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Artist Inna Montano (Russian artist)

Artist Inna Montano

Realist painter Victoria Novak began her artistic career as an interior designer in her native Russia, where she graduated from the Academy of Arts.” I was born in Russia near Moscow. I graduated from Moscow State University of Culture and Art, Russia. I live and work in USA , California sense 1999. My work has since been purchased by collectors in the Europe, Australia , Israel , New Zealand and the USA. I also exhibit regularly in California.I love the rich,bold and bright colors of the Mediterranean and often portrays scenes from my travels to my landscapes.I hope my works evoke feeling of happiness, well-being and joy of life. I wants to share with you the warmth of the heat of the sidewalk, the smell of the flowers and a trees and the taste of ripe fruit. I want you to wonder the roads or enjoy a quiet moment in an overstuffed armchair in a romantic setting somewhere in Italy or France. I have been a member of Art Guild of Delta, Pleasanton Art League, the Livermore Art Association “.

Artist Victoria Novak

For many years she enjoyed a successful career in her home city. After moving from Russia to Malta for a short period, she arrived in Italy where she received a Masters Degree in Interior and Living Design from Domus Academy in Milan. After that she started working in one of the most outstanding international architectural firm in the world studio Fuksas in Rome. A move to Rome, where her love of Italian Renaissance art was fostered, inspired Victoria to devote herself to painting. She began to experiment with Old Master painting techniques, but applying them within a more contemporary context. Of adopting the time honored techniques, Victoria says “At first it was more outof curiosity, but in the end I discovered a method that helps me to realize my ideas in the most satisfied way.”Working with an incredible attention to detail, color, and form, Victoria paints portraits and still lifes that deliver drama and beauty in organic, naturalways.She currently lives in Rome, where she continues to develop as an artist and illustrator. In 2018 she became an Adobe Partner joining the “Start with Stock” program for Adobe Stock.Victoria’s work has been featured in International Artist Magazine and American Art Collector and included in numerous juried exhibitions. Her paintings can also be found in private collections in Russia, Malta, Italy, Switzerland and US.

Artist Tatiana Bulia

Tatiana Bulia moved with her family to Tbilisi in 1991 and, notwithstanding her Russian background, paints with a palette of pale oranges, blues, and yellows on a background of light neutrals, that is quintesssentially Georgian.Graduating from the Ural State Technical University where she studied architecture and civil engineering, her passion for painting began in pre-school. But it was 1997 before she finally took the opportunity to devote her life solely to painting. Largely self-taught, her paintings of slight female figures, still lifes and landscapes, demonstrate her eye for colour and refreshing, light touch.

Artist Marco Tulio Espinosa

Born in Medellin, Colombia in 1966, self-taught artist, Marco Tulio began his artistic endeavors at a very early age; with both of his parents as artists, Marco has been painting since he was very young. Certainly his talents must be innate as this prodigal child had his first exhibit at the age of eleven. His father, abstract artist, Guillermo Espinosa instilled in him an appreciation of color but Marco practiced, refined, and has perfected his classically inspired scenes. His human figures are the modernized version of the Classical figure; meanwhile, he adds elements of surrealism, and plays up color and texture to make each piece seem so impossibly real! Beyond the chiseled bodies and near-to-perfect, idealized human figures, he pays homage to his South American culture providing elements of mythology and mystical imagery that is unique to a Marco Tulio painting. An increasing admiration for his figures is largely due to the rich color and texture he paints; he makes the image on the one-dimensional canvas appear tangible and three-dimensional.

Artist Jane Schnetlage

"I have loved art all my life and can't remember when I was not drawing or painting or photographing something. While I paint old school too at times, I am a total advocate of digital painting and Photoshop. It is the future. I love digital art and mixed media, especially using it to produce something that resembles a traditional style painting or sketch. Now my brushes are electronic, that's all. This medium takes me places I could never go before and at times allows me to blend my photography and painting experience. Sometimes there is a photo behind my work, sometimes not."

Artist Anastasia Vostrezova

Her works in a variety of genres: portrait, landscape, still-life. Anastasia's true creativity is evident in her scenes of Russian everyday life, festivals and portraits. The characters presence of mood and soul are delicately transferred on her canvas.

Her works are characterised by the constant search of the illusive language of the soul and the painting culture that changes constantly.

Was born in a family of artists. She spent all of her childhood in Moscow and in Pereslavl-Zalesski where her family had a summer house.

- I see painting as the art of depicting the world in its beauty, be it a person, landscape or flower. Everything has its own color, its own mood, its own soul.

In the physical world, through the perfection of form, the divine manifests itself in beauty.

Beauty reveals and depicts what is eternal. In my paintings, I try to follow this practice in an effort to ensure that in the hearts of viewers, the painting arouses a world of thoughts, emotions – happy or sad, but always poetic and sublime.

It is impossible not to love this magnificent scenic world.

I often talk with the artists, musicians, people of ballet and I am very close to the words of the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, addressed towards all ballet dancers and artists alike … and even towards all people: “Let’s dance more, and try to find more beauty in the dance as well as in life.

A true artist – whether he dances or does something else – always strives for beauty.

So let us become one with the world of true artists, just as we become one with the world of dancers, because by replacing ugliness with beauty in visual images and intangible areas, we come a little closer to happiness and completeness...

