Natalia Bagatskaya, 1967 | Magic realism painter

Natalia Bagatskaya / Наталія Багацька was born in Horodyshche, Ukraine.

Lives and works in Kyiv.

She graduated from the University of Technology and Design in "clothing design" specialty.

Member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine.

Specialization: Acrylic painting.

Lucy Michiels, 1973 | Figurative painter

Born in Valenciennes, France, Lucy Michiels is a self-taught painter.

She guides model's into natural poses which capture the qualities so important in her paintings: elegance, softness, and charm.

Seeing the beauty of the human form, the subtlety of expression in the face and the body, Lucy Michiels’s paintings remind us that a look, or a slight smile, can communicate much more clearly than words ever could.

While she paints, time stops, an extreme concentration and wellness rise, a deep mental silence settles in.

The world fades away.

Cesare Pavese | Donne appassionate

Le ragazze al crepuscolo scendendo in acqua,

quando il mare svanisce, disteso. Nel bosco

ogni foglia trasale, mentre emergono caute

sulla sabbia e si siedono a riva. La schiuma

fa i suoi giochi inquieti, lungo l’acqua remota.

Vladimir Volegov

Marco Tulio, 1966 | Magic realism painter

Born in Medellin, Colombia, 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.

Rob Gonsalves (1959-2017)

Rob Gonsalves è stato un artista multi premiato, nato a Toronto in Canada, prima di tutto architetto e scenografo: quello era il suo mestiere prima di dedicarsi completamente alla pittura.

L'interesse per l'arte nasce sin da piccolo, quando dimostra interesse per il disegno ed a dodici anni, quando la sua attrazione si sposta verso l'architettura grazie alla quale impara le tecniche di prospettiva, che sono il mezzo ideale per dar vita alle costruzioni immaginarie.

Sebbene il lavoro di Gonsalves sia spesso classificato come surrealista, si differenzia perché le immagini sono deliberatamente pianificate e derivano da un pensiero cosciente.

Rembrandt | The Artist's Mother, 1629 | Royal Collection

"An old Woman called 'The Artist's Mother'" by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) is a study in old age by a young, aspiring painter who rapidly gained a reputation for this kind of work before moving to Amsterdam to develop his career as a portraitist and history painter.

Executed towards the end of his time in Leiden (c.1629), this painting already reveals Rembrandt’s mastery of precise detail in the treatment of the folds of skin, the sunken eyes, the taut mouth and the prominent nose.

Rembrandt | The Artist's Mother, 1629 | Royal Collection

Jeffrey Ripple, 1962

Many of the flowers and herbs that appear in Ripple’s work come directly from his garden.

Other objects in his work come from his admiration for Spanish Baroque painting’s depiction of materials and items as "almost spiritual".

By lighting and arranging his subjects well he aims to give them that spiritual dimension.