Sergey Ivchenko ~ Abstract Expressionist painter

Sergey Ivchenko [Сергей Ивченко] 1954-2008, Russian painter, was born in Frankfurt on the Oder, Germany. 1976 Graduated from Art Institute, Moscow, Russia. 1975-1991: worked in various art studios in the USSR. 1990: as a member of the group of artists took part in the action "Falling of the Berlin wall", Berlin, Germany. 1991 immigrated to Israel. 1992-1994 worked as a computer graphic artist, and then as an Art Director in the "Utopia" company, Haifa.

La nascita di Venere, 1863 | Émile Zola contro Cabanel

Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889), pittore francese, ottenne la grande fama nel 1863, con la Nascita di Venere, acquistata da Napoleone III nel 1863. Lo stesso anno, Cabanel venne nominato professore all'École des Beaux-Arts e membro dell'Académie des Beaux-Arts.

Cabanel, rigorosamente accademico nello stile, pittore di storia, di genere e ritrattista, fu nemico del Naturalismo e dell'Impressionismo, mentre fu attaccato dallo scrittore Émile Zola e da tutti coloro che difendevano la necessità di un'arte meno soave e più realista.

Monet: Ecco il mio atelier!

In una intervista, realizzata nell'aprile del 1880 da Emile Taboureux e pubblicata sul settimanale "Le Vie moderne" il 12 giugno 1880, al giornalista che gli chiedeva di mostrargli il suo studio, Claude Monet rispose:

- "Il mio atelier?

Ma non ho mai avuto un atelier, io, e non capisco come ci si possa chiudere in una stanza.

Per disegnare si, non certo per dipingere".

Quindi, in un gesto eloquente, puntato in direzione di Vétheuil e della Senna aggiunse:

- "Ecco il mio atelier!"

Pierre-Auguste Renoir | Monet nel suo giardino, 1873

Kees van Dongen | Fauve painter

Cornelis Theodorus Maria "Kees" van Dongen (1877-1968) was a Dutch-French painter, who was one of the leading Fauves.

He took evening classes in geometric drawing from 1892-1897 at the Akademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Rotterdam.

In 1895 he began working intermittently for the newspaper Rotterdamsche Nieuwsblad, for which he made, among other things, a series of bright watercolour drawings of Rotterdam’s red-light district and illustrations of Queen Wilhelmina’s coronation.

Paul Cézanne, il pittore più pagato del 2012

Durante il 2012, Paul Cézanne 1839-1906, pittore post-impressionista francese, con il quadro "I giocatori di carte" 1890-1895, olio su tela, cm 47,5x57, è stato giudicato il pittore più pagato del mondo.
A febbraio, il quadro "I giocatori di carte" all'olio del pittore post impressionista, è stato comprato all'asta dalla famiglia reale del Qatar, mentre, il maggio scorso, un acquerello su carta, eseguito da Cézanne tra il 1892-1896 per lo studio preparatorio di 46 centimetri per 30 per il celebre capolavoro, è stato battuto all’asta da Christie’s a New York per 19,12 milioni di dollari - 14 milioni di euro.

I giocatori di carte - Acquerello di Paul Cézanne

Yuqi Wang, 1958 | Portrait painter

Yuqi Wang / 王玉琦 was born in China, 1958. He now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

His work has been collected by many public institutions, including: the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. , the Art Museum of Harvard University, China National Gallery, as well as by private collectors all over the world.

His work has been recognized with awards both nationally and internationally, winning the "Grand Prize" at The International Portrait Competition of the Portrait Society of America and "Second Prize" at The Portrait Competition of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C., among others.

Théo Van Rysselberghe and the Neo-impressionism

Théo (Théophile) van Rysselberghe (1862-1926) discovered the pointillist technique when he saw Georges Seurat's La Grande Jatte at the eighth impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1886.

Together with Henry Van de Velde, Georges Lemmen, Xavier Mellery, Willy Schlobach and Alfred William Finch and Anna Boch he "imported" this style to Belgium.

Seurat was invited to the next salon of Les XX in Brussels in 1887.

Giovanni Dalessi, 1964

Giovanni Dalessi undeniably belongs to the upper segment of Dutch realism.

His meaningful works are loved by a large audience.

Because he is able to put his own personal stamp on time-honored themes such as portrait, still life and landscape, he distinguishes himself from his colleagues.

Giovanni takes the subjects of his paintings from his immediate environment.

Nik Helbig, 1969 | Impressionist painter

Nicole Anne Chew-Helbig, Singaporean painter, was born 1969 in Singapore. Currently working in Austria.

Trained as a Biochemist, and used to own businesses in the service industry in Singapore.

