Hughie O'Donoghue RA, 1953 | Abstract Expressionism painter

© The Royal Academy of Arts /Hughie O’Donoghue RA was born in England but lived and worked for many years in County Kerry, Ireland. He graduated from Goldsmiths in 1982 and was Artist in Residence at the National Gallery, London from 1984-85.

His work is characterised by an engagement with the past. He uses figuration and abstraction to explore themes of human identity, memory and experience; and draws on history, mythology and personal records to create works which resonate with emotional intensity.

Camille Monet, Monet's Muse

Camille Doncieux (15 January 1847 - 5 September 1879) was the first wife of French painter Claude Monet. She was the subject of a number of paintings by Monet, as well as Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Édouard Manet. She was mother to two sons with Monet.

She modeled for her husband on several occasions, including for the painting Camille (The Woman in the Green Dress), which received critical acclaim at the Paris salon and earned him 800 francs when sold to Arsène Houssaye.

In addition to being Monet's favoured model, she also modelled for Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Édouard Manet.

Camille Doncieux (15 gennaio 1847 - 5 settembre 1879) fu la prima moglie del pittore francese Claude Monet. È stata oggetto di numerosi dipinti di Monet, oltre a Pierre-Auguste Renoir e Édouard Manet. Era madre di due figli con Monet.
Ha modellato per il marito in diverse occasioni, anche per la pittura Camille (La donna nel vestito verde), che ha ricevuto il plauso della critica al salone di Parigi e gli è valsa 800 franchi quando è stata venduta ad Arsène Houssaye.

Oltre ad essere la modella favorita di Monet, ha anche modellato per Pierre-Auguste Renoir ed Édouard Manet.

Mia Araujo, 1986 | Pop-Surrealism painter

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Argentine-American painter Mia Araujo has long been fascinated by stories and characters, and the multi-faceted complexity that makes each person unique.

Mia believes that all individuals contain an entire universe within them, which is invisible to the naked eye.
Her work concentrates on giving shape to the unseen forces within her subjects - their thoughts, memories, emotions, and complex histories. It is these qualities that fit together to form a vast, rich inner-landscape of identity and mythology for her characters.

Eugene J. Paprocki, 1971 | Chicago painting

Eugene J. Paprocki is a Chicago born artist who has been featured in 14 one-man exhibitions in two continents. He has always dabbled in painting, even in his childhood. He formally studied Fine Art at Loyola University in Chicago.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Paprocki see Eugene J. Paprocki, 1971 | Plein Air Impressionist painter ➦ and Eugene Paprocki, 1971 | The impressionist city ➦.

Nasser Zadeh, 1953 | Cityscape painter

Art has always been a part of Zadeh's life.

Born in 1953 in Tabriz, Iran. Nasser grew up under a variety of influences varying from carpet weaving,carpet designing to painting. At the age of 25, he decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, and decided to engage in both of these arts. He is now viewed as a master in his field as a successful Iranian artist specializing in watercolor, Oil and Acrylic paintings.

Nasser currently resides in Cape Town South Africa, where he continues his legacy expanding the use of media from watercolor to oil and acrylic.

Kemal Kamil AKCA | The fire in my soul

Kemal Kamil Akca, nickname Waffle Fineart, is a fine art photographer and photo-artist  living and creating in Istanbul, Turkey.

Martin Poole | Figurative painter

Martin Poole originally went to the State University of New York, Buffalo, where he majored in Fine Arts, studying printmaking.

He met the late Thomas S. Buechner through fellow artist, Tom Gardner in 1980. Poole continued to hone his emotive style under the tutelage of Buechner who stated that during his time with Poole, "A small group of people who like to paint met on Sunday mornings in nice weather to do landscapes together.

About a year later, when my studio was finished, we added a Friday night session with a model, and painted still life subjects on Sundays when weather was bad.

Marty and I have painted together almost every week through all these years.

He has become the most stimulating presence in my life as a Corning painter, and a friend whom I enjoy immensely".

Natalie Hirschman | Figurative painter

'I graduated in 1997 from Rhodes University with an honours degree in Fine art practical, Theory and philosophy of art and Anthropology.

After university I travelled extensively to Europe, South America and Asia. These 6 years of adventure allowed me to develop my plein air skills; and absorb the lessons of some of my favourite contemporary artists, and old masters. I have since pursued a full time career in oil painting. I still travel as often as possible to feed my inspiration".