Artists

Chris Wake is an Australian painter born in Adelaide in 1960. Chris started painting and sculpting as a teenager in 1976. Despite discovering her talents early, it wasn’t until her near-death experience in an accident that she decided to pursue an art career. Chris studied Fine Art at the Adelaide Central School of Art. After […]

  Albert Reuss was a British painter born on 2 January 1886 in Vienna, Austria. Albert’s artistic talent was evident since he was five years old. Reuss took drawing and painting lessons when he was fourteen and later applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. However, Albert’s application was rejected, and he sought

Albert Moulton Foweraker was a British watercolor artist and painter born on 7 July 1873 in Exeter, United Kingdom. Foweraker attended Christ’s College, a constituent of the University of Cambridge, and got a degree in Applied Science in 1893. Before taking up the art profession in 1898, he worked as a journalist and engineer. Foweraker

Leon de Smet was a Belgian painter born on 20 July 1881 in Ghent, Belgium. Leon had early exposure to art as his father owned a firm of decorators. This exposure had an equal effect on his brother, Gustave de Smet. Leon and his brother enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent in

Laura Coombs Hills was an American Artist born on 7 September 1859 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. Laura’s formal education began in Boston, where she took art classes under Helen M. Knowlton. Laura then enrolled at the Cowles Art School in Boston, leaving after two months to study at the Art Students League of New York.

Paul Klee was a German artist born on 18 December 1879 in Münchenbuchsee, Bern area of Switzerland. Paul was born to musician parents, which explains his musical talent. Paul played the violin so well that he got an invitation to play in the Bern Symphony Orchestra at age 11. Paul also had an inherent passion

Georg Tappert was a German painter born on 20 October 1880 in Berlin, Germany. Before pursuing a career in art, Georg worked as a tailor for a couple of years after his tailoring apprenticeship. His artistic talent was noticed by German printmaker – Max Liebermann, who introduced him to a professor at the Kalrulshe State

Kenneth Webb is a British landscape painter born on 21 January 1927 in London, United Kingdom. Kenneth has had a passion for art from childhood and took classes at the School of Art in Lydney. At this time, Kenneth had already started painting landscapes. Kenneth received a scholarship to study at the Slade School of

Susan Astleford is an American watercolor artist born on 21 December 1946 in California. Susan started drawing at age three, and her parents encouraged her by enrolling in art classes, helping her develop an art career. Susan studied Commercial Art and Fine Art in college, earning a BS degree in Art Education from Penn State

Samuel Palmer was a British artist born in Newington, London, on 27 January 1805. Palmer was a printmaker, painter, and etcher who was also renowned for his writing prowess. Palmer’s father was a bookseller and church minister, while his mother was a nurse. Palmer’s started painting at a very young age, painting neighborhood churches. He

  Kitagawa Utamaro was a renowned Japanese printmaker and painter born in 1753 in Yoshiwara, Edo (present-day Tokyo). Kitagawa’s talent was first noticed by the publisher Tsuta-ya Juzaburo, who became responsible for printing Kitagawa’s subsequent works. His art education began under Toriyama Sekien, who was rumored to be Kitagawa’s father due to the close relationship

Laurie Zeszut is a self-taught painter, watercolorist, and printmaker from Santa Cruz, California. Laurie was born in 1948, and her first foray into the art world came when she handpainted a wrapping paper for a birthday present. A friend who saw this was so impressed and encouraged her to take a watercolor class. Though difficult,

Joseph O’Sickey was an American painter and art teacher born in Detroit in 1918. Joseph took his first art classes as a high school student at the Cleveland School of Art, attending on Saturday mornings. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the Cleveland School of Art to study art and earned his degree

  Kevin Sloan is an American sculptor and painter born in 1958. Kevin grew up in Iowa, taking art classes at the Des Moines Art Center, which piqued his interest in art. After graduating from Des Moines Art Center, Kevin decided to study art in college. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in

Joe Sorren is an American lowbrow artist and illustrator known for using cartoonish characters in a dreamy setting in his paintings and illustrations. Sorren was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1970. Joe had his first art encounter at the Chicago Art Museum and started painting in 1991. Joe Sorren attended the North Arizona University, where

  Jiri Anderle is a Czech Contemporary artist born on 14 September 1936 in Pavlikov, Czechoslovakia. Jiri enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he studied painting and graphic arts. Before graduating in 1961, he studied painting under Professor Anthony Pelc and graphic arts under Professor Vladimir Silovsky. Anderle’s training and formal

Jinnie May is an American watercolor painter known for her realistic paintings. Jinnie has had an interest and passion for art since childhood but it was sidelined due to her making a career in a different field. After she retired from the pharmaceutical sector in 2000, she revived her desire to become an artist, taking