Now is a full-time artist.

Nik's art is impressionistic, acrylics on canvas.

Mostly figurative, with a spiritual/mystical theme.

Danhui Nai ~ Antique roses

Danhui Nai, Chinese painter, was born and raised in mainland China. As the child of a sculptor and a painter it is no small wonder that she showed an interest in art at an early age. After college, Danhui Nai moved to New York City where she worked as a textile designer. She studied at the Fashion institute of Technology at night and also took a summer course in French costume and interior design in Paris. She has a flower garden outside her studio and loves to paint in the garden when weather permits. Her antique roses and other flowers are among her favorite subjects.

Jacques Prévert / Jean Hildebrant | Bussano...

Chi è

Nessuno

E' solo il mio cuore che batte

Che batte troppo forte

Per causa tua.

Jean Hildebrant - American Figurative painter

Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os | Flower painter

Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os (1782-1861), Dutch painter**, was a 19th century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands. According to the RKD he was a son and pupil of the flower painter Jan van Os and a brother of the painters Pieter van Os and Maria Margaretha van Os (1779-1862).
In 1809 he won the first prize of the Society Felix Meritis in Amsterdam for a still life in which genre he later specialized. Van Os became Ridder in de orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw in 1812.

Justyna Kopania | Abstract Palette Knife painter

- "My name is Justyna Kopania. I am a painter. Art is my asylum, life, poetry, music, the best cigar, tasty strong tea, everything.

My Art reflects the world I perceive with all my senses; people I meet and love; nature I admire, and all the things that affect the way I am.

The Man is my main inspiration and This Man is the principal topic of my project. I am focusing on Their psyche, attitudes, as well as Their appearance, manners and all the complex processes that take place both outside and inside the Man'.

Juliana Kolesova

Ульяна Колесова is an award winning graphics designer, illustrator and digital photographer. She received a master's degree in fine art and design from the Moscow School of Applied Arts. She then began her career as a painter and her pieces were displayed and sold in numerous exhibitions throughout Europe. Since that time she has worked as a graphic designer, illustrator and art director for various companies in Moscow in both the advertising and publishing industries.

Valentine Bartholomew

Valentine Bartholomew [1799-1879], British painter, became an early member of the Society of Painters in WaterColours, which he joined in 1835. He had a special talent for flower painting, a branch of art which he pursued with much success, his works being chiefly remarkable for the great care and the large scale on which they were carried out. "Azaleas" and "Camellias" are in the South Kensington Museum. Bartholomew held for many years the post of Flower painter in Ordinary to the Queen from 1837.

Marc Chagall / Jean de La Fontaine | Favole a Colori

Sono 300 le incisioni di Marc Chagall dedicate alle favole di La Fontaine, una suite di esemplari a grandi margini, colorate a mano e firmate dall'artista.

La splendida illustrazione delle Favole di La Fontaine, iniziata da Chagall nel 1927 e conclusasi tre anni dopo, fu eseguita su commissione di Ambroise Vollard.

Nel lontano 1927 "il fatto che Volard avesse scelto Chagall provocò vivaci polemiche... dal fatto che la Fontaine, "parte del patrimonio nazionale francese", venisse illustrato da un russo, un ebreo per giunta forestiero...

Kahlil Gibran / Alexander Khokhlov | Tristezza

Interrogo la tristezza e scopro

che non ha il dono della parola;

eppure, se potesse,

sono convinto che pronuncerebbe

una parola più dolce della gioia...

Alexander Khokhlov - Russian photographer

Agnès Boulloche ~ Fantastic Surrealist painter

Agnès Boulloche, French painter, was born in Paris, she spent her childhood in Morocco. These young years in North Africa made Agnes a legend and Djinn connoisseur, a lover of the uncanny. Back in Paris in the Sixties, she was a student at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs, in the followed years, she entirely concentrated on oil painting on wood panels using the old “glaze” technique which consist in superimposing thin transparent layers of colors and makes it possible to combine fine strokes and luminous tints. She also uses various alchemical formulas to create her own pigments, mediums and varnishes.

Lyben Pashkulski, 1939 | The valley of Roses

Lyben Pashkulski is an Bulgarian painter, known for her Watercolor painting and portrait, rich with vibrant colors.

Stanislaw Wilk | Landscape painter

Stanislaw Wilk is an Polish painter, known for his beautiful Abstract rivers Landscape.

The artist uses golden palette that makes the pictures very radiant and glowing.