Artist Leanne Dolan

Leanne Dolan has been working on developing her unique styles for many years. The result is a culmination of extensive study of the human anatomy. Painting is even more stunning and beautiful than shown in the photos. This piece comes direct from the artists studio, is in mint condition and has never framed. The painting is supplied unstretched and rolled in a tube. Postage includes tracking and insurance. This painting comes complete with a certificate of authenticity.

«The female form and in particular the face, is my favourite subject to study. I am inspired by strong female characters. I translate this into my style using bold and confident line work. Love to lose myself in detail reworking lines and curves over and over. In doing this I strive to create an interesting balance between loose brushwork and a tight polished finish. The resulting aim is a rugged but beautiful vision that keeps the eye finding more to feast on every time.»

Artist Sally Rosenbaum

Sally Rosenbaum is a resident of northern California in the beautiful Napa Valley Wine Country. She is published by Applejack Art partners, Marcel Schurman Papers, American Greetings, Pottery Barn, Landmark Calendars, Avon, and Broderbund software. Her work portrays the moments in time that we treasure and enjoy most. 'One of my greatest joys regarding my work is to know that it finds a home and it becomes a part of a family or an individual's visual memory. If it can cause you to pause and reflect on the richness of life, then I am thrilled.' Sally Rosenbaum studied fine art at UC BERKELEY where she received a BA in fine art. She went on to receive a masters in Art education and elementary education. She has studied with individuals as diverse as Elmer Bishchoff, Peter Voulkos, Earle Loran and Don Hatfield. Her work is continually evolving as she explores both subject matter and the properties of the artistic materials. Now you can have a canvas or paper print of her work in a variety of sizes to suit your personal preferences. Sally Rosenbaum joined Fine Art America on August 5th, 2011.

Artist Kevin Ley

Born in Guangzhou, China, Kelvin Lei’s passion for art and drawing began at a young age. Studying at the renowned Guangzhou Academy of Fine arts, he trained under Yang Zhi Guang, and important figure in Chinese art, as well as Ou Yang, a prestigious oil painter. From their teachings, Kelvin learned the foundation and techniques of portraiture, figure drawing, and oil painting. After his studies, Kelvin moved to Hong Kong and started his art career in the late 1970s. His early work consisted of mostly portraits and figure paintings. Inspired by the Western atmosphere in British-ruled Hong Kong, Kelvin’s work was imbued with a classical European style. Later, galleries from Norway, the Netherlands, and England represented Kelvin, and his work was shown in Taiwan, Singapore, and throughout Europe.Critical response was overwhelmingly positive, and many of his paintings were purchased for private collection. At the end of the 1990s, Kelvin moved to the United States.Influenced by the American landscapes and art, his work was accepted by galleries and local art patrons. Currently, his paintings are shown and sold at Classic Art Gallery in Carmel, CA.

Artist Joshua Mays

Joshua Mays (born c.1976) is an American painter, illustrator, and muralist. His work, which typically features black subjects in fantastical settings, is considered by many to be an example of Afrofuturism, although he does not use the label to describe himself.[1] He was born in Denver, and is now based in Oakland.

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Artist Guido Berelli

Guido Borelli was born in 1952 in Caluso, Italy where he still resides. Born into an artist family young Guido first discovered painting somewhere between the ages of 4 to 6 years old. With the encouragement of his family he had his first personal art exhibit at age 17. He received his art training at Accademia Albertina, in Turin, which was founded in 1672, at the special request of the King. Beginning with Guido's first exhibition a the Ars Plauda Gallery in Turnin, Italy in 1969 he has continued to have exhibitions around the world in Catania, Uruguay, Holland, Egypt, UK, Malta, Norway, Germany, USA, Spain, Russia, Bulgaria, France, Poland, Kenya and Japan."I am a true lover of nature and of everything gentle. My landscapes and houses combine reality and imagination. First, I store in my mind all views that I find interesting. Later, when I need a subject, those views resurface in my memory, and I paint what I selectively remember of them, with intrinsically personal modifications." -- Guido Borelli

Guido's paintings are influenced by the Ilalian realistic style begginning in the 1900's, especially by the artists Boldini and De Nittis. Inspired by the movement of shadows, his oil paintings reflect nature as their focal points depicting Italian landscapes, homes and villas of Northern Italy and the Alps. His art work can be seen in public and private collections worldwide.

Artist Quang Ho

Vietnamese-born American painter, was born in Hue, Vietnam. He immigrated to the United States in 1975.Painter and illustrator Quang Ho is more interested in representing the mundane details of his immediate environment than in searching the world for preconceived artistic content. His diverse subject matter ranges from still lifes, landscapes, and interiors, to dancers and figures. “Realism and abstract—it’s all the same to me,” he has said. “The real essence of painting is the dialogue between shapes, tones, colors, textures, edges, and line. Everything else follows—including light, form, concepts, personal beliefs, and inspirations.” Working primarily in oils, watercolors, and pastels, Ho is not tethered to any particular mode of expression; a single painting may be a color study, another a formal arrangement, and yet another an exploration of texture and surface.

