Michele Byrne | Plein Air / Figurative painter

Michele Byrne is recognized for her figurative plein air work. She lives and works in Reading, Pennsylvania. However, she travels extensively, painting in various locations including, Manhattan, Paris, California, Colorado and Key West, Florida. Michele was a Faculty Demonstrator for the Annual PleinAir Convention in Monterey, CA in April of 2014.

Rudyard Kipling | Se.. / If..| Lettera al figlio, 1910

Se riesci a conservare il controllo quando tutti
intorno a te lo perdono e te ne fanno una colpa;
se riesci ad aver fiducia in te quando tutti
ne dubitano, ma anche a tener conto del dubbio;
se riesci ad aspettare e non stancarti di aspettare,
o se mentono a tuo riguardo, a non ricambiare in menzogne,
o se ti odiano, a non lasciarti prendere dall’odio,
e tuttavia a non sembrare troppo buono e
a non parlare troppo saggio;

Se riesci a sognare e a non fare del sogno il tuo padrone;
se riesci a pensare e a non fare del pensiero il tuo scopo;
Se riesci a far fronte al Trionfo ed alla Rovina
e trattare allo stesso modo quei due impostori;

Se riesci a sopportare di udire la verità che hai detto
distorta da furfanti per ingannare gli sciocchi
o a contemplare le cose cui hai dedicato la vita, infrante,
e piegarti a ricostruirle con strumenti logori;


If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;

Candace Charlton, 1968 | Abstract Figurative painter

Candace Charlton (Durban, South Africa) studied Fine Art at Rhodes University majoring in Sculpture and History of Art.

Painting full-time since 1997.

In 1998 she held her first solo exhibition which was warmly received by the public.

In 2000 she moved to Europe and lives and works in The Netherlands and in Italy.

The human form, in particular the portrait, is the main focus in Charlton’s work.

Salvador Fuster Vercher, 1966 | Portrait /Cityscape painter

Salvador Fuster Vercher born in Alcoy, is the son of the painter Rafael Fuster he inherited his great mastery of drawing and color.

Salvador Fuster is a painter who, like his progenitor, dominates all painting techniques, and is considered one of the best portrait painters in the current art scene.

His painting is present in great part of the best collections of painting of Europe and America and even the distant Australia counts on portraits and work of this great artist.

Ans Markus, 1947 | Fashion painter

Antje Geertje (Ans) Markus is known for her paintings of woman in drapings. Markus is an autodidact with a realistic style. Her first exposition was in 1981, her own atelier and exposition space was opened in 1995. In 2003 a book with a collection of her paintings was released because of her 25-year anniversary as a painter. Markus has a distinctive clothing style. On november 6, 2009 it was announced that Markus was selected as Dutch artist° of the year.

Alphonse Osbert | Symbolist / Pointillist painter

Alphonse Osbert (23 March 1857 - 11 August 1939) was a French* Symbolist painter.

Educated at the École des Beaux-Arts, his earliest passion was for the great Spanish masters*, particularly Jusepe de Ribera. A shift away from his academic style took place in the late 1880s under the influence of several acquaintances associated with Post-Impressionism* and Symbolism*.

Alessandro Sicioldr, 1990 | Visionary painter

Alessandro Sicioldr is an Italian painter and illustrator born in Tarquinia, living and working in Perugia. He works mainly with oil paint, pencils and coloured pencils.

His subjects are surreal images coming from unconscious that he represents using a blend of contemporary and traditional techniques.

Howard Behrens | Palette knife painter

American painter Howard Behrens (August 20, 1933 - April 14, 2014) - the world's most renowned palette knife artist. As a landscape and seascape artist, Behrens has painted the idyllic lakes of Italy to the gardens of New England.

He has had over 150 one-man shows from coast-to-coast since becoming a professional artist in 1980. Behrens was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1933. He grew up near Washington, DC. He began drawing at age seventeen after being confined to bed following a sledding accident.