Haddon Hubbard | Pin-up painter

Haddon Hubbard "Sunny" Sundblom (1899-1976) was an American artist of Finnish and Swedish descent, best known for the images of Santa Claus he created for The Coca-Cola Company.

Sundblom's friend Lou Prentice was the original model for the illustrator's Santa.

Sundblom was born in Muskegon, Michigan to a Swedish-speaking family.

His father, Karl Wilhelm Sundblom, came from the farm Norrgårds in the village of Sonboda in Föglö of the Swedish-speaking part of Åland Islands, then part of the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland now Finland, and his mother Karin Andersson was from Sweden.

Betsy Brown | Architectural /Landscape painter

New Orleans painter Betsy Brown is delighting us for years. Her unique ability for diversity is part of her large appeal. She can take us to the quaint towns of Yarmouth and Asheville with their sense of family heritage. Betsy brings us to the sultry streets of New Orleans where one can almost hear the mellow sounds of Carmen Leggio’s tenor sax. Alluring European landscapes capture our eyes with the way she creates the magic of distance and the penetrating effect of color and light.

Perhaps it is her attention to detail or the broader effect. Whatever the reason, what touches Betsy personally seems to affect so many others drawn to her work.

Sergio Cozzuol, 1941 | Venice painting

Italian painter Sergio Cozzuol was born in Pola in 1941 and later moved to Genoa. He began his studies under the guide of Professor Giuseppe Rigon, a famous scenographer at “La Scala”, the opera theatre in Milan. Then he attended the School of Arts in Vicenza, northern Italy, with Professors Giuseppe De Pellegrini and Otello De Maria. Sergio Cozzuol paints miniatures on precious materials such as gold, ivory or copper paying great attention even to the smallest detail. His work seems to date back to 18th century; he uses soft tones which can be suddenly enlightened by a ray of sun or obscured by the grey and foggy skies of the northern towns. Indeed, he can be considered a follower of Impressionism, a movement of the 1860s.

Mark Arian, 1947 | Romantic Figurative painter | Part. 1

Combining archetypal elements of drama, romance and spirituality, Arian’s juxtaposition of exquisite figurative rendering with a fiery expression of timeless classical themes give his paintings an evocative and transcendent quality.

His work has been exhibited in top galleries in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Bombay, Paris, and Viareggio, Italy.

His collector list includes such luminaries as the former Princess of Iran, the Prince of Saudi Arabia, George Harrison and Michael Jackson. Jay Rockefeller

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Mark Arian see Mark Arian, 1947 | Romantic Figurative painter.

Lucia Sarto, 1950 | Romantic Impressionist painter | Part. 2

Lucia Sarto🎨 is an Italian award winning🎨 painter. Lucia Sarto🎨 was born in the province of Udine -Italy, in 1950.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and early works by Sarto🎨 see:

Lucia Sarto, 1950 | Romantic Impressionist painter.

Anna Homchik, 1976 | Still life painter

Anna Homchik was born in an artist family in the South of Ukraine.

She studied at the Lviv Academy of Arts.

She had a resonable amount of individual exhibitions and simultaneously she is taking part on group exhibitions and creative actions of young artists.

Her works of art can be found at many galleries and private collections in Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, Budapest, Kyiv, New-York, Toronto and Sydney.

The gifted and restless artist travels all around the world, and that is where she gathers inspiration for procreation.

Her paintings truly convey happiness, freedom, cloudless skies.

Rick Reinert | Impressionist painter

Rick Reinert's formal art education took place in the early 1970's at Western Kentucky University. His arts education continued to evolve over the years, and he exhibited large, expressionistic works in one-man shows throughout Germany and Canada.

After his initial success, Reinert took time off to establish two small businesses and to raise his family. Through a series of circumstances related to his business, Reinert became a highly visable and vocal proponent of campaign finance reform, and was the subject of a number of articles including a cover story in Time Magazine in Feb. 2000. During this time, his commitment to painting was renewed, and he began creating art again. He painted through the night and slowly established the unique and passionate style that he is known for today.

Peter Holme III | Photo Manipulation Artist

The Colorado photographer and design artist Peter Holme III has done a wonderful work in manipulation of his photographs. He has lots of collections in his portfolio, where you can find out his amazing works.