Olga Gouskova, 1974 | Figurative painter

Ольга Гуськова was born in Moscow, Russia. She grew up in Belarus.

1985-1992 - Byelorussian Art lyceum, Minsk, Belarus

1992-1996 - Byelorussian Academy of Arts, Design department, Minsk, Belarus

In 1996 she immigrated to Belgium.

Since 2002 she lives in Bruges and works as graphic designer.

Nico Vrielink, 1958 | Figurative painter

Nico Vrielink was born in Reusel in the south part of the Netherlands. He was educated at an Academie of Art in Belgium to become a teacher. But teaching wasn't his cup of tea and since 1984 he working as an artist.

A year later, in 1985 Nico met his wife Jeane in Singapore. It was love at first sight and since the day he started painting her he never stopped doing so. By this time Nico has made more than 4000 paintings of Jeane.

If there is just one artist whose work can be linked to a muse, Nico Vrielink is far the most outstanding candidate. All over the world, the thousands of portraits he has painted of his muse illuminate many hundreds of private homes, institutions, galleries and museums.

Assaf Frank, 1971 | Misty morning in Venice /Paris

As a young boy, Assaf Frank had an eye for photography. Later at university, his talents were noticed as his artistic gift became apparent. He has had a career in computers for many years, and now he combines his computer knowledge with his photography to produce high quality digital images/produced as art prints for others to buy and share in the enjoyment. Assaf is well travelled and his work touches on people and their lives across the world.

Thomas Dodd | Surrealist photographer

The artwork that Thomas Dodd creates is visionary in scope and dualistic in nature.

Light and darkness, life and death, and beauty and horror exist side by side in his creations.

Mythological and religious themes abound in his work; sometimes with a twisted tongue-in-cheek approach, and at others reverently paying homage to the Old Master traditions that influence his vision.

Surreal world by Amandine Van Ray

Amandine Van Ray is an Estonia-based artist (from Tallinn) who creates Surreal artworks with the use of both photography and digital art. In her works, her subjects portray very expressive emotions as they are surrounded by a Surreal world filled with floating creatures and such.

Her impressive skills and boundless imaginations makes her mix of digital art and the subject's expressions an amazing masterpiece.

Each individual of her figures floats unnaturally through the air in a journey where darkness and isolation seem to be the dominating forces that drive each visual story.

Many of her surrealistic artworks are decored with amazing fish, which is extremely inspiring.

Fedosenko Roman, 1970 | Figurative / Impressionist painter

Федосенко Роман brings an expressive and colorful approach to his artistic scenes.

Lives and works in Minsk, Belarus.

His portfolio features vibrant depictions of ballerinas and equestrians, capturing movement and emotion with each stroke.

Roman's work showcases a keen attention to detail and a dynamic use of color.

The blend of impressionistic and realistic elements creates an engaging visual narrative.

Françoise Nielly, 1960 | Palette Knife painter

Françoise Nielly is a French knife-painter who is famous for painting vibrant and colourful closeup portraits of people such as Barack Obama. She was born in Marseille, brought up near Cannes and Saint-Tropez and is now living in Paris.

Francoise Nielly lives in a world of images.

She has explored the different facets of "image" all her life, through painting, photography, roughs, illustrations and virtual, computer generated animated graphics. It is clear now that painting is her direction and her passion.

Gabriel García Márquez | La marionetta / The Puppet Poem

Lo scrittore premio Nobel colombiano Gabriel Garcia Marquez è morto ieri, il 17 aprile 2014, a Città del Messico dove viveva.

L'autore di 'Cent'anni di solitudine' aveva compiuto 87 anni il 6 marzo scorso.

Era stato insignito del Nobel per la letteratura nel 1982.

Il presidente della Colombia Juan Manuel Santos ha scritto in un tweet: "mille anni di solitudine e tristezza per la morte del piu' grande dei colombiani di tutti i tempi. Solidarietà e condoglianze a Gabo e la famiglia". |ANSA

Vladimir Ryabchikov, 1967

Владимир Рябчиков was born in 1967.

In 1994. graduated from Rostov State Pedagogical University, Arts - Graphic Department.

In 1988. began to exhibition activities.

Party more than two hundred group exhibitions in Russia and abroad, including exhibitions in the project «Die Russen Kommen» 1992-2002.