Daud Akhriev, 1959 | Symbolist painter

Daud Akhriev / Дауд Ахриев was born in the former Soviet Union.

He studied classical painting and drawing for 14 years, graduating with honors from the Repin Institute (Russian Academy of Fine Art) with a masters degree in fine art, under the tutelage of the late painter and Academic, Piotr Fomin.

In 1991 he emigrated to Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Akhriev, now a U.S. citizen, shares his time between Andalusia, Spain and Chattanooga, Tennessee with his artist wife.

Morten Lasskogen, 1986 | Surrealist 3D painter

Morten Lasskogen is a Copenhagen-based visual artist.

- "After working as a photographer for nearly 10 years, in 2018 I started experimenting with 3d. I discovered that a lot of the things i knew about lighting and composition worked more or less the same way as with photography, but the big difference was: 3d didn't have the same limits - I could literally control the sun"!

Louis Vert | Paris 1900: Les Petits Métiers | Musée Carnavalet

Louis Vert (1865-1924) was a French photographer best known for his photographs representing Paris and small businesses.

Some are also in the Musée Carnavalet, which covers the history of Paris.

Bobbie Burgers, 1973 | Abstract floral painter

Vancouver artist Bobbie Burgers received a B.A. in Art History in 1996 from the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

Her work has been exhibited widely at home and abroad, notably including Art Market San Francisco and Equinox Gallery.

Today, her works are in the collections of the Berost Corporation in Toronto and the Royal Bank of Canada, among others.

Burgers lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.

Jacob Dhein, 1978 | Ballet dancers

Jacob Dhein is a painter from San Francisco whose paintings capture the modern world with the nostalgic nature of the past.

He works across multiple disciplines including figurative, landscape, and plein air painting, and his talent is founded in his desire to teach others as he also continues to learn himself.

Dino Buzzati | Un amore | Capitolo X

Dino Buzzati | Uomo in una notte di neve, 1926

Lei entrò pallida, in affanno, con l'espressione di una bestiola inseguita.

"Dio mio che faccia hai" fece la signora Ermelina, e le diede un affettuoso schiaffetto. "Su, su. Che cosa ti è capitato?"

"Ho fatto una corsa, una corsa" rispose Laide senza neppure salutare.

Antonio. "Al teatro c'era prova, non mi lasciavano andare".

"Ma se vai a Roma per una settimana?" disse Antonio "Che cosa importava più la prova?"

"Insomma al teatro sono così. Che ora è?"

Yuan Xing Liang, 1973 | Surrealist sculptor

Yuan Xing Liang is a Chinese artist who creates amazing surrealistic clay sculptures. A graduate of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, Liang’s recent work is derived from ancient narratives. The sculptures combine elements of nature, animals, and architecture to create stunning 360-degree works of art.

The artist’s statues are inspired by traditional Chinese folklore.