George Richmond RA (1809-1896)

George Richmond RA was an English painter and portraitist. In his youth he was a member of The Ancients, a group of followers of William Blake. Later in life he established a career as a portrait painter, which included painting the portraits of the British gentry, nobility and royalty.

He was the son of Thomas Richmond, miniature-painter, and was the father of the painter William Blake Richmond as well as the grandfather of the naval historian, Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond.

A keen follower of cricket, Richmond was noted in one obituary as having been "an habitué of Lord's since 1816".

Luke Hillestad, 1982 | Minneapolis

Luke Hillestad è nato a Minneapolis MN. Nel 2006 lascia il suo lavoro di geometra ed inizia a dipingere a tempo pieno, con i libri di Rembrandt e Odd Nerdrum aperti accanto alla sua tela vuota.

Luke si è immerso nell'apprendistato, studiando con Nerdrum e viaggiando in musei e studi in tutto il mondo per imparare dai dipinti degli antichi Maestri di cui cerca di seguire la tradizione. Luca usa la tavolozza del pittore di affreschi dell'antica Grecia Apelle e dipinge dal vero usando i suoi amici come modelli, così come gli animali tassidermici che colleziona durante i suoi viaggi.

I suoi dipinti illustrano la bellezza primordiale degli esseri umani nella loro forma migliore e più nobile.

Le loro narrazioni tendono a essere incentrate su temi di morte, parentela, rituali e interazioni con la natura selvaggia.

Richard Ramsey | Portrait photographer

For over 35 years Richard has used his talents to produce some of the Mid-South’s finest portraiture.

He is one of the highest awarded portrait photographers in the state of Tennessee and has been honored eleven times with the prestigious title of “Photographer of the Year”.

Richard holds the Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman degrees from the Professional Photographers of America and the Tennessee Certified and Tennessee Service Degrees from the Tennessee Professional Photographer Association.

For 12 consecutive years, Richard Ramsey deservedly received the “Tennessee Professional Photographer” award (Best Professional Photographer of the State of Tennessee).

The artist lives and works in the city of Memphis. Memphis is located in the southern part of the United States, on the Mississippi River. This is the largest city in Tennessee.

Angelo Bellini, 1938 | Pittore astratto

Angelo Bellini nasce a Redondesco (Mn). Frequenta il Liceo Artistico e l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera.

Ha collaborato come grafico e designer con prestigiosi studi di architettura di Milano, come Bega - Rogers - Perissuti - Belgioioso.

Insegna discipline pittoriche per diversi anni in licei artistici pubblici e privati.

La sua vocazione assoluta, quella di essere pittore viene però sempre perseguita con coerenza e tenacia. Inizia negli anni 60, partecipando su invito ad importanti manifestazioni artistiche come il premio Suzzara, Bozzolo e San Benedetto Po’.

Frederic Shields (1833-1911)

Frederic James Shields (Hartlepool, 14 March 1833 - 26 February 1911, London) was a British artist, illustrator and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites through Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Ford Madox Brown.

Frederic James Shields was born in Hartlepool on 14 March 1833, the eldest of four children of Georgiana Storey (d. 1853) a straw hat maker and John Shields (c.1808–1849) a bookbinder, stationer, and printer who ran a circulating library. Baptised Frederick, he later adopted the spelling Frederic.

Louise Ingram Rayner (1832-1924)

Louise Ingram Rayner è stata una pittrice Britannica.

Louise nacque a Matlock Bath nel Derbyshire. I suoi genitori, Samuel ed Rayner (nata Manser) erano entrambi famosi artisti, tant'è che a Samuel fu permesso esibirsi alla Royal Academy quando aveva 15 anni.

Quattro delle sorelle di Louise - Ann ("Nancy"), Margaret, Rose e Frances - e suo fratello Richard furono anch'essi artisti.

La famiglia viveva a Matlock Bath e a Derby, prima di trasferirsi a Londra nel 1842.

Sir William Blake Richmond | Drawings

Sir William Blake Richmond KCB, RA, PPRBSA (1842-1921) was a British portrait painter and a designer of stained glass and mosaic, whose works include mosaic decorations below the dome and in the apse of St Paul's cathedral in London.

He was the Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford from 1879-1883.