Edwin Lord Weeks | Orientalist painter

Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903) was born at Boston, Massachusetts.

He was a pupil of Léon Bonnat and of Jean-Léon Gérôme, at Paris.

He made many voyages to the East, and was distinguished as a painter of oriental scenes.

Weeks' parents were affluent spice and tea merchants from Newton, a suburb of Boston and as such they were able to accept, probably encourage, and certainly finance their son's youthful interest in painting and travelling.

Il gabbiano Jonathan Livingston, 1970 | Prima parte

Richard Bach: "Al vero Gabbiano Jonathan che vive nel profondo di tutti noi!"

"Il gabbiano Jonathan Livingston" (Jonathan Livingston Seagull) è un celebre romanzo breve di Richard Bach (1936).

Best seller in molti paesi del mondo negli anni settanta, diventato per molti un vero e proprio cult, Jonathan Livingston è essenzialmente una fiaba a contenuto morale e spirituale.

La metafora principale del libro, ovvero il percorso di autoperfezionamento del gabbiano che impara a volare/vivere attraverso l'abnegazione, ricordando il periodo del Rinascimento, il sacrificio e la gioia di farlo è stata letta da diverse generazioni secondo diverse prospettive ideologiche, dal cattolicesimo al pensiero positivo, l'anarchismo cristiano e la New Age.

Linda Lee Nelson, 1963 | Impressionist painter

Linda Lee Nelson has been painting unique commission work and works for sale since 2002 and painted over 200 commission is 10 years. Is the Inventor of the AHA Palette and Easele Box.

Her work has won several awards from notabel organizations as the Oil Painters of America, and the Portrait Society of America, and her award most recently won was Best In Show at the 2012 Arts In Harmony Exhibition in Minnesota.

Linda was a finalist in the prestigious ACOPAL Contemporary American and Chinese Realism Exhibition.

Chicago Armory Show of 1913

The Armory Show of 1913, formally titled the International Exhibition of Modern Art, was a landmark event organized by the Association of American Painters and Sculptors that introduced modern European art to American audiences on a massive scale.

Held from February 17 to March 15 at New York City's 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue, it later traveled to Chicago and Boston, drawing huge crowds and sparking intense debate about the nature of art.

Vincent van Gogh | Two Peasant Women Digging in Field with Snow, 1890

Modern Masters of 20th Century | Art Quotes

Salvador Dalí:

• "The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot".

"Il primo uomo a paragonare le guance di una giovane donna a una rosa era ovviamente un poeta; il primo a ripeterlo era forse un idiota".

Salvador Dalí | Couple aux têtes pleines de nuages, 1937

Kim Roberti, 1950 | The Lovers

Vietnamese-born American painter Kim Roberti immigrated to the United States in 1966 at the age of 16.

Since that time she has lived in many areas of the US and other countries around the world.

All the while, Kim had a love for art and longed to paint.

In 1999 she gave up another career and began the path to becoming an artist.

Stanka Kordic, 1962 | Abstract / Realist painter

Stanka Kordic is an American painter born of Croatian parents.

The cultural tradition provided to her by her family armed Kordic with a strong work ethic, and a passion for life that can be seen reflected in her success as a freelance artist.

After graduating the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1985, Kordic traveled Europe, taking in as much art as humanly possible - searching for her own voice as a painter.

Edward Hopper | Chop Suey, 1929

"Chop Suey" is the most iconic Edward Hopper (1882-1967) painting.

The 1929 masterpiece became the most expensive work of pre-war American art when it sold for $91,875,000 (including buyer’s premium) on 13 November 2018 as part of An American Place: The Barney A. Ebsworth Collection.

Cesar Santos, 1982 | Contemporary realism painter

Cesar Santos is a Cuban-born American painter, best known for images that transmit the impression of paintings of the past, but are also imbued with contemporary, fresh concepts and his own philosophy.

His work shows a wide range of influences, including sources as diverse as the Renaissance, Nineteenth Century academic work, and contemporary society.

His artistic energy drives him to arrange elusive figures and objects in conceptual designs, yet rendering them in a believable and convincing way.

Romel de la Torre, 1963 | Figurative painter

"I find spiritual beauty in all the things that I paint.

The innocence of a child's face, the endless blue color of the sky, the smell of flowers in the garden, the sound of raindrops falling on the roof.

These gives joy in my heart, inspiration, and gratitude... of being an artist" - Romel de la Torre

Born in Cebu City, Philippines in a community of artists, Filipino painter Romel de la Torre's artistic interest started at a very young age.

