Morgan LaPlante, 1996 | Figurative painter

Morgan LaPlante was born in Medfield, MA.

She was brought up by parents passionate about architecture and art, and being homeschooled was given time and encouragement to study painting from a young age.

On trips to museums Morgan often wondered how paintings were made, why the artist chose to paint a subject, and what made them stand out through time.

As she grew her interest in art only deepened.

Louis Carr, 1981 | Portrait painter

Louis Carr (born in Clarksdale, Mississippi) lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Louis's work focuses on classical realism through the delicate rendition of the human figure and landscapes of the natural world.

Since the materialization of his artistic gifts during his childhood, he has embarked on a lifelong journey to establish himself as a master of fine art.

His amiability and innate aptitude for business make him an exceptional, versatile tutor, and his dexterous draftsmanship and perceptive interpretation of value and form instill a visible vitality in his paintings, preserving a high demand for his work.

Anton Smit, 1954 | New Futurist sculptor

Anton Smit was born in the Transvaal town of Boksburg, RSA.

Completely self-taught, in 1979 at the age of sixteen he was awarded the first prize in the SA Association of Arts New Signatures Competition.

In 2003 Smit established his own Sculpture Park in South Africa, which is dedicated to exhibiting his life's work, a functioning large-scale studio, alive with his creative passions.

Naomi Fuks, 1966 | Mixed media painter

Naomi Fuks Is a contemporary artist applying her unique mixed media techniques over canvas combined with acrylics and chalk drawings.

Naomi began painting at the age of three.

She later studied painting and drawing at the Avni Institute of Art and Design and photography and illustration at the Vital Center for Design Studies in Tel Aviv.

In the first years after graduation, inspired by Gustav Klimt, she specialized in acrylic paints combined with colored pencils.

I pastelli figurativi di Laurent Botella, 1974

Laurent Botella è un artista Francese nato a Nantes.

Il suo apprendistato di pittura inizia nel 1989 nella bottega di Maïthé Rovino ad Aussonne, seguito da un anno alle Beaux Arts di Toulouse.

Il lavoro si è concentrato sulla pittura ad olio e pastello.

Il lavoro con carboncino e matita è sempre stato alla base del suo lavoro prima e dopo le lezioni.

Géza Peske | Genre painter

Géza Peske (1859-1934) was a Hungarian painter.

He was born in Kelecsény Austria-Hungary.

He studied under Gyula Benczúr and Ludwig von Löfftz at the Academy of Munich.

He lived in Budapest since 1894.

His most famous pictures genre works with children there are at Hungarian National Gallery.

He died and buried in Bodajk, Hungary, where a street bears his name.

L'arte Naïf del francese Camille Bombois

Camille Bombois (Venarey-les-Laumes, 3 febbraio 1883 - 6 giugno 1970) è stato un pittore Francese, appartenente al movimento Naïf.

Figlio di un umile manovratore di barche sui canali, studiò fino all'età di dodici anni, quando ebbe l'occasione di trovare l'impiego dapprima come garzone di fattoria e poi come fattore.

Proprio in questi anni si avvicinò al disegno e alla pittura come autodidatta.