William Hays, 1956

For Vermont artist William Hamilton Hays, the idea of positive and negative is everything but black and white.

He takes the simplicity of linoleum block printing to new levels with his beautiful and complex prints.

Each of Hays' prints unfolds, color by color into a layered mosaic of carved shapes, carefully fitted into a composition that conjures a sense of mood and place dear to the heart of the artist.

Carmen Drake, 1964

Carmen Drake (Owens) was born in Lincoln, Maine and grew up in Meriden, Connecticut.

Since childhood, she has had a passion for drawing and painting, winning numerous awards as a young artist.

In 1984 she attended the Paire College of Arts until she moved to North Carolina in 1986.

With a child on the way, she put her focus on family and filled any extra moments with creating decorative pieces and custom work for a boutique shop, Rosemary Etc. of Pinehurst, NC.

Jef Bourgeau, 1950 | Post-conceptual painter

Jef Bourgeau regarded as one of the art giants of Detroit, founder of the Museum of New Art in 1996.

Jef Bourgeau is a Detroit painter, curator, photographer and conceptual artist.

He has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries across Europe, Asia and the USA.

René Jansen (1956-2022)

René Jansen was an Impressionist painter of portraits, still lifes and landscapes.

A great draftsman and painter, who shows stilled moments in an intense manner with a skilful and passionate play of light, color and form.

René Jansen has already established his name as a painter for a long time.

His famous still lifes are characterized by 'coincidentally setups'.

He prefers his compositions to emerge spontaneously and randomly.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir: "Il dolore passa ma la bellezza rimane"

• "Un giorno, mentre dipingevo un paesaggio nei pressi di Algeri [marzo 1881], vidi avvicinarsi un uomo che sembrava vestito di porpora e di panno d'oro...

Quando il viaggiatore mi raggiunse, la mia illusione svanì; il mio emiro non era altro che un mendicante rosicchiato.

Il sole, il sole divino, lo aveva arricchito con la sua luce...

È sempre così in Algeria.

La magia del sole trasmuta le palme in oro, l'acqua sembra piena di diamanti e gli uomini diventano i Re d'Oriente".