Nicholas Hely Hutchinson, 1955 | Neo-Romantic painter

Nicholas Hely Hutchinson is a painter, based in Dorset.

Initially influenced by Dufy and Matisse, he has also drawn on the British Neo-Romantic tradition.

He settled near Blandford, Dorset, and the countryside of that county and Wiltshire, horse racing, interiors and still life were among his subjects.

He studied at Harrow School, Saint Martin's School of Art and Bristol Polytechnic.

Muriel Barclay | Figurative painter

Scottish painter Muriel Barclay has an unusual arts background.

Born and bred in Glasgow she graduated with a degree from Edinburgh University before heading to London where she initially worked in Jacques O’Hana’s Gallery in London’s Mayfair.

She returned to Glasgow to teach history and raise her family, while at the same time studying Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art and History of Fine Art at the Open University.

Juan Gonzalez Alacreu, 1937 | Impressionist painter

Spanish painter Juan González Alacreu was born in Burriana, Castellón, in 1937. At eight years he took classes in Arts and Crafts and at 16 he won a scholarship to the School of Fine Arts of San Carlos de Valencia. He worked for years in the illustration for various publishers until he decided to devote himself to painting.

Andrea Kowch, 1986 | Symbolist painter

Andrea Kowch has been described as "a powerful voice emerging, demonstrating a highly sensitive consciousness that informs a culturally-laced Symbolism".

Born in Michigan, she attended Detroit's College for Creative Studies through a Walter B. Ford II Scholarship, and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2009 with a BFA degree in illustration.

Her paintings, book illustrations, and works on paper are rich in mood, allegory, and precision of medium, reflecting a wealth of influences from Northern Renaissance and American art to the rural landscapes and vernacular architecture of her native Michigan.

Christopher Cart | Figurative painter

"Painting for me is telling stories in paint" - Christopher Cart.

Christopher Cart has painted murals, countless watercolors and oils, portraits in both oils and watercolors and has illustrated many books and periodicals.

A native Mainer his work is also flavored by years in Guadalajara, Mexico and Seattle, Washington.

Cart is currently working on a 14 foot mural to commemorate historic Hallowell of the 1890′s.

And also for his home town of Hallowell, in 2012 he completed a commissioned portrait of Allen Strickland, a major donor to the Hubbard Free Library restoration fund.