Yannis Koutrikas, 1954 | Expressionist painter

Greek🎨 painter and sculptor Γιάννης Κούτρικας was born in Kalamata. From 1966-1978 he lived in Chicago, USA where studied Biology at the University of Illinois.

On his return to Greece, he studied painting in the National School of Fine Arts in Athens (1982-1987) under the supervision of Dimitris Mytaras. After graduating, he won a scholarship by the State Scholarship Institute for the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux - Arts in Paris.

Marco Busoni, 1962 | Surreal figure /Plein air painter

- The focal point of my artistic production is light. Painting and taking photos are two aspects of the same inspiration that I have form natural light in its spectacular and evanescent exhibitions.

In bright and sunny days or just before a thunderstorm brakes, sometimes I feel a compelling need to cache the beauty that I see around me. Photography is cure to this need a hunt made without caring of the heavy weight of my backpack full of lenses, a struggle of technology and passion.

Nikolay Reznichenko, 1958 | Surrealist Figurative painter

Russian painter Николай Резниченко was born Saratov region.

Throughout his life he has had various experiences and occupations which have enriched him, in a variety of ways, as an artist, and made him what he presently is.

After graduating from an art college, Николай entered nautical one in Kerch.

He was on his military duty in Kiev, afterwards there followed the period of studying architecture and arts in Krasnodar.

Christine Peloquin | Abstract painter

Christine Peloquin is a 2-D mixed media artist who has been selling her artwork for 30 years.

She is currently showing her work at Arts on Douglas Gallery in New Smyrna Beach, Bennett Galleries in Knoxville, TN, and Studio E Gallery in Palm Beach Gardens.

She has also shown in numerous galleries around the country including Atelier Galleries in Asheville, NC and Charleston, SC, Matre Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Longstreth-Goldberg Gallery in Naples, Hanson Gallery, Knoxville, TN, Loretta Goodwin Gallery, Birmingham, AL, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Orlando Museum of Art Gift Shop and Kristal Gallery, Sugarbush, VT to name a few.

Charles Bukowski | Che cosa diranno i vicini?

I miei genitori erano sempre dietro a

chiederlo,

naturalmente non mi importava un fico di

che cosa diranno i vicini.

mi facevano pena i vicini,

codardi che spiavano da dietro le

tendine.

Waldemar J. Marszałek

Pierre-Auguste Renoir | The Umbrellas, 1881-1886

Renoir's 'Umbrellas' shows a bustling Paris street in the rain. The composition of the painting does not focus on the centre of the picture which is a tangle of hands. It even cuts of figures at either edge like a photographic snapshot. This kind of unconventional arrangement was something that several of the Impressionists, including Renoir and Degas, enjoyed experimenting with.

Salustiano Garcia Cruz, 1965

Spanish painter Salustiano García Cruz graduated from the University of Seville.

The paintings of this artist are red or white pictures in a pure concept of Renaissance style, transmitting calm through a detailed study of form and a clear brush stroke.

The characters are lone busts and faces over an empty and monochrome space, appearing like in dreams where everything turns red.

Loui Jover, 1967 | Abstract /Surrealist painter

Loui Jover is an Australian based painter with a unique style of art. He basically uses ink on pages from vintage books to create eye-catching and emotionally charged images of women’s faces. His images also incorporate couples in intensely emotional states. His works have been hailed as truly creative and emotional. As an avid artist who draws every single day creating books of cartoons and drawings, Loui has travelled extensively all over Europe and Asia.