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.