Lucio Tafuri

Lucio Tafuri, pittore Italiano, nasce a Salerno nel 1941. Lavora e risiede a Genova.
- Tra le sue esposizioni personali:

Genova 1968, Milano - Ars Italica 1970, New York - Art Gallery 1971, Salsomaggiore - Galleria Tiglio 1973, Genova 1975, New York - Borghi Gallery, 1980, Messina - Galleria Conca d'oro 1990.
- Tra le esposizioni collettive: 

Bergamo 1967, S. Margherita Ligure, 1967, Parigi 1969, Roma 1980, Parigi 1990, Milano - Ars Italica 1996-1998.

Roy Tabora, 1956 | Symphony of the Sea

Born into a family of painters, Roy Tabora continues the legacy of generations of artists who populate his family tree.

Already an accomplished Realist at the age of twenty, he opted to continue his education, starting at Washington State University, and receiving his degree in fine arts from the University of Hawaii.

He was soon discovered by Hawaii's leading art galleries and has since risen to great renown as one of the finest seascape painters in the world.

The splendor of Hawaii's tropical shores is a constant source of Tabora's inspiration.

Tony Chow ~ The Passion

Born in Taipei, Tawain in 1974, Tony Chow, Chinese painter, was obvious that he showed an appreciation for the masters. At the age of 11, Tony’s interest sprang a dedication to express his talents on canvas as well as an understanding to the motives behind such masterpieces. Tony came to the United Stated in 1995. He received a B.A. in Fine Art from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California in 2000. From here, his interest and talents developed into a unique style all his own. Tony’s subjects include contemporary women and a careful depiction of the sculptures of masters. Perhaps there is an intentional portrayal of a unique relationship between these sculptures and the subject. It’s as if time has paused to glance at his bold strokes, with an intriguing blend of past and present. Through his tedious process of layers and textures filled with balance and color, his canvas come together with a beautiful multi-layered surface that depicts emotion from all who view his work.

Ron Barsano, 1945 | The Models

American🎨 painter Ron Barsano🎨 is known and loved for his ability to capture the essence of life in his art.

He ignites our imagination with his still life and transports us to places of wistful beauty with his landscapes. He offers us the true glory of creation with his figure work and celebrates the human soul in each of his portraits.

From the pain of a soul denied to the gentle beauty of a rose in bloom, from the graceful serenity of the human form to the spirit of the person in his portraits, Ron Barsano🎨 captures it all in his art.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Henri see:

• Ron Barsano, 1945 | Figurative / Abstract painter🎨

Sharon Maia Wilson

Sharon Maia Wilson, American painter, was a prolific artist working for 30 years from her studio in Tucson, Arizona. She was predominantly self taught through independent study and experimentation. While well versed in many styles and media, she is best known for her work in oil paint. Although an early bout with breast cancer curtailed her career in the late 90s, she emerged rejuvenated and continued to paint with a fervent joy until her passing in 2005.

Elaine Murphy ~ Abstract Fashion painter

Elaine Murphy, Irish painter, is a native of Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Mike Murphy, one of Ireland’s most famous and respected television hosts, a star in many series including “Murphy’s America”. Ever since her early years, Elaine has displayed a passion for creative drawing and design. While studying at the National College of Art in Dublin she won special awards and much recognition for her work.

Fabrice de Villeneuve, 1954 | Vintage style painter

Fabrice de Villeneuve is an French painter.

- "My past has been my source of inspiration.

If I could take you for a walk in my child hood house, where I grew up, we would be surrounded by lush gardens of flowers and vegetables overlooking the beautiful sea.

Therefore, my affinity with my splendid en vironment was to characterize who I was to become".

Joo Seok Ju [Joseokju] Impressionist Figurative painter

Joo Seok Ju, si firma Joseokju, è un pittore Coreano, che vive a Seoul da quando aveva 12 anni. 

Dipinge ad olio ed è ispirato dai principi di base adottati dai grandi impressionisti.

Svetlana Ivanchenko | Abstract painter

Cветлана Иванченко is an Ukrainian painter.
Technique: Sand shell mosaic.
Unique sand and shell mosaic is stored in all the wilderness shades of natural materials.
Art, which combines the captivating beauty of native wildlife. Unfathomable stretch of imagination the author leaves no one indifferent, again emphasizing the originality of talent of the Ukrainian people.
Svetlana was born and raised in the Black Sea in Yalta. She studied at the Yalta Art School, graduated Glukhovsky Pedagogical Institute, named by Sergeyev-Tsensky, specialtized in Fine Art. She lives and works in the city of Dnipropetrovsk. Her works adorn private collections in Ukraine, Russia, Germany and Israel.

Pere Pruna | Portrait /Figurative painter

Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977) painter and Illustrator after 1940 spent long seasons in Sitges, where he painted many female portraits and decorated the baptistery and the Virgen de Montserrat's chapel in the Sitges Parish Church.

