Wieslaw Smetek, 1955 | Conceptual Illustrator

Wieslaw Smetek, born in 1955 in Poland, has been illustrating for the big names among the publishing houses for over twenty years now. He gives their magazines a face, makes them instantly recognizable at the kiosk - and he does it with witty and impudent, but always intelligent allusions. He shows former Federal Chancellor Schröder as a drenched and bedraggled poodle looking very woebegone, or Chancellor Merkel as a mother hen gathering her charges under her wings, or the globe as a beach ball with water running out of it.

Laura Harris | Abstract painter

Described as 'beautifully imperfect' Laura's paintings speak to an inner voice often ignored - with strikingly bold colours and texture, each one takes you on a journey that requires contemplation and offers discovery.

Mostly self-taught, Laura began painting in her teens.

With her draftsman father teaching her perspective and technique, he also encouraged freedom of expression.

Before becoming a 'serious' painter, Harris had a small graphic design company that specialized in corporate identity.

Stefan Georgiev, 1954 | Mixed media painter

Bulgarian painter Stefan Georgiev / Стефан Георгиев born on June 24-th in the Town of Veliko Tarnovo. In 1974 he graduates from Arts school in the Town of Kazanlak, Bulgaria.

He then continues his education in "St Cyril and St Methodius" University of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria in the Faculty of fine arts.

He is a member of the Greek Artists Union, He lived in Athens from 2000 to 2014.

He works mainly on canvas with oil paint, mixed techniques or pencils. However he also uses watercolor, pastels and acrylics. With the help of a spatula, he mixes the materials in order to get the wished deepness, thickness and effect. His paintings are figurative with a stylized and decorative style.

Tom Root, 1958 | Portrait /Figurative painter

Tom Root was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He studied drawing and painting at Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut, under Aaron Shikler N.A. and Deane G. Keller, and at Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida.

Early on, Tom was interested in being a part of a contemporary figurative revival. He loved historic portraiture but intensely disliked modern formula-based commercial portraiture and desired to see contemporary portraiture reconnected with fine art. This has been the goal of much of his work.

Emanuil Popgenchev (1942-2010) | Cubist painter

Most distinct Bulgarian representatives of Cubism Emanuil Popgenchev was born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Graduated the National Art Academy, "Decorative monumental painting", 1967. The only contemporary Bulgarian artist who built a body of work in the style of Cubism and his achievements receive international recognition.

Leonardo da Vinci | Comincia della Scultura, e se essa è scienza o no

Trattato della Pittura

Parte prima | Capitolo 31

Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura | Testo Integrale

La scultura non è scienza ma arte meccanicissima, perché genera sudore e fatica corporale al suo operatore e solo bastano a tale artista le semplici misure dei membri e la natura de' movimenti e posati, e cosí in sé finisce dimostrando all'occhio quel che quello è, e non dà di sé alcuna ammirazione al suo contemplante, come fa la pittura, che in una piana superficie per forza di scienza dimostra le grandissime campagne co' lontani orizzonti.

Galq Mincheva | Abstract painter

Galq Mincheva is an Bulgarian artist born in Sofia. "- I am a medical doctor and the painting is my hobby and passion. My pictures are expression of myself, my personality, my feelings, my inner space and my fantasies".

Susan Roux, 1958 | Figurative /En plein air painter

I was born in the majestic White Mountains of New Hampshire in 1958, where my love for nature began. I studied at Rhode Island School of Design and recently under the supervision/tutoring of Stas Borodin, renown Russian Impressionist. After college I made my home in Maine where I remain today. The beauty of my surroundings from inland lakes to the Atlantic coast has been a constant source of inspiration.