Alessio Issupoff | Genre painter

Born Alexei Vladimirovich Issupov / Алексей Владимирович Исупов (Russia, 1889 - Italy, 1957) into a family of icon makers, the artist studied at the Moscow School of Painting before immigrating to Italy in 1926 where he changed his name to Alessio and ended up spending most of his life.

While actively roaming the country, he executes numerous landscapes and portraits which reflect his Russian heritage while including references to the great masters of the Renaissance.

His dynamic treatment of the brush and bright color palette were greatly appreciated by contemporary critics and collectors. | © Sotheby's

Alberto Pasini | Orientalist / Romantic painter

Alberto Pasini (Busseto, 1828-Cavoretto, 1899) was born in Busseto on 3 September 1826 to Giuseppe and Adelaida Crotti Balestra, the last of five children.

When his father died in 1828, his mother moved with her children to Parma, where she could count on the help of Alberto's uncle, the painter and miniaturist Antonio Pasini, a habitué of the Court circles and a collaborator of the famous typographer Bodoni.

Very soon the young Pasini expressed his own vocation by enrolling at the age of seventeen in the Accademia di Belle Arti in Parma, in the section of landscape painting, and in the drawing section in 1848.

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Hendrik Martensz Sorgh (Dutch Baroque Era painter, ca.1611-1670)

Dan Borris | Yoga Dogs and Kittens

Photographer Dan Borris and his wife Alejandra have created these tongue-in-cheek images of popular dog breeds positioned in classic yoga poses.

Alejandra is a former yoga instructor and current animal practitioner.

She holds and coaxes the pets as closely as possible to the final pose.

Dan snaps the photos and finishes the images in Photoshop. The result is a hilarious invitation to get in touch with your inner pup.

After all if a Golden Retriever can hold that yoga pose, so can you! Yoga Dogs is designed to put a smile on your face, and a little more flexibility in your spirit. Play, BarkÖBreathe. Play, Purr...Breathe.

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Franz Skarbina (1849-1910)

Emil Barbarini | Impressionist painter

Emil Barbarini (1855-1930) was born in Vienna where he lived until his death.

He was at first apprentice to and consequently influenced by his father, the Landscape painter Franz Barbarini.

However, Emil soon found his own style which was very different from that of his father.

Apart from landscapes he painted market scenes of Vienna, Krems and other Austrian as well as foreign towns.

Similar to the French, he typically painted the same motifs at different times of the day thus creating variations featuring different shades of light. In his work, harmony dominates over contrast.

Emil Barbarini | Market painting

The Austrian painter Emil Barbarini (1855-1930) was the son of the well-known landscape painter and etcher Franz Barbarini (1804-1873).

In contrast to the alpine themes of his father, he early started to focus on depictions of market scenes.

His favorite subject was the flower market in front of the Karlskirche in Vienna, but he also executed numerous market impressions of his study trips to the Netherlands and Belgium.

E. Melinda Morrison | Impressionist painter

As a young woman, her B.A. in fine arts from the University of Texas at Tyler took a backseat to the corporate world for many years: advertising exec; graphic designer and art director of her own company; and later corporate and executive recruiter. Not surprisingly, she was recognized in national competitions for her print design and annual reports, but shortly after her move to Denver in 1994, the satisfied extrovert began to hear from the starving artist. She says she “felt like her soul was drying up”. An oil-painting class at the Art Students’ League of Denver rained water on that desert ground.