Marina Podgaevskaya, 1963 | Abstract painter

Professional artist from Saint Petersburg, Marina Podgaevskaya / Марина Подгаевская is a prolific painter.

She has created more than 1000 canvases.

Marina Podgaevskaja graduated from the Higher Art School in 1983 with a degree in "interior designer", in 1998 - the school-studio at the old painting techniques.

Victor Bregeda, 1963 | Surrealist painter

Victor Viktorovich Bregeda /Виктор Викторович Брегеда is an Russian painter working in the surrealism* and metarealism styles.

He was born in the Russian city of Taganrog into a family of painters. He was attracted by the Dutch school of painting.

Remedios Varo | Surrealist painter

Remedios Varo’s paintings combine Surrealist influences with a distinctive style that evokes mystical or eerie adventures.

She had a life philosophy of non-conformity and a personal story marked by dislocation and tumult.

During her childhood in Spain, Varo was influenced by her engineer father, who taught her to draw, and her strict Catholic schooling, against which she rebelled.

Guy Dessapt, 1938 | Modern impressionist painter

As a child, Guy Dessapt, Impressionist painter - showed an enthusiastic aptitude for painting which led him to the highly acclaimed Art Decoratifs School in Paris.

Here he learned about the masters of genre and grew to respect the impressionists of the 1800's.

At this time, Guy spent many days painting in the streets of Montmarte which provided him with direct exposure to a thriving arts community.

Emily Dickinson: "Quando sentiamo il bisogno di un abbraccio..."

"Ho imparato che ogni giorno dovresti spingerti a toccare qualcuno. La gente ama una carezza affettuosa, o soltanto un amichevole pacca sulla schiena".

Maya Angelou

"Una delle migliori sensazioni al mondo è quando abbracci qualcuno e lui ricambia stringendoti più forte".

Charles Bukowski

"Quando sentiamo il bisogno di un abbraccio, dobbiamo correre il rischio di chiederlo".

Emily Dickinson

Peter Wever, 1950