Artist Yuriy Pryadko

Ukrainian artist. Pryadko Yuri Yuryevich was born in 1980 in the city of Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region. At the age of 17 he started painting independently. Since 2000, the artist’s works took part in competitions and were exhibited in a number of city, regional and foreign exhibitions. Master of the landscape, a magnificent seascape. Since 2004 he lives in the city of Kiev. 2007 – the city of St. Petersburg – the winner of the exhibition dedicated to the opening of the gallery “N-Prospect” and the fund “Cultural Heritage of Russia”. 2008 – Montenegro, the city of Stoliv – International Exhibition. 2010 – participant of the 7th International Plein Air “Montenegro-2010”. Pictures of Pryadko Yu.Yu. repeatedly exhibited at leading auctions in Ukraine, Russia and Europe. Numerous works of Yuri Pryadko are kept in private collections in Ukraine and abroad.

Artist Katarzyna Kociomyk

Born, raised, and educated in Poland, Katarzyna Kociomyk came to the United States in December 2009. She opened her studio in a tranquil home in Vermont just few days after her arrival. In 2015 she moved to rural Indiana, where for two years she was developing new ideas and created new artistic challenges. In 2017 Katarzyna relocated to Santa Barbara, California and since April 2018 she has her new home and studio in Las Vegas, Nevada where she now lives and creates full time.Mrs. Kociomyk’s paintings are in private collections in the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. “My first oil painting I painted when I was 4 years old. I think that back then I first started to think about becoming a painter. Through painting I was creating my own spaces, and new worlds starting from some small element of reality. That internal and external reality seemed to be my early inspiration. After an Elementary School I applied to a strictly art oriented High School, and near the end of it I was considering studying at one of the best Fine Art Academies in Europe. In October of 1993 I was accepted to Academy of Fine Art in Warsaw, and in a matter of weeks I was studying under some of the best art professors in the Country. I finished the Academy with Honors with a solid technical foundation, extensive knowledge of art history, and a better understanding of the word "artist".

Artist Richard Schmid

American artist Richard Schmid was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1934. His earliest artistic influence came from his maternal grandfather, Julian Oates, an architectural sculptor. Richard’s initial training in landscape painting began at the age of twelve, and subsequent lessons in anatomy were completed at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, where he continued his studies into the full range of classical techniques under William H. Mosby.William Mosby, a graduate of the Superior Institute in Antwerp, was a technical expert on European and American realism. Studies with him involved working exclusively from life, at first using the conceptual and technical methods of the Flemish, Dutch, and Spanish masters, and eventually all of the late 19th century European and American painters.Richard Schmid holds a Doctorate in Fine Arts, and has won nearly every major Fine Art Award in America. In 2000 Richard Ormond, Sargent’s grandnephew, presented him with The John Singer Sargent Medal for Lifetime Achievement Award. Richard Schmid's masterwork, ABBOTSFORD HOUSE, (the home of Sir Walter Scott), was presented to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 2013 at the Royal Opening of Abbotsford in Melrose, Scotland.Richard is currently completing a book on his Still Life paintings (available summer 2019) and he looks forward to creating his next books on all the people he has painted in his lifetime.

Artist Constantine Lvovich

Constantin Lvovich studied at the studio of Ilya Glazuno at the Academy of Fine Arts of Moscow. Influenced by many styles, he has mastered the technique of combining both Realism and Impressionism. An acclaimed artist at 36 years of age, he has exhibited throughout Europe.Constantin's most conspicuous characteristic of his paintings is his ability to accurately and objectively record visual reality, and the transient effects of light and color. Much like Monet one almost immediately can detect the time and season in his paintings. The figures in his painting are so captivating with his delicate approach to facial structure as well as anatomy; the clothes also enhance the viewer's taste and feel for the figures in each work of art. The techniques he employs in his works are not so much the mixing of color but rather the respect for each color, independent of one another.

Artist Brain Jekel

Artist Brian Jekel was born in 1951. He was raised in the upper midwest where he remembers entertaining himself on cold winter days by drawing pictures of animals. In high school and college he found success in sports which led to teaching physical education and coaching in Australia. Upon his return to the United States, he became disenchanted with the public school situation and decided to give art a chance. As an art student in Denver he soon discovered that he had a talent for figurative work. In art school he met his future wife and also met Jesus Christ. In 1981, Brian was convinced that he needed to dedicate not only his life but also his work to the Lord. For over 20 years he has created over a thousand works relating to biblical themes and the life of Christ. The MasterPeace Collection began from the vision to "reclaim the arts for Christ." Through art, it has been our desire to give Jesus an honored place and also a rightful place. The Life of Christ series accomplishes both. Brian Jekel masterfully captures in a penetrating way, the simplicity, the beauty, and the ministry of Jesus. Each of the paintings in this series reveal the excellence of the work, the power of its imagery, and bring glory to the master, Jesus Christ.

Artist Drew Darcy (British artist)

Artist Drew Darcy

Drew Darcy, British painter, was born in Shrewsbury in 1976.I am the eldest of twin boys. Being the son of a doctor and a nurse.

