Hans Baluschek | The Berlin Secession

Hans Baluschek (1870-1935) was a German painter, graphic artist and writer. Baluschek was a prominent representative of German Critical Realism, and as such he sought to portray the life of the common people with vivid frankness.

His paintings centered on the working class of Berlin. He belonged to the Berlin Secession movement, a group of artists interested in modern developments in art. Yet during his lifetime he was most widely known for his fanciful illustrations of the popular children's book Little Peter's Journey to the Moon (German title: Peterchens Mondfahrt).

Hans Baluschek after 1920 was an active member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, which at the time still professed a Marxist view of history.

Charles Louis La Salle, 1938

Charles-Louis La Salle was born in Hanoi, Vietnam.

He spent his childhood in Indochina and adolescence in Africa.

La Salle studied at the School of Decorative Arts - Arts Déco- in Paris where he arrived at the age of 18.

Thereafter, he traveled throughout all of Europe seeking the sources of his inspiration and cultural identity.

He settled in Provence in 1966.

Fabiano Millani, 1981 | Hyperrealist painter

Fabiano Millani was born in São Paulo, Brasil.

He started his career in visual arts at the same time in which he first taught a course on drawings in the city of Santo Ângelo.

Millani began his early career in 1997, when he took a course in artistic drawings with Edegar Cavalheiro.

Such experience drove him forward his persistent search for realism.

Rimma Vyugova / Римма Вьюгова, 1962

Russian artist Vjugovey Rimma Nikolaevna /Вьюгова Римма Николаевна was born in Izhevsk. She graduated from Moscow Art-professional college, Painting faculty in 1982. Rimma is a member of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia and the International Federation of Artists. Her first and next personal art exhibitions were annually in France, then in Austria, and throughout Russia.

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)

Paul Cezanne was a post-impressionist painter who created the bridge between Impressionism and Cubism, and is said to be the artistic father of both Matisse and Picasso.

Jeremy Lipking, 1975 | Figurative / Landscape painter

Jeremy Lipking🎨, who was in Santa Monica, California, is the son of a professional illustrator Ronald Lipking.

While he emphasizes that he did not begin his formal studies until his late teens, the young artist’s early exposure to art gave him a sense of taste, perhaps the most important component of an artistic education.

Lipking🎨 found himself most inspired by historic painters who combined the figurative tradition of the nineteenth century European art academies with an emphasis on the naturalistic landscape.

Lipking🎨 enrolled in the California Art Institute, where he dedicated himself to long hours of drawing and painting, and now teaches his skills in art workshops throughout the country.

A versatile painter, Lipking’s artistic output includes landscapes and still lifes, however he feels especially compelled to paint the most classical of artistic subjects, the human figure.

Alice X. Zhang, 1988 | Pop Art digital painter

Alice X. Zhang is a full-time freelance designer, illustrator and portrait artist with an enduring interest in cinema, comics and Pop culture.

Alice X. Zhang is by far one of the most impressive artists I’ve come across in terms of her creativity and contributions to her craft.

She was born on November 8, 1988 and grew up in Auckland, New Zealand. Ms. Zhang is a well traveled artist.

She has also spent time in Hong Kong and New York. Few artists have accomplished so much in so little time.

Mariana Stauffer | Palette knife Impressionist painter

'Art is the love of my life. I started painting and crafting at an early age. Art is something , that comes from within, it is a happy feeling, love, harmony, message to others. I am always leaving positive emotions and messages in my art works. I love painting cityscapes, landscapes, flowers, rain, nights, birds. My style is Modern Impressionism. Most of my paintings are created using a palette knife only'.