With the encouragement of his parents he began sketching the world around him.

Henry Clive | Art Déco / Pin-up Illustrator

Henry Clive (born Clive O'Hara, 1883-1960) was a prominent Australian-born American graphic artist and illustrator, best known as a master of Art Déco and pin-up art.

He gained iconic status for his vibrant, idealized portraits of screen celebrities and "pretty girl" illustrations that defined the visual style of the Jazz Age.

Clive's paintings are prized by collectors, but are rare, as only a few are known to exist.

Nancy Crookston | Figural Impressionist painter

Nancy Seamons Crookston (1948-2023) was a California-based artist awarded the title of Master Oil Painter of America.

One of the most widely recognized artists in the nation, Nancy Seamons Crookston passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on November 17, 2023 from complications of shoulder surgery.

She was 74, a week away from her Thanksgiving Day birthday.

Stanislav Sidorov, 1954 | Romantic Impressionist painter

American artist with Russian heritage Станислав Сидоров was born in the city of Blagoveshchensk, in the Far East of Russia.

This Town is the capital of the Amur Region and has a unique location directly on the border with China.

Stanislav came from a family of artist's who nurtured and encouraged his creative talent.

He started his art education as a child in the Creative school for Gifted kids then, 4 years in college, then 6 years In the Vladivostok University of Fine Art with formal studies focused on the traditions of the Russian Realistic School of painting characterized by artist's of the 19th century.

George Bodine | Figurative / Cityscape painter

Professional artist George Bodine paints landscapes, cityscapes and people.

Recently, he has been travelling extensively in Europe, and his paintings reflect his unique vision here and abroad.

He paints almost exclusively in oils, many of which are from small, niche manufacturers.

George often hand stretches Belgian linen sized with rabbit-skin glue and primed with white lead, techniques dating from the 16th. century.

When Christmas was prohibit

A 1931 edition of the Soviet magazine Bezbozhnik, published by the League of Militant Atheists, depicting an Orthodox Christian priest being forbidden to take home a tree for the celebration of Christmastide, which was banned under the Marxist-Leninist doctrine of state atheism.

While Christmas is celebrated globally, throughout history, various nations and regions have banned Christmas celebrations for religious, political, or ideological reasons.

These bans ranged from 17th-century religious reformations to 20th-century state-sponsored atheism.

Even today, in 2025, there are nations that maintain strict bans or significant restrictions on Christmas celebrations.

Norman Rockwell's Silent Night: A Visual Symphony of Holiday Humanity

Norman Rockwell's (1894-1978) skilled hand captured the most heartwarming holiday moments as no one else could.

Over his career, he produced nearly 30 Christmas-themed covers for The Saturday Evening Post, The Literary Digest and numerous others for publications like McCall's and Boys' Life, as well as for cards and advertisements.

Ekaterina Vassilenko Searcy | Ballet dancers

Ekaterina Vassilenko Searcy /Екатерина Василенко Сирси is a Russian-born American figurative and portrait painter, living and working in San Diego, California.

Her drawings and oil paintings respect the technique and style of old masters of Renaissance and baroque period of Italian, Flemish, French and Russian masters.

Christine Peloquin | Mixed media painter

Christine Peloquin is a 2-D mixed media artist who has been selling her artwork for 30 years.

She is currently showing her work at Arts on Douglas Gallery in New Smyrna Beach, Bennett Galleries in Knoxville, TN, and Studio E Gallery in Palm Beach Gardens.

She has also shown in numerous galleries around the country including Atelier Galleries in Asheville, NC and Charleston, SC, Matre Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Longstreth-Goldberg Gallery in Naples, Hanson Gallery, Knoxville, TN, Loretta Goodwin Gallery, Birmingham, AL, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO, Orlando Museum of Art Gift Shop and Kristal Gallery, Sugarbush, VT to name a few.

Erin Hanson, 1981 | Impressionist painter

Hanging precariously and horizontally from red sandstone, hundreds of feet above the ground, may not seem like it would inspire the creation of beautiful oil paintings, but that is exactly what happened with Erin Hanson.

After a lifetime of experimenting in different styles and mediums, it wasn’t until Hanson began rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon that her painting style was consolidated by a single inspiration and force of nature.

Matt Abraxas, 1974 | Figurative painter

- "Being an artist of any medium usually goes hand-in-hand with being a frequent ponderer.

It’s this reverie of deep questions and contrarian considerations that often leads one to pursuing art.

Maybe it’s because art allows for nebulous thoughts to take satisfactory form rather than burn and rot the soul" - Matt Abraxas.