Raimondo Roberti, 1947 | Impressionist painter

Raimondo Roberti was born in Naples, Italy.

Members of his family, who were high military officers of the Royal Fleet, strongly influenced Roberti and his lifelong attraction to all things pertaining to the sea.

His family’s isolated villa was very near the grounds of G. Gigante.

Gigante was one of the foremost exponents of Neopolitan classical painting, a painting style known as the School of Posillipo, an artistic style that Roberti would study later in life.

Craig Mooney, 1969 | Abstract painter

Craig Mooney makes paintings of dramatic moments and heightened emotionality that are known for being expansive and expressive.

Though a representational painter, the artist incorporates a myriad of abstract qualities throughout his paintings.

In his figurative work, Mooney romanticizes his subjects and presents them in an atmospheric lens that is best described as dreamlike.

Jean-Marc Janiaczyk, 1966 | Dreaming of Provence

French painter Jean-Marc Janiaczyk is a self-taught artist.

He has been passionate about drawing since childhood, and in 1991, he began painting.

Years of drawing provided him with a solid foundation in artistic technique.

He experimented with watercolor, pastel, acrylic, and oil, but ultimately chose oil paint for its flexibility, creamy texture, and slow drying time, qualities that suited his evolving style.

Alice Bailly | Cubist painter

Alice Bailly (1872-1938) was a radical Swiss painter, known for her interpretations on cubism, fauvism, her wool paintings, and her participation in the Dada movement.

In 1906, Bailly had settled in Paris where she befriended Juan Gris, Francis Picabia and Marie Laurencin, avant-garde modernist painters who influenced her works and her later life.

Hamish Blakely, 1968 | Love letters to my wife

Like many great artists, British painter Hamish Blakely has a muse.

And it is none other than his wife Gail!

The artist explains: "We men folk have a lot to learn, and I have learned a great deal from her since we met.

My art celebrates that mystifying blend of feminine beauty and strength.

While loyal to that enduring genre of the celebrated figure and venerated goddess in art, I also explore the majesty of a woman's presence".

Neil Simone, 1947 | Visionary Surrealist painter

Neil Simone is a visionary surrealist artist whose paintings have a concept and style as distinctive as they are unique.

Neil has exhibited both original oil paintings and prints in many leading galleries around the world and recently had an exhibition celebrating 40 years as a professional artist.

Andrius Kovelinas, 1958 | Surrealist painter

Andrejus Kovelinas is a Lithuanian painter who has been living in Poland for many years.

His work focuses on oil painting, with a central theme of women, portrayed in a burlesque and boudoir aesthetic.

The artist draws inspiration from theater, opera, and ballet, which is reflected in the theatrical expression of his works.

Kovelinas has extensive experience in applied arts, having designed award-winning posters for cultural institutions.

Mary Alayne Thomas, 1977 | Mixed-media / Fantasy painter

Raised by two full time artists in Santa Fe New Mexico, Mary Thomas has had a strong desire to create since childhood.

Finding constant inspiration from her memories of New Mexico, as well as from the beauty of her current home in Portland Oregon, her paintings continually attempt to capture those magic ephemeral moments we all experience, both real and imagined.