"Based in Worcestershire, England and I've dedicated all my time into developing my own unique style that I hope will eventually lead me to stand out from the current leading artists of the world. Music, fashion, modern design, film, photography, advertising, and my ever-changing moods are some of the many subjects that can spark off my creative process. I admire many artists like Gerhard Richter, Francis Bacon, and Edward Hopper, to name but a few. I like to take in artistic flavours from my favourite artists, absorb them and throw them all back in to the mix to make my own distinctive style. I was given a great freedom in my art classes and achieved grade A's in GCSE and A-level Art and Design. Moving to Birmingham, England, I successfully completed a BTEC National Diploma in Art and Design at Bournville Art College".

Artist LLuis Ribas

Ribas was born in Masnou, Spain, a coastal town in the Maresme district near Barcelona.Ribas spent hours on the beach tracing his first drawings in the sand. His mother dreamed of a life for him that would be less difficult than that of a fisherman. At nine years of age he began studying drawing and painting with Jose Maris Martinez.He entered the “Escuela Massana” in Barcelona when he was 13. At the age of 25, Ribas held his first one-man exhibition which immediately earned him international acclaim.Since then, Ribas has continued to show his works in some of the most prestigious galleries in Europe and the United States. To date, five books have been published about his paintings.Lluís Ribas is one of the best known luministas of contemporary Spanish art. His profound knowledge of the secrets of light, shade and opaqueness are present throughout his work. His female forms are classics - brilliantly executed and exquisitely drawn. His palette contains a wide range of colors which give his paintings their great beauty. For Ribas, time is not important. He is an artist who prefers to work slowly - continuously defying his vision in a never-ending search for aesthetic. Although his successful career already spans more than twenty years, Ribas does not produce the quantity of paintings that others may, but each canvas is highly desired by galleries and collectors alike. Ribas is not a prolific painter. His disciplined manner of painting requires years of planning for an exhibition.

Artist Kurt Brian Anderson

Kurt Anderson, American painte (1957), is best known for his floral still life and figurative paintings.He is especially attracted to flowers as a subject because they allow the richest expression of color and the liveliest use of brushwork.These paintings have won him top honors* with the Oil Painters of America, the Salon International and the Open Market National.Kurt was raised in Motown during the 60’s which greatly influenced his love of the arts. His love for the outdoors was fostered by many backpacking and canoe trips throughout the US and Canada.In 1995, while in the midst of a full time career as a surgical PA, raising a family and running an organic farm (who needs sleep?), he set sail on a self guided journey to rekindle his creative spirit through painting and has never looked back. He retired from the Physician Assistant profession in 2016 and has been happily painting full time since. An outdoor lover, he naturally gravitated to plein air painting which pairs two of his favorite activities. Kurt has received training from Mark Boedges, Marc Hanson, Timothy Horn, Shelby Keefe, Elizabeth Pollie, Caesar Citraro, and Alan Maciag.

Artist John Rowe

John received his training at Art Center College of Design and began his career as an illustrator. His paintings have appeared on movie posters, books, billboards, magazines and advertisements throughout the country and around the world. Seeking an additional outlet for his creative vision, John began his Horse Series, bringing together equine beauty and power with emotions of the human spirit. When the publishers of Walter Farley's The Black Stallion saw John's work, they were inspired to re-issue this classic series, commissioning 24 new paintings by John for the covers. He has also been part of the rerelease of the books of Marguerite Henry. He is also responsible for some wonderful finished movie posters, including for the movie "Miracle". "My artwork is meant to recall the beauty, majesty and mystery of the life we live, and the world we live it in. Painting the small delicacy of the light on a child's face, or the overwhelming power and grace of the sky at sunrise, is my attempt to capture some of that wonder. Through my work I hope to remind you and myself how truly wonderful, complex, and vivid life is. Whether we are looking into the eyes of someone we love, or struggling just to breath, life is a priceless gift." John has maintained a successful painting career for nearly 20 years. His studio is in La Canada California, where he lived with his wife and two children. He received his art training at Art Center College of Design, and has worked with clients throughout the United States and around the world. His limited editions of interpretive Disney art are some of the fastest selling images at Disney World and Disneyland.

Artist Naned Mirkovich

Artist Nenad Mirkovich grew up in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, a beautiful old city on the shores of the blue Danube River. Though not a wealthy family, Mirkovich grew up in a family full of love. One of his favorite childhood memories was watching his father paint. And, if he wasn't watching, he would sneak a few strokes in his painting before he returned to it. He was convinced he never knew, but, it was many years later that he told Nenad he knew all along. For inspiration, again it was Mirkovich's father. He brought his artist friends into their home. They talked, drank coffee and gave Nenad art books, which he hid, in his room, and at night he would read them till he fell asleep.It was influence from his mother that contributed to Nenad's love of landscapes, his favorite subject to paint. Every trip she made to the market included bouquets of flowers. They had a huge balcony that was covered with roses, gardenias and irises.In high school, Mirkovich began to study the works of Monet, Renoir and Matisse. They created a new landscape almost anyone today can identify with; a house, a village, a beautiful garden. This artist believes that there are positive and negative artists. Negative artists usually choose to do only abstract art, which is not always understood by the artists themselves. Nenad chooses to think positive and paint positive subjects. " Artists are created to carry information and paint history for future generations, " explains Mirkovich. " Art is magic. One can become a true artist only if you can feel the magic or have the ability to put it all together on canvas. "Among Nenad's many awards, he was chief illustrator for a weekly national magazine in Belgrade. He received a gold medal for the Best Newcomer Artist in Belgrade, received Best of Show in Germany in 1982 and Best of Show in Italy in 1997.

