Andre Kohn, 1972 | Ladies and hats

André Kohn, Russian painter, was born in Stalingrad, but was raised in the southernmost region of the Former Soviet Union near the Caspian Sea.

He spent the first 12 years of his life surrounded by nature before moving with his family to Moscow in 1984.

The precise convergence of three dynamic forces-culture, environment and talent-combined to produce one of the most collected figurative painters on the American art scene today.

Gilbert Williams, 1950 | Visionary painter

His work explores nature, ancient architecture, the cosmos and spirituality.

He drew inspiration from the ferns and Redwoods of his native California, as well as from his deep love of art history and ancient cultures.

Gilbert Williams was born in Santa Monica, California. When he was five, his family moved to Anaheim, California.

Williams' career as a professional painter began in earnest in Mt. Shasta, California, in late 1970s, when he began selling paintings in local galleries.

Over the years he has been represented in Scottsdale, AZ on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA and in Palm Beach, FL.

Louis Escobedo, 1952 | Colorist painter

"Color is like a person’s signature, if it’s the right color, I have to have it.

And when I find those colors that ‘work’, I feel it immediately, like hearing music so beautiful that I have to stop whatever else I’m doing and listen" - Louis Escobedo.

He began his painting career at age 6 when he won the best of show in his elementary school in Sweetwater Texas.

In 1974, after graduation from college he began his career as an artist honing his talents to become a freelance illustrator in Texas.

In 1979, he finally achieved his goal.

Norman Rockwell | Il Ralista Romantico

Norman Percevel Rockwell (1894-1978) è stato un pittore ed illustratore statunitense del XX secolo.

Il peculiare stile delle sue opere, definito "realismo romantico", ha riscosso, soprattutto negli Stati Uniti, un largo apprezzamento popolare ed ha influenzato generazioni successive di illustratori.

La sua fama è legata soprattutto alle oltre 300 copertine da lui create tra il 1916-1963 per il magazine "The Saturday Evening Post", che costituiscono, nel loro insieme, un'importante fetta della cultura popolare americana del secolo scorso.

Mary Sauer, 1986 | Figurative painter

Painter Mary Sauer was born in Greenville, Kentucky. Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States including over a dozen shows in New York City alone.

Mary is a 2014 recipient of The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant for traditional figure painting and winner of the 2014 Director’s Award at the Springville Museum of Art’s annual Spring Salon.

Mary's art is influenced by nineteenth century painting including John Singer Sargent, the Pre-Raphealites, and the French Academics as well as contemporary realist academic painting and fashion photography.

Alfred H. Maurer | Post-impressionist painter

Alfred Henry Maurer (1868-1932) was an American Modernist painter.

He exhibited his work in avant-garde circles internationally and in New York City during the early twentieth century.

Highly respected today, his work met with little critical or commercial success in his lifetime, and he died, a suicide, at the age of sixty-four.

Lionel Walden | Seascape painter

A famous painter of seascapes and marine scenes, Lionel Walden (1861-1933) was born in Connecticut.

He first became interested in art in Minnesota, where the family moved when his father became rector of an Episcopal Church there.

As a young man Walden moved to Paris where he studied with E. A. Carolus-Duran.

Grace Kelly: "I hated Hollywood..."

• "Ho odiato Hollywood. È una città senza pietà, conta solo il successo. Non conosco nessun altro posto al mondo in cui così tante persone soffrono di esaurimenti nervosi, dove ci sono tanti alcolisti, nevrotici e infelici".

• "I hated Hollywood. It's a town without pity. Only success counts. I know of no other place in the world where so many people suffer from nervous breakdowns, where there are so many alcoholics, neurotics and so much unhappiness".

Grace Kelly

Barbara Fox, 1956 | Watercolor painter

Barbara Fox has achieved a tremendous following on both the national and international level as a watercolor painter with a vivid and unique style.

Her paintings have been featured in solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Phillips Museum of Art in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, Mexico; the Salmagundi Club New York City; The Neville Museum in Green Bay Wisconsin; and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.

Stuart Dunkel, 1952 | Classical whimsey

Born in New Jersey Stuart Dunkel began playing classical music and painting at the age of 5. He went on to study music music at Boston University, Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School (Doctorate).

He also studied art at the Boston Museum School, Kent State, the Academy of Realist Art, the Seattle Academy of Art and privately with renowned artists.

