Lionello Balestrieri | Genre / Impressionist painter

Lionello Balestrieri was born in Cetona in 1872 into a family of humble origins. When his family moved to Rome he enrolled at the Istituto di Belle Arti and then at the same institution at Naples where he was taught by Domenico Morelli and, privately, by Gioacchino Toma.

In 1897 he moved to Paris where he earned his living as an illustrator.

As a result of his friendship with the musician Giuseppe Vannicola he became so drawn to the musical circle that the subject matter of his art was mainly either musicians or music.

Luca Postiglione | Genre painter

Luca Postiglione (Naples, October 18, 1876 - 1936) was an Italian painter, mainly of portraits, historic and genre subjects, in a Realist style.

Luca Postiglione was born in a family of painters. He was the son of the painter Luigi Postiglione.

His uncle, Salvatore Postiglione (1861-1906) was also a painter and his teacher.

Luigi's grand-uncle, Raffaele (1818-1897) was a professor at the Neapolitan Institute of Fine Arts.

Salvatore Postiglione | Genre /Portrait painter

Salvatore Postiglione (1861-1906) was born to father Luigi (1812-1881), who was a painter of sacred subjects. His brother, also named Luigi Postiglione and his nephew, and Luigi's son, Lucawere also painters. He studied at the Neapolitan Institute of Fine Arts under his uncle, Raffaele and Domenico Morelli.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema | The Roses of Heliogabalus, 1888

"The Roses of Heliogabalus" is an 1888 painting by the Dutch-born British artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912). It is currently owned by the Spanish-Mexican billionaire businessman and art collector Juan Antonio Pérez Simón.

The painting measures 132.7 × 214.4 centimetres (52.2 × 84.4 in). It shows a group of Roman diners at a banquet, being swamped by drifts of pink rose petals falling from a false ceiling above. The Roman emperor Elagabalus reclines on a platform behind them, wearing a golden robe and a tiara, watching the spectacle with other garlanded guests.

Alexander Gorbikov, 1966 | Plein air painter

Александр Горбиков was born in Stavropol, Russia. In 1998 he has graduated Repin Academy of painting, a sculpture and architecture in St. Petersburg. Is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia, the International Federation of Artists. Now Александр lives and works in a Stavropol.

Karen Tarlton, 1965 | Storia d'amore sotto la pioggia

Le opere di Karen Tarlton sono altamente collezionabili e sono esposte in gallerie e case negli Stati Uniti ed in Europa.

Riconosciuta e acclamata in tutto il mondo, il suo lavoro è attualmente in mostra alla Gallerie Severn a Metairie, Louisiana ed al Tupelo Honey Cafe, Arlington, Virginia.

Inoltre, è stata premiata con la copertina dei numeri di dicembre 2014 e 2016 di Pink Magazine, la copertina del 2016 di Sasee Magazine ed è apparsa in molti altri, tra cui Gallerie d'arte e artisti del sud, ed è stata premiata come EMERGENTE ARTIST di Art Business News Magazine nel settembre 2009.

Shawn Mackey, 1984 | Abstract Romantic painter

Shawn Mackey was born in Edmonton, Canada. Growing up in the long cold winters of Canada, he had ample time to draw and let his creativity flourish. Mackey’s parents, who were both teachers, would bring home boxes of scrap photocopy paper for him to draw on. He would cover hundreds of sheets with pictures of everything from Italian sports cars, to the elaborate floor plans of luxury mansions, to a variety of superheroes and cartoon characters pulled from his own imagination.

The Garmash | Romantic Impressionist / Plein Air painters

The Garmash’s incredible talent is only matched by their love and career stories.
Michael and Inessa won several International awards for their portrait work and are considered to be one of the most important figurative artists working on the US market.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Garmashs' see:

• Michael and Inessa Garmash | Romantic Impressionist painters ➦

For more works by Garmashs' see:

• Mr. and Mrs. Garmash | Romantic Impressionist / Plein Air painters ➦
• The Garmash | Romantic Impressionist / Plein Air painters ➦