Nicola Simbari | Palette knife painter

"My Paintings are my Diaries" - Nicola Simbari.

Nicola Simbari (1927-2012) was an Italian painter, known for working in the Impressionism style.

As a painter, Simbari initially was interested in mainly the avant-garde movement. Braque was his first god, and later followed his admiration for Miró. Gradually, he became involved in an effort to tell a story with his paintings, so he changed to a more introverted approach.

Meanwhile, Simbari began developing an admiration for Gauguin, Van Gogh, and de Staël. Gradually finding himself free from influence, he developed the style now recognized as Simbaresco.

Ann Moeller | Realist/Portrait painter

Ann Moeller Steverson is a contemporary realist oil painter whose work includes portraits, figures and still life. Ann recently received honors for her portfolio at the 2014 Portrait Society of America Conference. Her latest works incorporate architectural salvage pieces as the framing or framework.

A native of Madison, Alabama, Ann began painting in oils at the University of Montevallo in 1999. She graduated in 2002 from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, completing a B.A. with a Fine Arts Concentration. Ann then acquired a Masters of Art Education from Alabama AandM University in Normal, Alabama. Ann works in a public studio, #304, at Lowe Mill ARTS and Entertainment.

Alan Wolton, 1934 | Impressionist painter

Alan Wolton was born in England. He launched art as a professional artist at the early age of 20. He is indulging in an artistic freedom brought about by his years of development and the confidence of maturity.

Following international recognition, his paintings now show a revised simplicity of statement.

Christophe Charbonnel, 1967 | Figurative sculptor

Christophe Charbonnel was born in Nantes. He has been working with sculpture for 17 years. In 2002, he decides to make a living from sculpture and quits his cartoonist job at the Walt Disney studios in Montreuil, to move with his family in the Yvelines. he dedicates himself full time to his practice. Quickly, he becomes aware that he belongs to a lineage of sculptors whose technique, learned in 1995 at the Duperré school in Philippe Seené's studio, consists of working with profiles.

Antoni Gaudí | Symbolism/Art Nouveau Architect

Antoni Gaudí, Catalan in full Antoni Gaudí i Cornet, Spanish Antonio Gaudí y Cornet (born June 25, 1852, Reus, Spain-died June 10, 1926, Barcelona), Catalan architect, whose distinctive style is characterized by freedom of form, voluptuous colour and texture, and organic unity. Gaudí worked almost entirely in or near Barcelona. Much of his career was occupied with the construction of the Expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Família), which was unfinished at his death in 1926.