Paul GAUGUIN (1848-1903) ✿

French Post-Impressionist artist Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (1848-1903). Gauguin is recognized for his experimental use of color and Synthetist style that were distinct from Impressionism. Toward the end of his life, he spent ten years in French Polynesia. The paintings from this time depict people or landscapes from that region.

Serge Marshennikov ✿

Serge Marshennikov/ Cергей Маршенников is a Russian realistic figurative artist.
He was born in 1971 in Ufa (Bashkiria, USSR). From the earliest of times, Serge was always drawing, painting and sculpting from any material he could land his hands on. His Mother encouraged Serge to study and from early childhood and he had a succession of private teachers and art studies he attended.

Conda De Satriano ~ Narciso, 1893 ✿

Conda De Satriano Italian painter

✿ Grace MEHAN DEVITO ✿

American painter Grace Mehan DeVito born in southern New England and at a young age realized she had a passion for drawing and painting. She captures the essence of her subjects with her skilled brush strokes creating atmosphere and a sense of timelessness. Grace has recently been awarded the David Leffel Award of Excellence in Painting, Award of Honor Butler Museum of American Art for Inspiring Figures Show, American Artist Magazine Cover Finalist, and ARC Salon Still Life Finalist 3 years in a row. She was a featured artist for American Painting Video Magazine, Winter Issue 2011.

Philippe PARROT (1831-1894) ✿

Philippe Parrot (1831-1894) was a French painter.
Principally employed by decorative and idyllic subjects.  He was born at the village of Excideuil, in the Dordogne, and his early life was a long struggle with poverty. Philippe studied at the Swiss Academy in Paris.