Artist Nancy Seamons Crookston

Nancy Seamons Crookston is a California-based artist awarded the title of Master Oil Painter of America. She loves capturing the human figure in moments of stillness and reflection, as well as painting plein air. Whether it’s the Rocky Mountains of her birth town in Utah, or a city scape of San Francisco, her paintings are often described as peaceful and calming. Nancy teaches workshops across the nation, helping painters learn the principles of Russian Color, which she learned from the late Russian Master, Sergei Bongart.

Artist Hodges Soileau

Hodges had a successful illustration career which lasted twenty five years. His art graced the covers of more than three hundred book covers. He worked for most of the major publishing houses in New York. Hodges was a twenty three year member of the prestigious Society of Illustrators in New York. During this time, he received many citations of merit for work exhibited in annual shows. He was selected to do the painting for the twenty ninth calls for entries, and chaired the 35th Annual Exhibition. After years of executing ideas and concepts of others, he now paints subjects that are of personal interest. He was a finalist in the 2001 and 2002 Artists Magazine Competition. He received an award of excellence in the 2004 Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Exhibition. He received an award of excellence in the 2006 Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, and received a 2007 Certificate of excellence award in the International Portrait Competition hosted by the Portrait Society of America. Hodges was awarded Signature membership status by Oil Painters of America in December 2008. He also won first place in the category, Portraits of Women, in the Members showcase of the Portrait Society of America 2009. 2011 and 2012, he was awarded first place in Members showcase Portrait Society of America. He is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists awarded 2010. He is also a member of The Portrait Society of America. His work hangs in private collections as well as the United States Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard permanent collections. The permanent collection of Golf Digest Magazine includes several of his paintings.

Artist Victor Mizovtsev

Victor Nizovtsev was born in 1965 in Central Siberia, in the city of Ulan-Ude near Lake Baikal. When Victor was a young boy his family moved from the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova. Victor grew up in Kotovsk, a town located in the heart of the region’s wine country and 30 miles southeast of the capital of Moldova, Chisinau.Victor’s art can be highly symbolic with hidden clues to help decipher the images. His work can also be humbly simple with images and subjects of universal appeal. They can be equally viewed for their vibrant textured colors that fill the canvas and contrast with the translucent glazes that make the paintings dance with light and pull in those who view it. Victor breathes life into each work inviting the viewer into the painting as a separate universe, one filled with boldness, energy and rich hues.At age nine he entered Kotovsk’s Art School for Children where he studied for four years. In the 9th grade, he left home to study at Ilia Repin College for Art in Chisinau. He then studied at the prestigious Vera Muhina University for Industrial Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia. Upon graduation in 1993 Victor returned to Kotovsk where he began painting professionally. In 1997 Victor moved to the United States where he successfully continued pursuing his art career. In 2004 Victor moved from Washington, D.C. to Maryland where he resides with his wife and young daughter.In his short time in the United States Victor has enjoyed a high degree of success, exhibiting in numerous solo and group shows with collectors excited to find and acquire his unique and imaginative paintings.

Artist Remy Daza Rojas

Remy Daza Rojas, Bolivian figurative painter, was born in Cochabamba. He studied at the Ernesto de la Cárcova School of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Since 1973 he has made numerous solo and group exhibitions in the main cities of Bolivia and abroad. His work has received numerous awards and honors. Among the most recent: 1995 Único Nacional en Pintura XLIII Salón Pedro Domingo Murillo - La Paz, Bolivia, and, in 1990, 1989, 1983, 1981 Grand Prix Nacional en Pintura Salón Pedro Domingo Murillo - La Paz, Bolivia. Daza Remy presented her work in two group exhibitions carried out by the Group in September 1995 and Taipinquiri in 1996. And since then, he has participated in numerous collective -20 and individual 3 exhibitions. Given the quality of the proposal, he has also participated in international exhibitions.

Artist Leon Devence

Leon Devenice is an award-winning American artist painter whose unique work portrays nature’s majestic beauty. His art often depicts the glorious richness of alfresco living and is lauded for its sense of romance and passion. Unafraid to incorporate bold colors, Leon speaks the language of vitality and sensuality with his incredible landscapes and painted scenes.Born in New York, Leon Devenice showed talent as a young boy. But a tragic accident would change Leon forever and ultimately pave the way for his success as an artist. Struck by a drunk driver, both of Leon’s parents were killed and Leon left alone hospitalized with paralysis for months. But while in the hospital, kind staff members introduced Leon to the beauty and therapeutic benefits of painting. His long recovery was aided by this creative outlet and sparked a burning desire to paint and explore the beauty of colors.He continued to paint and develop his signature style—his natural-born talent becoming more and more evident. After college, Leon enrolled in the Athens School of Fine Arts where he would complete his formal education. Traveling after graduation would allow Leon to take his art and professional career to the next level. He spent time in Australia, Italy, France, Spain and much of Europe honing his style and taking on high profile projects. While abroad, he was commissioned to design Villa interiors throughout Europe with murals and decorative finishes. And, he was chosen to decorate numerous interiors of Orthodox Churches throughout the Greek Islands.