After a career as a musician playing with top orchestras around the world, Stuart switched to fine art at the age of 42.

Dennis Lewan, 1943 | Romantic painter

Mr. Lewan, American painter, has developed a style with unique qualities and has become the modern day master of realism, romanticism and fantasy.

He says, "I concentrate on picking up where the "Old Masters" left off, by adding camouflaged images in many of my paintings.

I like to have a painting tell a story and stimulate the imagination of everyone who views it".

"I like to create in each painting a special place that people want to 'walk into and visit".

Charles J. Dwyer, 1961

A Wisconsin native, Charles J. Dwyer, Jr. graduated from the Milwaukee School of Art, where he studied fine arts, painting and printmaking.

Dwyer has shown his work in a variety of galleries across the U.S.A.

In the Spring of 1992 the artist's growing reputation was underlined when his first New York exhibition sold out.

Karen Tarlton, 1965 | Palette-knife painter

American painter Karen Tarlton is an artist from Manhattan Beach, California who have painted whimsical animals and figures, textural florals and scenes from California and around the world for nearly twenty years.

Karen Tarlton is specializing in abstract and impressionistic palette-knife paintings, including landscapes and portraits.

Karen’s oil paintings express her appreciation of nature with a simple intimacy that conveys a quiet emotion and a gentle strength.

William Wetmore Story | Neoclassical sculptor

William Wetmore Story (1819-1895) was an American sculptor, art critic, poet and editor.

William Wetmore Story was the son of jurist Joseph Story and Sarah Waldo (Wetmore) Story.

He graduated at Harvard College in 1838 and at the Harvard Law School in 1840, continued his law studies under his father, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and prepared two legal treatises of value - Treatise on the Law of Contracts not under Seal (2 vols., 1844) and Treatise on the Law of Sales of Personal Property, 1847.

William Wetmore Story - Angel of Grief / L'Angelo del Dolore, 1894

Rabindranath Tagore | Vita della mia vita / Life of my life

Vita della mia vita,

sempre cercherò di conservare

puro il mio corpo,

sapendo che la tua carezza vivente

mi sfiora tutte le membra.

James Gwynne

Michael Steirnagle | Abstract Impressionist painter

Moving between left and right brain (form and content), Michael finds pleasure in both worlds.

Usually utilizing the figure as his subject, Michael seeks to find a comfortable balance between these two opposing forces, unconsciously letting life events and emotions affect the end result.

He finds the painting experience to be a total immersion in a sea of lush paint and color which, hopefully, evolve into a pleasurable and meaningful experience for the viewer.

Michael divides his time between his studio in Southern California and Costa Rica where he has a second home.

Dom Lay, 1994 | Conceptual artist

Dom Lay was born and raised in Fountain Valley, California and later moved to Irvine, California in the summer of 2000.

Growing up in a suburban environment as an only child, Dom has incorporated his influences and inspirations from movies, television, and entertainment media throughout his life, into his works today.

His passion for illustration, concept art, and storytelling landed him freelance experience while studying, both in community and private college.

Steve Cosentino | Plein Air painter

American painter Steve Cosentino was born in New York City, the place where he continues to call home.

Steven studied at the Art Students League with Rudolf Baranik and went on to teach at the League in the early 1990s.

- "As a child I lived in a building much like the ones depicted in these paintings".

Vishma Maharaj, 1984 | Le squisite opere di vetro colorato

Vishma Maharaj è un'artista multimediale Americana che segue i propri sogni, interpretandoli su carta, per mezzo della Intelligenza Artificiale.

- "Sono una viaggiatrice dell'anima che condivide la propria esperienza attraverso la mia visione e prospettiva.

Sono la ragazzina che correva lungo la riva del mare lanciando stelle marine ed esprimendo desideri... che un giorno creerò cose che le persone adorerebbero.

Quei piccoli semi ora sono ciò di cui sono fatte le piante dei miei sogni..."

Bruce Cohen, 1953

Bruce Cohen is known for engaging his viewers with intriguing interiors in his distinctive, crisp, realist style.

Influenced by Dutch still-life painting and Surrealism he orchestrates compositions which include fruit, books, vases and always flowers from his garden.

These items are placed in geometric interiors devoid of human beings but haunted by a human presence.