Ikenaga Yasunari, 1965 | The modern muses

Japanese painter🎨 Ikenaga Yasunari's [池永康晟] serene and soothing portraits of modern women evoke a dreamy nostalgia through their faded golden hues and elegant floating poses.

Using a Menso brush, mineral pigments, and soot ink on linen cloth, Yasunari continues the ancient tradition of Nihonga painting while simultaneously bringing modern elements to play, such as present-day clothing styles and floral textile designs.

The result is both beautiful and melancholy, capturing the timelessness of the Nihonga style as well as its dimming presence through the years.

Michael Flohr, 1975 | Urban Impressionism painter

Michael Flohr paints in a style called urban impressionism. His atmospheric street scenes are brilliantly composed with bold color applications and fascinating narrative lines.

Meet rising star Michael Flohr. The original he’s working on will probably sell within hours of being displayed in a gallery, for this talented, hard-working young man is riding a wave of popularity with the public--and growing esteem from the art community--that gains momentum with each new painting and limited edition release.

Steve Hanks | Watercolor | Figurative painter

Steve Hanks (1949-2015) is recognized as one of the best watercolor artists working today. The detail, color and realism of Steve Hanks' paintings are unheard of in this difficult medium.

A softly worn patterned quilt, the play of light on the thin veil of surf on sand, or the delicate expression of a child - Steve Hanks captures these patterns of life better than anyone.

Anne Dewailly, 1964 | Figurative painter

Anne Dewailly is a French artist, born in Roubaix, she lives and works in the North of France.

Self-taught, she never received any training but her painting reveals great precision and a certain technical expertise. She varies pictorial techniques, using paint brushes, palette knife, a rag but even her fingers to apply paint on canvas.

"My inspiration glows when looking at authentic people. Often women, close by or just down the street. Especially now that serious developments challenge us, young women, regardless race or color, are the sparks of my fire of passion to visualize serenity" - Anne Dewailly.

Renzo Vespignani | Neorealist painter

Renzo Vespignani (1924-2001) was an Italian painter, printmaker and illustrator.

Vespignani illustrated the works of Boccaccio, Kafka and T. S. Eliot, among others.

In 1956, he co-founded the magazine Citta Aperta ("City Opened") and in 1963, co-founded the group II Pro e II Contro (Pro and Con) for neorealism in figure art.

Renzo Vespignani was born in Rome, Italy in 1924, and he grew up in a Roman working-class suburb named Portonaccio.

Evandro Schiavone, 1984 | Surrealist painter

Evandro Schiavone is a professional Brazilian artist who was born in Salto, Sao Paulo. He makes spectacular surreal paintings to blow the viewer mind.

He started his first drawing lessons when he was 12-year-old, before that Evandro invested all of his energy into music and sports. Today Evandro Schiavone gives art classes.

His artwork is influenced a lot by Salvador Dalí’s artwork who is known as the most recognized surrealistic painter and artist.

Evandro Schiavone’s surreal paintings present us dream and lyric colored worlds, where are subverted and the logic do not apply. We appreciate the wonderful surreal paintings of Evandro Schiavone.

Kelvin Lei, 1954 | Ballet dancers

Kelvin Lei is an Chinese painter, known for work in the Figurative style.

Kelvin Lei was born in Guangzhou, China and grew up with a passion for art and drawing.

His dedication to his craft led him to Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts where he studied under China’s finest portrait artists, Yang Zhi Guang and Ou Yang.

His career took off in Hong Kong where local and European Galleries started representing his work.

Kelvin Lei, 1954 | Figurative painter

Born in Guangzhou, China, Kelvin Lei’s passion for art and drawing began at a young age.

Studying at the renowned Guangzhou Academy of Fine arts, he trained under Yang Zhi Guang, and important figure in Chinese art, as well as Ou Yang, a prestigious oil painter.

From their teachings, Kelvin learned the foundation and techniques of portraiture, figure drawing, and oil painting.

After his studies, Kelvin moved to Hong Kong and started his art career in the late 1970s.