Mara Schasteen, 1976 | Still life painter

"Wyoming native and artist, I am dedicated to excellence in expressing the beauty of the world around me.

I work primarily in oils. The path my life has taken has not allowed for formal study of the arts, so I am teaching myself".

Julius Exner | Genre painter

Johan Julius Exner, (30 November 1825 - 15 November 1910), Danish genre painter, was born in Copenhagen to Johann Gottlieb Exner, a Czech musician from Bohemia, who came to Denmark during the Napoleonic period, and his wife Karen Jørgensdatter.

Exner originally intended on becoming a history painter, but quickly found his niche, however, in genre painting, the most popular and lucrative painting style of his era.

Gustav Vermehren | Genre painter

Gustav Vermehren (1863–1931) was a Danish painter who was born in Copenhagen into a creative family and destined to become an artist.

He initially took drawing lessons from his father (the painter Frederik Vermehren).

He studied at the technical school and was finally admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in Sep. 1881 and ended his studies there in May 1891.

Józef Rapacki | Landscape painter

Józef Rapacki (19 March 1871, Warsaw - 31 January 1929, Olszanka) was a Polish painter, watercolorist and graphic designer; best known for his nostalgic landscapes of Mazovia.

He was born to a theatrical family; son of the actor, Wincenty Rapacki. His brother Wincenty and sister Honorata also became actors.

Jerzy Leszczyński, the actor and director, was his nephew. He decided on a different course and, at the age of fourteen, enrolled in a drawing class taught by Wojciech Gerson.

Friedrich Prolss | Genre painter

Fritz (Friedrich) Anton Otto Prölß (1855-1934) was a German portrait and genre painter.

Prölß studied painting at the academies in Dresden with Ferdinand Pauwels and in Munich from 1880 with Franz von Defregger.

He was a member of the Munich artists' cooperative and exhibited his paintings in the Munich Glass Palace, among other places.

Although his residence was in Munich, he spent the summer months in Mittenwald for more than 50 years from 1879, where he created most of his work.