Essam Marouf, 1958 | Abstract Minimalist painter

• "… I see my art as more universal. It’s mixed from Egypt, Italy, Holland and the world. It is not a cultural statement, it is a human story…"


• "With minimalism in form and colour I try to give my paintings the inner power and spiritual energy. The two factors that give - in my eyes- paintings their inconceivable power" - Essam Marouf.

Essam Marouf was born in Cairo in 1958, studied painting from 1976 at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University in Cairo and graduated in 1981 at the Mural Painting Section.
From 1982 until 1985 Essam Marouf studied at Accademia di Belle Arti in Roma.

He lives and works between Cairo and Amsterdam.

Retro Atelier | Ritorno al fascino che fù

Retro Atelier is a Ukraine-based collective that creates stunning conceptual photography inspired by days gone by.

Its collection features a wide array of series from Art Nouveau-inspired images to unique styles reminiscent of early Art Deco, Pin-Up and glamor photography.

Of the company’s work, Retro Atelier says, “the styles of bygone days, vintage photographs, painting, cinematography and our love for these kinds of art made the work, we moved from dreams to actions”.

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.