Galla Fattah, 1970 | Symbolist painter | Touching Egypt

Russian painter🎨 Galla Abdel Fattah / Галла Абдель Фаттах is born in Moscow.

One has just the feeling of that mysterious attractiveness when meets that woman fragile, helpless, amazingly beautiful, her profile reminds portraits of Egyptian empresses. Especially, if you can see her among lambent gold of her pictures.

But when you start talking to her it is like the mist clears away and features of a very Russian, soft, poetic character come out through a bright, eastern appearance; it is an astonishing combination making this woman even more fascinating. How was such a mixture born? What does it promise? In what creative form such a spirit can be realized? I believe everyone asks these questions who becomes acquainted with Galla and her works.

She admitted that she had not turned to Egyptian themes in art for many years, but the roots are powerful and sooner or later they reflect in artist’s work, find their form of existence on canvas. Grown up in Russia with traditional values of Russian fine arts at a certain moment Galla discovered the harmony of ancient Russian icon painting and Egyptian symbolism, their graphical fineness.

Eugène Bégarat, 1943 | Post-impressionist painter

Eugène Begarat was born at Nice. In 1960, he entered the "Ecole des Arts Décoratifs de Nice", in 1964 at the "Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris". His first holidays were at Venice and Murano.

He set himself up in Brittany and became interested in the Pont-Aven school and with Nabists such as Felix Valoton et Maurice Denis.

Later, he went on a series of trips to Italy, Morocco, Tunis, and Spain before returning to Paris to the l'Oise, and in 1993 to Provence.

René Miessen dit Bellior (1911-2000) | Symbolist painter

Bellor is the pseudonym of the Belgian symbolist painter🎨 René Miessen.

He was born in Arlon in Belgium on July 30, 1911. At the age of 15, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in his hometown, and after four years of studies at the Architecture Academy of Tournai, his father could no longer financially support his studies. Established in Brussels and enters the active life in the field of advertising where he made an important career, but his true passion is painting.

Cristina Iotti, 1965 | Photorealism / Figurative painter

Italian painter🎨 Cristina Iotti is born in Sassuolo, Italy where she lives and works. She graduated at the European Institute of design (IED) of Milan in 1987 with a degree in Illustration.

From 1988-2001 she worked professionally for 13 years as a tile- designer for graphic arts and serigraphic studios. She also designed sketches for prints on sweaters and illustrations for packaging and children books.

In 2002 she decided to dedicate herself full time to painting and since then she has participated in national and international group and solo-exhibitions.

In addition to this she has been shortlisted in several and important national and international Prizes🎨 and Art-competitions receiving prizes and acclaim.

Through a personal chromatic choice and photographic framing, yet keeping the link with ancient techniques, she describes, with highly detailed accuracy and attention to details, contemporary and everyday events.

Danilo Ricciardi, 1958 | Figurative painter

Italian painter Danilo Ricciardi was born in Siracusa, located near the southeastern corner of Sicily on the Ionian coast.

At the age of 12 he produced his first canvas with oil paints.

He became a full-time painter at the age of 22.

His paintings have been exhibited in Geneva, Malta, New York, Rome, in many cities in Italy.

Auguste Rodin | Hands of a pianist

Fascinated by the expressive qualities of the hands, French🎨 sculptor Auguste Rodin🎨 sculpted hands more than he did any other part of the body.

As revealing as a face, they are sometimes capable, on their own, of symbolizing an entire of human activity, like the Hand of a Pianist which seems to run along an imaginary piano with nervous energy.

Kal Gajoum, 1968 | Cityscape / Palette Knife painter

Kal Gajoum, Libyan painter, was born in Tripoli. His interest in art was sparked at a very early age. In fact, he was only ten years old when he entered his first art competition. Later on he was introduced to oil painting and palette knife techniques by friend of the family who were artist in attendance at the Leonardo da Vinci school of art in Rome.

He held his first exhibition in 1983 in Tripoli.

He moved to Paris to learn watercolor techniques and the Parisian style of painting from a private artist. Then returned to Tripoli in 1992 to give an exhibition.

In Malta he spent his time as a professional artist where he spent seven years working for the Royal Fine Art Gallery and also during this time continuing his pursuit of artistic knowledge.

He traveled to Tunisia during this time to give exhibitions.

In 2000 Gajoum found himself in Britain where he ran the Center of Britain Art Gallery. He started a permanent exhibition in the City of Carlisle where he steadily developed his palette knife techniques and put together a set of four limited edition watercolor prints of the city. Which he sold with the proceeds going to a local charity.

In 2003 Gajoum immigrated to Canada where he now resides in British Columbia and Quebec. He now concentrates on cityscapes and still life’s using his palette knife techniques in oil on canvas.

Richard Macneil, 1956 | Cityscape painter | Part.3

Richard Macneil🎨 is an British artist🎨 that captures the colors of life in his oil paintings.

Self-taught artist, Macneil has always worked in the creative industries in a wide range of disciplines including sculpture, ceramics and graphics.

Richard Macneil was born in Worcester.

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

• Richard Macneil, 1958 | Cityscape / Figurative painter🎨