Renoir | La Grenouillère, 1869

La Grenouillère, the frog pond was a popular venue for outings from Paris and for bathing in the summer, situated outside Bougival to the west of the capital. The sun is filtered through the green leaves and it sparkles on the surface of the river Seine.

People are bathing. Some are in boats, rowing or sailing on the river. A group of men in suits and women wearing crinolines have sought shade beneath a tree on the little artificial island known as Camembert or the flowerpot.

Daniel Sprick, 1953 | Figurative painter

Daniel Sprick is an Colorado-based artist, known for his contemporary realism in figurative, still-life and landscape paintings.

For Sprick, Northern and Italian Renaissance are the periods some of his favorite artworks were done. Starting with the 1400s, and going forward to the work of Hans Holbein and Vermeer.

When talking about the depth and sincerity, both Baroque and Renaissance painting have become a standard for the artist. The idea of working with no limit on the labor required to finish the piece is appealing to him.

János Vaszary | The Golden Age, 1898

János Miklós Vaszary (30 November 1867, Kaposvár - 19 April 1939, Budapest) was a Hungarian painter⏭ and graphic artist.

He was born into a prominent Catholic family and his uncle was Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, the Archbishop of Esztergom. His art studies began at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts under János Greguss (hu). In 1887, he went to Munich, where he studied with Gabriel von Hackl and Ludwig von Löfftz. After seeing an exhibition of paintings by Jules Bastien-Lepage, he moved to Paris in 1899 and enrolled at the Académie Julian.

Alicia Brizzio, Argentina

La pittrice Alicia Brizzio è nata a Mar del Plata, in Argentina.

Vive nella città di Buenos Aires dal 1992. Ha frequentato numerosi corsi e workshop su diverse tecniche ad olio, acrilico e pastello.

Ha ricevuto il suo CPA e parallelamente ha iniziato a dipingere da sola.

Ha frequentato seminari intensivi per pittori sia nazionali che internazionali, e poi ulteriormente perfezionati, con insegnanti eccezionali come Axel Amuchastegui, Marcos Borio, Adelia Dalessandro e Ricardo Celma.

Dal 2005 insegna disegno e pittura continuando a dedicarsi alla creazione delle proprie opere.

I suoi dipinti fanno parte di collezioni private in Argentina, USA, Porto Rico, Cile, Ecuador, Spagna, Italia ed Emirati Arabi Uniti.

Sherree Valentine-Daines (British, 1956)

Sherree Valentine-Daines was born in Effingham, Surrey. She was not always an artist, at 18 she began work as a legal secretary in London.

Realising the quality of the idle sketches she drew on her legal pads, it became clear that she had a talent for drawing. Valentine-Daines studied fine art at Epsom School of Art for 4 years, leaving in 1980.

It was during her time at art school that she developed an interest in painting figures. After graduating, she spent the first summer in Cornwall, painting villages, harbours and beaches and most of all the people. She has also been known to paint the busy streets of London, especially showing passers by hailing cabs, looking around markets or leaving the theatre.

Johan Messely, 1953 | Pittore impressionista

Johan Messely è un pittore Belga, cresciuto nel mondo artistico di suo padre, Paul Messely (1927), che era anche lui un pittore.

Johan ha completato i suoi studi in ingegneria tecnica e poi ha fatto il suo corso di fotografia. Si è poi stabilito come fotografo professionista a Menen, Belgio.

Ma era più incline alla pittura ed in seguito il suo hobby "pittura" si trasformò nella sua attività principale.

Audrey Hepburn: "Paris is always a good idea"

• Paris is always a good idea. - Audrey Hepburn
• If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast. - Ernest Hemingway
• Parigi! Maledetta e cara Parigi! Sirena sfrontata! È dunque proprio una verità che bisogna fuggirti come una furia o adorarti come una dea? - Edmondo De Amicis
• In Parigi mi guardavano allibiti quando parlavo loro in francese; non sono mai riuscito a far comprendere a quegli idioti la loro lingua. - Mark Twain