Artist Ewa Langrecz

I come from Poland, where I live and work, my real name is Ewa Czernal-Suliga. I am a very sensitive and emotional person, painting has always moved me, although I am not able to define exactly the word Art and what is hidden in this word. For me personally, if the image evokes someone’s emotions, joy, emotion, anxiety. For aesthetic reasons. This is art for me and be able to convey it in a picture, it is art. Today, there are a lot of artists, brave artists who want to convey some moral values, whether to provoke but if their paintings do not evoke for the recipient of emotions due to aesthetic reasons. I am not accomplished I am sure of the artistic value of such a work. I have been interested in painting since I remember, the first paintings were made in my head for several good years. I pour them on canvas. I create my paintings under the influence of emotions, under the influence of survival. I am sensitive to the beauty of nature, hence a lot of flowers in my painting. Painting allows me to create something that arises in my mind, allows me to convey my moods, my feelings to build a vision, I will never plan the picture to the end, it is created with me, in my mind, and later on canvas and I experience each job in my own way. I paint with acrylic paints. It dries quickly, which allows me to work faster in accordance with my temperament and lack of patience. I don’t think I have exactly the subjects. I love painting flowers, still life which symbolizes something, abstraction drew me in because I let my imagination run wild and if personal experiences come to this. I can convey all my emotions there and all my temperament and if I can do it to some extent, I am happy! Although never completely dissatisfied, I have a great distance and are humble with my work.

Artist Hannah Faith Yata

Hannah was born in 1989 in Douglasville, Georgia, USA. In her short career as a young artist, she has quickly made a name for herself within the New Contemporary Art scene. Her work has been exhibited throughout America in renowned galleries such as, Last Rites Gallery, Copro Gallery and 111 Minna Gallery.Hannah Faith Yata’s art addresses the objectification of women and the exploitation of nature, and she draws a parallel between these transgressions within her work. Inspired by psychology, feminist literature and her own experiences as a woman, Hannah calls upon the richly symbolic form of the female figure, which she often combines with parts of animals, creating surreal and arresting metaphoric hybrids. Placing these characters in intriguing scenarios, Yata explores the depths of our social psychology, and draws attention to how the human race at large, continues to turn a blind eye to the injustices delivered upon women and our environment.

Artist Sinisa Saratlic (Artist from Bosnia and Hercegovina)

Sinisa was born on October 25th, 1954 in Sarajevo, Bosnia. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo with a degree in Architecture. Sinisa's travels through the world of art began at an early age. Sketch books filled with ideas and intricate drawings were his best friend throughout childhood. Artwork quickly became an important component of his school's exhibitions and competitions. At age 15 he sold his first painting.Sinisa's infinite thirst for experimenting in expressing his artistic personality has helped him create a wide variety of works in various mediums and styles. He received strong academic training in perspective drawing, composition and history of art as well as architecture from his professors, which were all known artists and masters in their professions.With the start of war in Bosnia, Sinisa and his family escaped from Saraverjo, barely saving their lives' and leaving everything behind, including Sinisa's artwork. Everything disappeared in the disasters of war. From 1992-1997, Sinisa and his family lived in Belgrade, where they began their new life. In December of 1997 Sinisa was able to move to the United States to begin a new life as both an artist and an architect. New ideas, horizons and temptations brought Sinisa a whole new level of inspiration, and formed his unique style of artistic expression. He places his paintings into "windows of feelings". "Seeing things through a window gives us a sense of discovering something new, or remember something we used to have", says Sinisa. "Energy of emotions, and it's channels are visible through my artwork, and that is what excites me." According to Sinisa, the key to those emotions is in the artistic portrayal of those moments or images in our lives that we would like to freeze in time forever; available anytime to allow us to feel that moment again. In an expression of that philosophy, Sinisa is proud to introduce the "Window to the Soul" series. Each piece portrays emotional moments such as love, passion, power, ambition, courage or compassion with a story behind each piece and clues to the story in most pieces. He invites you to study each piece and enjoy the feelings portrayed.

Artist Tony Chow (Taiwan artist)

Tony Chow was born in 1974 in Taiwan, China. He is thus a Chinese painter. He started to paint at an early age of 11. His interest sprang a dedication to express his talents on canvas and also in understanding the motives behind such masterpieces. He migrated to The United States in the year 1995. He received a B.A in Fine Arts from the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California in the year 2000. After completing B. A. In fine arts he developed his interest in fine arts, designing and later developed his own style. His interest lies in figurative works such as contemporary woman, beautiful depiction of sculptures of masters. He works with layers and textures that make a balance between colors. If anyone looks at his works, it seems as if there is an intriguing blend of the past and present which mesmerizes the viewer. All his works depicts some emotions of all the people who view his work . He has a glamorous style and his way of painting.