He was a Picasso🎨 student, through who he kept in touch with the intellectual avant-garde of Paris. He exhibited his works in several countries. He focused on portraits and especially in the feminine figure, with mythology scenes.

Willem Haenraets, 1940 | Floral Still Life

Willem Haenraets is a Dutch painter known for his serene and romantic portrayals of landscapes, still lifes and cityscapes.

With soft colors, the artist conjures up a romantic world of beautiful illusion on his canvasses.

Willem Haenraets was born in Rotterdam on October 9, 1940 and his talent was discovered at an early age.

I giardini idilliaci di Willem Haenraets

Willem Haenraets è nato a Rotterdam il 9 ottobre 1940 ed il suo talento è stato scoperto in tenera età.

Haenraets aveva solo 16 anni quando iniziò la sua formazione all'Accademia di Maastricht, ad cui seguì un ulteriore percorso di studi presso l'Accademia d'arte di Anversa.

Grazie ad una borsa di studio per studenti di talento, acquisì la sua maturità artistica come allievo maestro dei rinomati professori Sarina e Vaarten.

Mustafa Özbakir, 1982

Mustafa Özbakir, Turkish painter, was born in Adana. He graduated from the workshop of Cebrail Ötgün in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mersin University in 2005. In the same year, he won a merit award in the 66th State Painting and Sculpture Competition. In 2006, he received first prize in the Second Painting Competition, which was held in the name of mayor in Ümraniye. In 2008, he received a merit award in the 69th State Painting and Sculpture Competition. Currently, Özbakır continues to paint at his workshop in Adana.

Carl Heinrich Bloch | Post-Romantic painter

Carl Heinrich Bloch (May 23, 1834 - February 22, 1890) was a Danish painter.

He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and studied with Wilhelm Marstrand at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) there.

Bloch's parents wanted their son to enter a respectable profession - an officer in the Navy.

This, however, was not what Carl wanted.

Kay Ruane, 1956 | Outside the window

Kay Ruane is an American painter.

For years I've been drawing figures inside a room with micro landscapes out the windows. I think of the drawings as dioramas, or tiny graphite worlds.

At first these drawings were formal in imagery, as well as strictly black and white. Recently, I'm paying a lot more attention to details like the kind of flower, the title of a book on the table or a painting on the wall.

I want these details to relate to specific themes in each drawing, with a dose of humor and sexuality.

Kahlil Gibran: "Sulla conoscenza"..

E un uomo disse:

Parlaci della Conoscenza.

E lui rispose dicendo:

Il vostro cuore conosce nel silenzio i segreti dei giorni e delle notti.

Ma il vostro orecchio è assetato dal rumore di quanto il cuore conosce.

Vorreste esprimere ciò che avete sempre pensato.

Vorreste toccare con mano il corpo nudo dei vostri sogni.

Vladimir Kush 1965 | Russian Surrealist painter

Adam Martinakis, 1972 | Surrealist Digital painter

Polish painter Adam Martinakis was born in Lubań. Since 1982 lives and works in Athens, Greece.

Studied in T.E.I. Of Athens, Faculty of Interior Architecture, Decorative Arts and Industrial Design.

Since 2000 has been working on digital arts: digital image, 3D animation, graphics, web design, video and multimedia.

Since 2006 is teaching digital graphics on Hellenic American Educational Foundation, Athens College.

Luci d'Inverno | I paesaggi Led di Giappone

Uno dei posti più belli del Giappone è sicuramente il giardino botanico Nabano No Sato dell’isola Negashima, un giardino fiorito con delle giganti serre, che si trova nel quartiere di Kuwana città.

Durante i mesi invernali, in occasione del Festival Invernale delle Luminarie, il parco ed il famoso tunnel della luce, vengono illuminati da decorazioni, milioni di Led, luci e colori che creando dei spettacolari paesaggi, mentre il cielo si illumina di vari arcobaleni. Quest'anno il festival sarà aperto fino al 31 marzo del 2013.

Xing Jianjian, 1959 | Figurative painter

Xing Jianjian's creations incorporate elements of expressionism and symbolism in the delicate and subtle classical realism, so the presentation of his works is not only beautiful and delicate, but also lyrical and allegorical.

In 1986, Chinese painter Xing Jianjian / 邢健健 graduated from Nanjing University of the Arts majoring in oil painting with a bachelor's degree and stayed on as a teacher there.

