Fred Wessel, 1946 | Egg Tempera painter

Fred Wessel is a Professor of Printmaking at the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, where he teaches drawing, tempera painting and lithography. He also leads workshops in Italy to paint and study the Italian Renaissance.

He particularly looks to the early Renaissance for inspiration, saying "The ever-changing inner light that radiates from gold leaf used judiciously on the surface of a painting, and the use of pockets of rich, intense colors that illuminate the picture's surface impressed me deeply".

Lori Earley | Pop surrealism painter

Lori Earley is a contemporary surrealist* figurative artist who began exhibiting her works in 2004. Born and raised in New York, Earley was an accomplished and gifted artist from a young age.
As a maturing adolescent, she discovered her distinct style and fondness for painting deeply personal subject matter.
She then began her journey towards becoming a professional oil painter through fine art training at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Eric Barjot | Vintage style painter

The following collection include Still-life paintings in vintage style by French painter* Eric Barjot.

Bjorn Thorkelson, 1971 | Figurative painter

G. Bjorn Thorkelson was born in Orange, CA. He has been working as an illustrator for the last 13 years and is currently making the transition to fine art.  He currently shows at Gasov and Gurule in Scottsdale and The Wilcox Gallery in Jackson.

A native of Southern California, Bjorn lives with is wife Connie and four boys, T'Jae, Braden, Shawn and Riley in his Southeastern Idaho studio/home. Art has been his passion since early childhood and he cannot remember wanting to do anything else.

His early "crayon studies" of kindergarten took on more importance as he realized that he wanted to be an artist. "I've always loved to draw," he says, "it's as simple as that. Painting is merely an extension of that desire".

Jack Vettriano: "I don’t apologise for what I have painted.."

• "I miei dipinti raccontano le cose che ho fatto e quelle che vorrei poter fare".

• "I painted beach scenes not because I was feeling nice, but because I wanted to get a particular effect of reflection".