Ichiro Tsuruta 鶴田-郎, 1954

Ichiro Tsuruta è nato nel 1954 nella città di Amakusa, nella prefettura di Kumamoto.

Era un ragazzo che andava a giocare sulle montagne e nei fiumi vicini subito dopo essere tornato da scuola, ma fin da allora dimostrò anche un talento artistico, vincendo sempre premi nei concorsi di disegno.

Intorno al secondo anno di scuola media, Tsuruta iniziò a nutrire ammirazione per Keiichi Tanaami, Akira Uno e Tadanori Yokoo ed altri, ed il suo obiettivo era diventare un illustratore.

Dopo il diploma di scuola superiore, Tsuruta proseguì gli studi alla Tama Art University, dove si laureò in graphic design.

Martin Pate | Ballet Dancers

Martin Pate graduated with honors from Ringling School of Art in 1981. His figurative works won acclaim in the Sarasota area by such notables as Thornton Utz who declared a life drawing by Martin as the best work in the 1981 student show.

His love of figurative works has led to numerous commissions over the last 30+ years including a 20+ year association with the National Park Service.

Martin's personal paintings and drawings have won awards* in local, regional and national shows.

Boris Dubrov, 1979

Boris Dubrov was born in St. Petersburg. At the age of five he surprised his parents by his unique art abilities.

So, they decided to take him to the Art school where he got necessary knowledge of painting and graphics which he later developed on a professional level.

In 1994 Boris entered the Art-Restoring Lyce...um "Kupchino" where while studying he got interested in surrealisme.

The Administration of this Lyceum arranged the first exhibition of his works in the field of surrealisme.

Florence Blin, 1971 | Abstract painter

Florence Blin, pittrice Francese🎨, ha presentato il suo lavoro in oltre 10 mostre personali nelle città di Ajaccio, Lione, Shanberi, Valankon, Nizza, Cannes, Monaco e Parigi. Ha partecipato al Festival di Arte Moderna del Mediterraneo. Le sue opere sono offerti alle aste Druon e Parigi. Le opere della Blin sono state pubblicate sulla rivista internazionale di pittura "L'Aube".

Steven Quartly, 1971 | Impressionist palette knife painter

Steve Quartly from his studio in Southern California creates oils on canvas, specializing in Contemporary Impressionism*. Quartly’s dedication to painting the world he sees, has contributed to his vibrant works. A plain white canvas becomes a beautiful European city scene, a Mediterranean seascape or a warm California Landscape.

Peder Mork Mønsted | Landscapes with figures

Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859-1941) was a leading Danish landscape painter of his time, known for his photo-realist style, landscapes, portraits and genre scenes.

He began his artistic training in Aarhus before travelling to Copenhagen to study at the Academy of Copenhagen from 1875-1879.

He was much influenced by his teacher Andries Fritz, court painter to Prince Ferdinand of Aarhus, and he also studied figure painting under Julius Exner and Niels Simonsen.

Bryce Liston, 1965 | Children's Art

"The artist has within himself the power to convey the idea of what it means to be human" - Bryce Liston.

Bryce Cameron Liston is an  full time professional artist, who have received multiple prestigious awards*.

Bryce Liston is a self taught artist born in Utah in 1965.

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

• Bryce Liston, 1965 | Plein air / Figurative painter ⥅
• Bryce Liston, 1965 | Drawings ⥅

Christopher Clark | Jazz, Music and Dance

Christopher Clark è stato un artista sin dalla prima infanzia, quando guardava Bob Ross su PBS ed imitava l'arte del famoso pittore ad olio con i pastelli.

Si considera un artista autodidatta, con i suoi studi che spaziano dalla formazione personale con maestri contemporanei, alla tecnica dell'arte accademica classica, con molta ispirazione dall'arte del XIX secolo e dal movimento impressionista.

Christopher ha vissuto in Italia per un certo periodo, immergendosi nella cultura e nell'arte italiana, che continua ad influenzare la sua pittura.