Peder Mork Mønsted | Plein air / Genre painter | Page 2

Peder Mørk Mønsted (born 1859 - died 1941) was a leading Danish landscape painter of his time, known for his photo-realist style, landscapes, portraits and genre scenes*.

He began his artistic training in Aarhus before travelling to Copenhagen to study at the Academy of Copenhagen from 1875-1879.

He was much influenced by his teacher Andries Fritz, court painter to Prince Ferdinand of Aarhus, and he also studied figure painting under Julius Exner and Niels Simonsen.

Monsted’s style developed further in the studio of Peder Severin Kroyer and through a brief period with William Adolphe Bouguereau. Although established in Copenhagen, he travelled throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Bryce Liston, 1965 | Children's Art

"The artist has within himself the power to convey the idea of what it means to be human" - Bryce Liston.

Bryce Cameron Liston is an  full time professional artist, who have received multiple prestigious awards*.

Bryce Liston is a self taught artist born in Utah in 1965.

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

• Bryce Liston, 1965 | Plein air / Figurative painter ⥅
• Bryce Liston, 1965 | Drawings ⥅

Christopher Clark | Jazz, Music and Dance

Christopher Clark è stato un artista sin dalla prima infanzia, quando guardava Bob Ross su PBS ed imitava l'arte del famoso pittore ad olio con i pastelli.

Si considera un artista autodidatta, con i suoi studi che spaziano dalla formazione personale con maestri contemporanei, alla tecnica dell'arte accademica classica, con molta ispirazione dall'arte del XIX secolo e dal movimento impressionista.

Christopher ha vissuto in Italia per un certo periodo, immergendosi nella cultura e nell'arte italiana, che continua ad influenzare la sua pittura.

Christopher Clark | Storyteller painter

Christopher Clark’s goal is to tell your story. His paintings resonate, showing you a world you’ve longed to live in, or recalling a memory from years past.

He specializes in painting light itself, which lends to this sense of belonging and captivation people experience in his paintings. Christopher is a licensed painter for Lucasfilm, Marvel, 20th Century Fox and Disney International, and is collected by George Lucas.

Francesco Hayez / Shakespeare | The Kiss, 1859

Let me not to the marriage of true minds

Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds,

Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an

ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken;

Laura Lee Zanghetti | Figurative Impressionist painter

Award winning artist Laura Lee Zanghetti is a self taught artist who mainly works in oils.

Her favorite subjects vary from beach scenes to cityscapes and her latest.... "umbrella ladies".

She's been painting full time for the past 13 years in her home studio in Walpole.

Laura has won many awards including First Place at Canton's Spring Show 2011 and Best of Show and First Place at the Art in the Park Show in Norwood.

Olga Krimon / Ольгa Кримон, 1972

Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Olga Krimon / Ольгa Кримон received academic art education in Kazan, Russia.

She continued to grow and develop her skills later in America, through drawing classes with Glen Orbik and painting classes with Jeremy Lipking.

Olga also holds a BA in Art History, and she credits it with providing her the rich visual vocabulary that is instrumental for defining her path as an artist.

She also received an MBA making her well grounded in the business side of an artistic career.

Sayda Afonina / Сайда Афонина, 1965 | Realistic Figurative painter

Russian painter* Sayda Afonina Cайда Афонина was born in Syzran - the small city of Samara region, located on the Volga river. In 20 years of age graduated Сызранскую art school.
The next, 1986, entered in the Penza art school. K.A. Savitsky, which she graduated in 1989.
In the same year became the student shortly before the opening of the Russian Academy of painting, sculpture and architecture, where he stayed after graduation in 1995, work as a teacher of the chair of the portrait. In 1998-2000 she studied at the graduate school Razhviz.