Talon Abraxas, 1980 | Surrealist / Symbolist painter

Talon Abraxas, is an British painter🎨, born in South London, England. A self-taught artist, he is known for works that consist of a combination of traditional and digital images, creating surreal landscapes that have a believable dream-like quality.

Inspiration is drawn from mystical artists and thinkers such as Austin Osman Spare, Jean Delville, Hieronymus Bosch, HR Giger, Beksinski and Aleister Crowley.

He considers himself a symbolist painter, writer and occultist committed to spiritual esotericism. His vision is of the artist as a spontaneously developed initiate whose mission is to send light, spirituality and mysticism into the world.

Eugene Paprocki, 1971 | The impressionist city

Eugene J. Paprocki🎨 is a Chicago born painter who has been featured in 14 one-man exhibitions in two continents. He has always dabbled in painting, even in his childhood.

He formally studied Fine Art at Loyola University in Chicago. To augment his already considerable skill, he traveled the world extensively, visiting the work of the great masters.

Talon Abraxas, 1980 | Surrealist painter

British painter🎨 Talon Abraxas was born in South London. A self-taught artist, he is known for works that consist of a combination of traditional and digital images, creating surreal landscapes that have a believable dream-like quality.

Inspiration is drawn from mystical artists and thinkers such as Austin Osman Spare, Jean Delville, Hieronymus Bosch, HR Giger, Beksinski and Aleister Crowley.

He considers himself a symbolist painter, writer and occultist committed to spiritual esotericism.

His vision is of the artist as a spontaneously developed initiate whose mission is to send light, spirituality and mysticism into the world.

Megan Noel | Watercolour painter

Megan Noël is an American painter🎨, illustrator, textile and mixed media artist working in the Northwest. For many years she has been known for her beadwork, but in recent years has chosen to focus more on her equally intricate painting and illustrations.

Her favorite media are watercolor and pen and ink. Her paintings and illustrations range from dreamy and surreal to delicate and whimsical. She seeks not to create masterpieces to grace the walls of museums, but rather to create smaller more intimate works to fit into the lives of readers and writers, poets and dreamers, mother, fathers, and everyday folk.

Kirk Reinert, 1955 | Fantasy painter

Kirk Reinert is an American master in the genres of Fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Kirk discovered that drawing was a natural talent at a very early age having been introduced to art by his grandfather, a sports cartoonist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and his uncle, an animator.

Kirk graduated from Cooper School of Art with a degree in production art and design but is a self-taught painter. Upon graduation, he worked in advertising as an illustrator and designer and after 3 1/2 years went on to establish his own studio in 1981.

Frankief | Abstract Fractal Art

Frankief, real name Frankie, is an American Abstract Digital painter.

Frankief from Watkins Colorado, is known for her amazing 3D Fractal artwork.

Karl Kaufmann | Landscape painter

Karl Kaufmann (1843-1902) started his artistic education at the Academy of Vienna. He subsequently travelled through European countries, such as Norway, the Netherlands, Germany or Italy.

Kaufmann developed a sensitive feeling for environments and atmospheres, which helped him to specialise in landscape and architectural painting.

One special feature of his oeuvre is his habit to sign his works with pseudonyms.

For instance, the names 'B. Lambert', 'Charles Marchand' or 'C. Charpentier' are well-known signatures by Kaufmann. The majority of his works belongs to private collections.

Louise Rayner | Watercolour Cityscape painter

Louise Ingram Rayner (21 June 1832 - 8 October 1924) was a British** watercolour artist.

• Family

Rayner was born in Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. Her parents Samuel Rayner and Ann Rayner (née Manser) were both noted artists, Samuel having been accepted for exhibition at the Royal Academy when he was 15. Four of Louise's sisters - Ann ("Nancy"), Margaret, Rose and Frances - and her brother Richard were also artists.

Juarez Machado | Le serigrafie

Juarez Machado è un pittore Brasiliano, noto per le sue Figure in Art Déco style.

Parte della sua produzione sono anche le Serigrafie che vi presento.

Oltre a dedicarsi alla pittura, è anche scultore, disegnatore, caricaturista, mimo, designer, scenografo, scrittore, fotografo e attore.

Nel 1954 si trasferisce a Curitiba, dove s'iscrive alla Scuola di Musica e Belle Arti di Paraná.

Anton Yakutovych, 1957 | Magic Realism painter

Born in Kiev, Anton Yakutovych [Антон Якутович] Ukrainian painter, lives and works in Paris.
He grew up in an artists' family, and graduated from the National Academy of the Arts and Architecture of Kiev.
Anton has been practicing drawing, etching, lithography and painting since his early childhood.
For him, these disciplines are complementary and about them he says: «graphic arts maintain rigour, painting, a spirit of freedom ".