Sabin Balasa | Symbolist painter

Romanian painter Sabin Bălaşa (1932-2008) was born in the village of Dobriceni, Olt county.

He graduated from the Fine Arts Institute in 1955.

He is a member of many international Academies of Art and winner of a great number of prizes for painting and cartoons.

He naturally started from the traditions of the Romanian art, which he assimilated in a creative way, and studied with interest and fervour the history and mythology of the Romanian people, pledging himself to conjure up a fascinating universe of great expressive power, conveying to the onlooker an impression or a rare strength.

Elena Bond, 1965 | City Reflections

Russian painter Елена Бонд⏭ was born in Russia in the beautiful old city of Samara to a military doctor and a classical pianist. Elena started drawing at a very early age, using everything from a pencil to her mother's make-up. She came from a family of artists where her great-grandfather and grandfather were both artists.
Because of her father's job in the military, Elena's family had to move around the Soviet Union frequently. She'd lived in Kazakhstan, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Latvia, Litva, St.Petersburg and Moscow. The largest part of her childhood was spent in Germany. Because of the frequent lifestyle changes, Elena was able to preserve memories of many different cultures and experiences. At the age of 11, she attended her first art school in St.Petersburg, Russia.

Olga Oreshnikova, 1962

Russian painter Ольга Орешникова was born in St Petersburg, a member of one of the most prominent families of artists. Her paternal grandfather, Professor Oreshnikov, was Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg from 1953-1978. He was also one of the leading artistic figures in the city and a member of the Soviet Academy. Olga’s maternal grandfather was Roman Kotlarevsky, a renowned composer and professor of composition at the Conservatory of Music. Her parents and close relatives are all either painters, art historians or practising musicians.

Carmen Alberti-Nothelfer, 1968 | Figurative painter

Spanish painter Carmen Alberti-Nothelfer was born in Barcelona.

From 1990-1995 Studied painting at the academy of fine arts in Vienna, Austria.

The artist lives and works in Germany, Austria and Spain.

Joan Beltràn Bofill | Impressionist Figurative painter

Spanish painter Joan Beltrán Bofill (1939-2009) was born in Barcelona.

Joan attended the prestigious Casa Lonja, where several artists from the Catalan School, including Picasso, had also studied.

It was here that Joan studied drawing, painting, composition and theory of colour.

Joan also studied at the Sant Jordi Fine Art School in Barcelona.

Georgi Matevosjan, 1948 | Surrealist painter

Armenian painter Георгий Матевосян was born in Baku, the son of the USSR State Prize laureate writer Hrant Matevosyan.

In 1975 he graduated from the Volgograd Institute specializing in architecture.

Worked as an architect, designer, studied jewelry making and small plastics.

As a student, he did not part with a notebook, constantly sketching portraits of his friends.

Today, the work of the Armenian painter are in museums and private collections in Russia, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Italy, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Canada, America and Japan.

Mstislav Pavlov, 1967 | Russian Impressionist painter

Мстислав Павлов was born in Leningrad, Russia. Graduated from the Institute of Painting, the Union of Sculpture and Architecture named after I.Repin 1974. Member of “Union Russian Artists” 2002. Participant of multiple art exhibitions in Russia and abroad.

Marcos Rodrigo, 1957 ~ Impressionist Figurative painter

Né en Vieille Castille en 1957, accueilli en France en 1961, dans un merveilleux petit village Lotois, je dépense mon enfance parmi les vieilles pierres et les odeurs de campagne. Initié par mon père, j'apprends à tailler le bois et la pierre. Ma mère et mes deux grandes soeurs soignent avec tendresse écorchures et coups sur les doigts. Avec bouts de laines multicolores et jolis tissus achetés au marché elles donnent forme aux vêtements que j'invente sur mes "cahiers de brouillons".

Johannes Wessmark, 1962 | Hyperrealist painter

Swedish painter Johannes Wessmark live and work in Karlstad, Sweden. Art-education: autodidact. Background: 15 years as an advertising/product-illustrator and 3D-illustrator / animator.

"I have no training in art but trust on innate talent, my passion for creating images and many years of experience as an illustrator. I take inspiration partly from the beautiful forests and costs here in sweden and partly from urban areas including my hometown Karlstad. Many images have also been given life thanks to my lively imagination where humor and twist often is found. Technically, the American photo-realists inspired me a lot in recent years".

Kim English, 1957 | Plein-air painter

Kim English’s award-winning* paintings capture the moments of everyday life. Kim, American painter*, was born in 1957 in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in a rural community near Colorado Springs. After graduation from the Rocky Mountain School of Art he joined the faculty and later began teaching at the Art Students League of Denver and the Scottsdale Artists School.

C.M. Cooper | Impressionist /Figurative painter

C.M. Cooper, American painter, refers to herself as a "contemporary traditionalist".

Her impressionistic paintings blend classic aesthetics with the modern figure.

Women, children, dancers and animals in contemporary settings come to life through her bold impressionistic brush strokes.

Cooper’s delicate color sensitivity and wonderful sense of light create images that are filled with emotion and feeling.