Artist John Cooney (British artist)

“ ..I am an artist living in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. I was born in Newry, Co. Down but have lived most of my life close to Belfast. I went to art college in Belfast and Manchester, achieving a first class honours degree in illustration.While at college, I won first prize at the North West Artists exhibition sponsored by BP. After college I began exhibiting my paintings with Tom Caldwell Galleries and won awards at the Royal Ulster Academy (best painting as voted by the public and UTV award). Despite my success in painting, I began working in advertising which left no time for painting.After further career moves in graphic design, I began teaching various art classes. I also began teaching in local primary schools. I have now stopped teaching in order to devote myself entirely to painting. I paint in both oil and watercolours, depending on the subject and have no preference. I paint ordinary people in their environments and always try to make the commonplace interesting. My work has recently been featured in The Artist and Artists and Illustrators magazine. I have exhibited at The Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Mall galleries, London. I won the watercolour prize at the Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast in 2017 and last year, I won the Whyte's auctioneers prize in the Watercolour Society of Ireland exhibition in Dublin and I was awarded second prize at this years, Artist of the Year exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, sponsored by Artists and Illustrators magazine”.

Artist George Yepes (Mexican artist)

Born in a cross-fire hurricane beneath a meteor shower over Baja, then raised and educated in the crucibles of East Los Angeles, the meteoric double-barrel life of Painter/Muralist, George Yepes, continues to burn beyond the Los Angeles art world. Formed by a hard street life of poverty, and gang violence; this painter not only survived the gang violence of East L.A.’s toughest neighborhoods but he has also risen above and beyond the Chicano genre. Yepes' oeuvre incorporates art and architecture, ethereally beautiful women, world history, religion and literature presented in powerfully charged atmospheres. Self-taught, with a refined renaissance bent; from religious iconography to erotica George Yepes brings a confidence and knowledge of his craft that calls to mind the great Velasquez and Titian, and the great Mexican Muralists. Imbued with a contemporary street sense, his paintings and murals combine the best of both worlds where bravado meets classical standards.George Yepes' paintings are in forty museum collections, and have been collected by a widely diverse audience including Sean Penn and Madonna, Patricia Arquette, Nicolas Cage, Cheech Marin, Anthony Keidis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Josh Brolin, Quentin Tarantino, and Robert Rodriguez. In 1999, Yepes' Warner Bros. album cover for Los Lobos titled "La Pistola y El Corazon" was selected as one of the One Hundred Best Album Covers of All Time by the editors of Rolling Stone Magazine. Yepes' artwork is also on the cover of Untie the Strong Woman by bestselling author, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Her book, Women Who Run With the Wolves was on the New York Times Best Seller list for 145 weeks.

Artist Dalshev Aleksey (Ukrainian artist)

Born in 1970. Engaged with painting of 2004. Member of the International Union seascapes. Paintings is in galleries in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Italy, Germany, USA, Canada and others.

Artist Marissa Oosterlee (Dutch artist)

Marissa Oosterlee (1981) is a Successful Award winning International Artist from the Netherlands. Her career started as an aspiring semi-professional cyclist, but due to a heavy accident that career came to an early end. This created an opportunity to pick up brushes and pencils again, to try and start up a new career. After one year of recovering from the accident and practicing art, she succeeded to become a professional artist. Art was a natural choice, as she painted ever since she was able to hold a pencil. Over the following years, Marissa acquired worldwide attention with her hyper realistic paintings. In these works Marissa creates her own reality, convincingly realised with realistic painting techniques. She has been awarded several times for her work. In 2004, she won a national Dutch painting competition with her portrait of the Queen of Holland, this kick started her career as an artist and illustrator for big game companies such as Jumbo and Constantin Film Q&A’s and works by her have been published by several newspapers, tv programmers, international magazines like Airbrush Art and Action, Airbrush Step By Step, and Art Scene International. Marissa gives demonstrations at airbrush and art shows throughout the world.

Artist Steven Kenny (American artist)

Steven Kenny is an American artist. Born in Peekskill, New York in 1962. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, after which he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1984. Stephen devoted his final course at art school to self-study in Rome. The direct impact of European art (works of the Italian, Dutch and Flemish schools, especially in the Baroque style) had a significant impact on his painting style.

After his return, Stephen settled first in New York, for the first time he became famous as a commercial illustrator-freelancer. Clients included Sony Music, Time Magazine, AT&T, United Airlines, Celestial Seasonings, Microsoft and many others. His illustrations have received numerous awards from the Society of Illustrators, various art magazines and art directors of some New York clubs. In 1997, Stephen moved to the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. From that time on, he decided to devote his entire attention to the Fine Arts.

In early 2010, Stephen returned to his home state of New York, where he still lives, works and exhibits his paintings not only in state galleries, but throughout America, as well as in Europe. The beauty and mysteriousness of nature greatly influenced the path he chose, at an early age. The style of Stephen's paintings can be described as a mixture of Baroque and Surrealism. Most often, his works combine the human figure with elements of nature, thereby showing the inevitability of our relationship with the environment and at the same time symbolically hinting at the inextricable connection between man and nature as a whole.

