Cecilia builds objects mainly using discarded natural elements and with her work, re creates another language. She also does performances using make up, body painting or any other resource to create her anthropomorphic images, transforming herself into animals, plants or landscapes. These acts are registered on photography, creating her photoperformances.
She studied at the Catholic University Art School in Lima, at the Cambridge Arts and Crafts School in England and at the Scuola del Nudo in Rome, Italy. Cecilia is a Rockefeller Fellow since 1998.
Daniel Ridgway Knight | Genre / Figurative painter
Daniel Ridgway Knight’s (15 March 1839 - 9 March 1924) works represent so many aspects of Nineteenth Century painting, including history, genre, landscape, portrait and floral themes.
In each work, all that is aesthetic is recorded with fine detail and skill.In order to faithfully record the scenery, night studied the different phases of the day and their effects on the environment.
Knight built a glass studio outside of his home, enabling him to paint outdoors, even in the dead of winter.
Whether he was concentrating on the evening with the glow of moonlight upon the Seine River or on a young woman in a brightly colored flower garden at midday, each scene is depicted with great detail and with specific attention to a realistic portrayal of the landscape.
Paul Gustave Fischer | Cityscape painter
Paul Gustav Fischer (1860-1934)🎨 was a Danish painter.
Paul Fischer belongs to the fourth generation of Fischers to live in Denmark. This Jewish family originally came from Poland.
For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Fischer see:
Peter Yesis ~ Still life painter
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 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.
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