The beauty and mystery of nature. Steven Kenny -

Artist Hari Lualhati (Philipine artist)

Hari Lualhati is a full-time artist who is permanently based in Cape Town, South Africa. She prefers her latest artworks to be called as “SOULWORKS” because they are a direct connection to her soul. Her figurative subject being accompanied by animals and nature shows that we are all connected. Hari’s soul works harmoniously combine impressive realism with fine details, amazing expressionism with her techniques and symbolism that unfolds a story behind elements used. Her soul works are mirrors of golden life lessons, Aha Moments and realizations that the artist aims to preserve and share to others. These soul works are not only a delight to the eyes, their messages immediately connects to the heart and leaves an unforgettable experience. Hari was born on February 12, 1985. At a very young age, she already showed interest in art. She has been a consistent school representative for Art Competitions and consistently been awarded as “Artist of the Year” during high school. Year 2006, Hari finished her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines, Diliman - with honors (Cum Laude). She worked in Philippines, Hong Kong, Shenzhen China, and South Africa as a graphic artist, product designer, illustrator, and painter.Hari’s received numerous awards from different International Art Competitions including: Art Renewal Center’s International ARC Salon 2014 - 2017 (USA), Marco’s Art Emporium- Return to Realism Art Competition 2019– 1st Place (South Africa), Drawing From Observation Art Competition 2019 – 1st Place (South Africa), TheArtList’s 2nd Place Winner 2020 (USA), Art Olympia 2019 (Japan), Figurativas Competition 2017 (Spain), World Wide Kitsch Competition (USA), Beautiful Bizarre Magazine – Artist on the Rise Award 2017 (Australia), The Palm Art Award Certificate of Excellence (Germany), Living Portrait Master – 2nd Prize 2017 (South Africa), “Arte Dinamica” from Grifio Art Gallery 2016 (Rome), American Art Awards 2014 – 1st Place (USA).

Contemporary Hawaiian artist June Stratton

“Where I live, water surrounds me. Inevitably, my dreams often include water. As the dreams go away, I can seemingly move from one scenario to another, however this is not possible in real life. It is difficult to accurately capture my ideas, so I allow my models to portray a thought / feeling using a natural setting. In a way, it's like an old-fashioned pantomime, only modern "
June Stratton.

June was born in Hawaii, but when she was still very young, she and her parents moved to the United States of America, California. The girl's love for art was manifested in her childhood. June graduated from a local art college, and then continued her self-study in search of her unique style and technique. It took Stratton no less than ten years to find herself, she moved many times and constantly got acquainted with new artists and their work, after which she began a professional career as a painter.
June Stratton's works are ephemeral paintings that carry an ideal look at the beauty of the surrounding reality, they have bright colors, and are based on rich impressions of dreams that exist on the verge of truth and speculation. In her canvases, she actively uses female symbolism and a corresponding view of the paintings. The author, with his works, as it were, tells us to go on the road with her, plunge into the beautiful and unique, because reality is tenderness and a storm of feelings and emotions.
In the mid-eighties, the artist moved to Seattle, where she was able to make acquaintances with many famous talented painters who made their living through art. Since that time, June has plunged headlong into the world of fine art, since the situation in those years in the city allowed for this.
During the first years, the girl was engaged in exceptional landscape themes, mastering oil paints. It was such works that were exhibited at her first exhibition in her life. The artist very quickly sold out her works, and it was since then that her fame and celebrity began to count as an excellent painter. As the author herself writes, in order to achieve great heights in the visual arts, you need to have the proper level of perseverance and have creativity in order to solve the difficulties that have arisen. It is necessary to create such an atmosphere so that the mind is open to creativity. With twenty-five years of successful exhibitions around the world, her work has been acquired for many major collections, including Bank of America, US Department of State, Mayo Clinic and Texaco Incorporated.
Now June Stratton successfully presents her work at many fairly well-known exhibitions, and the number of her fans is growing by leaps and bounds. Successful solo and group exhibitions at Savannah and Boston's Lanoue Fine Art Gallery have confirmed her uniqueness and the relevance of the style she developed, as the artist herself characterizes "drawings, in a cinematic style" ... Some of her latest works can be seen in major national and international collections, including the acclaimed St Regis Hotel art collection.

Artist Michael Alford (British artist)

Michael Alford is a British figurative painter known for his expressive painting style

Michael's diverse collection of works reflect his interest in many types of painting. It is known for its strong urban landscapes of modern urban centers - especially London and landscapes that show the diverse geography of the world through the eyes of an avid traveler.

His paintings of human figures, clothed and nude, are in demand from the viewer for their unique combination of excellent drawing, the artist's keen observation and sense of drama. As a sensitive portrait painter, Michael is often asked to paint individuals and groups.

Michael received his very first lessons in visual arts from his father, a colonel of the Royal Corps of Engineers, who from a young age, with a future perspective, taught his son to draw. After serving in the Royal Marines, Michael studied Spanish and Arabic at Durham University. He traveled throughout South America and the Middle East, keeping a sketchbook close at hand to sketch scenes he liked. He later studied art at Slade School and Chelsea School of the Arts.

Travel remains an important source of inspiration for Michael's work. Driven by his love of plein air drawing and painting from life, Michael's recent travels have taken him to India, East Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean and North America. He was nominated three times as a martial artist for the British Armed Forces.

Michael has won several awards including the Green and Stone Oil Painting Prize, the Agnes Reeve Memorial Prize for the best paintings in London and the Prima Luce Mural prize. Michael is an acting board member of the Chelsea Arts Society.

Michael Alford is a British figurative painter known for his expressive painting style, which combines classical technique with sharp, modern sensibility. He lives and works in London and regularly exhibits his work in the United Kingdom, continental Europe and the United States.