Lowell Herrero was an American painter best known for portraying oversized figures of farm workers, laborers, and everyday people. Herrero graduated from Oakland Tech High School and the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC). Born on October 10, 1921, Herrero pursued an advertising career in design and illustration after graduating from CCAC. He later

Mel Odom is an American commercial artist best known for his energetic and homoerotic Art Deco-style creations. Odom received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Illustration from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also studied at the graphics department of England’s Leeds Polytechnic Institute. Born on the 2nd of September, 1950, Odom’s works have been featured in magazines

Rebecca Barker is an American artist best known for her quilt patterned paintings. Born and raised in Oxford, Ohio, Barker studied at Ohio University for her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. She also attended graduate painting school at Miami University. Barker began painting when she was in her teens. The quilt pattern in Barker’s creations

Rebecca Dautremer is a popular French illustrator of children’s books. She also worked in advertising and has served as artistic director for an animated movie. Dautremer studied graphic design at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in 1995. Rebecca then proceeded to work as a graphic editor and illustrator. Born in the South of France,

René Jules Lalique was a French master glassmaker and jeweller best known for his glass art and jewelry designs. Lalique apprenticed under Louis Aucoc in 1876, a leading goldsmith and jeweller in Paris. Rene’-Jules later studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs de Paris. Born on April 6, 1860 in France’s Marne region,  Lalique became

Sulamith Wülfing was a German artist and illustrator best known for her fairy-tale like ethereal works and mystical subjects which usually featured smiling dwarves, knights, and dragons. Though Wülfing graduated from Wuppertal’s Art College in 1921, she has been drawing since she was 4 years old. Born on the 11th of January, 1901 at Elberfeld,

  Richard Miller was an American Impressionist painter born on 22 March 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri. Richard drew and painted as a boy while serving as an assistant to portrait painter; George Eichbaum. In 1891, Richard enrolled to study art at the Washington University St. Louis School of Fine Arts and studied for five

Charles Verbrugghe was a Belgian painter famous for his oil on panel paintings of Bruges city views. Charles was born on 15 June 1877 in Bruges, Belgium, to a shoemaker. He moved to Paris in 1907 to study painting under the tutelage of Florin Van Acker, a master of art. Choosing to stay in Paris,

Dmitry Kustanovich is a contemporary Russian painter born on 29 March 1970 in Minsk, Belarus. Dmitry studied at the Belarusian State Pedagogical University and graduated in 1996. Kustanovich served in the soviet army and worked as a construction worker before making a career in painting. Dmitry Kustanovich is known and distinguished by his originality, the

Duaiv is a contemporary French artist and cellist born near the city of Bordeaux, France, on 26 July 1952. Duaiv showed talent and passion for art and music from an early age, completing his first oil painting when he was only nine. He played in front of the famous Cellist Pablo Casals at the Prade

  Frank Frigyes was born in Budapest on 19 August 1890.  Frigyes’ father was a clerk, but he decided to become a painter. Frigyes’s formal training began at the Hungarian College of Fine Arts in 1908 where he was a student under Ede Balló, Aladár Illvi Aladár, and Tivadar Zemplényi. Frank then enrolled at the

  Dulce Beatriz is a Cuban painter of Spanish origin born on 17 March 1931 in Havana, Cuba. Her father was a bakery manager, and her mother, with whom she shared a name, was a teacher. Following in the steps of her mother, Beatriz decided to pursue a career in teaching. Subsequently, she attended and

Frank Nichols was a famous printmaker and teacher born in Kansas in 1935. Frank was formally educated at the Kansas State Teacher’s College in Emporia, where he received a Bachelor of Arts. Frank then attended Wichita State University and received a Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) in 1967. Frank taught printmaking at the Fort

Pierre was a contemporary Brazilian artist born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to a French father and a Belgian mother on May 16, 1935. Pierre’s father was an artist and taught him fundamental lessons in painting. The early education Pierre got from his father was key to his progression as an artist. Latour traveled the world

Cellia Saubry was a French Naive artist who was best known for painting Paris and Provence views that were inspired by her day-to-day life. Saubry started drawing at a young age with her uncle who was a professional artist. Born in Rouen, France in 1938, Saubry moved to Paris when she was a young woman.

  Fred Yates was a reclusive painter known for his Plein-air paintings of the French and English landscapes. Fred was born in Urmston, Lancashire, on 25 July 1922. He served in World War II alongside his twin brother, who was later declared missing in action. After losing his twin brother in World War II, Fred

Valentin Gubarev is a Belarusian painter born in Nizhny Novgorod on April 14, 1948. Valentin is known for his naïve genre of painting. Gubarev’s paintings feature ordinary people living their lives in happiness and sadness. Valentin graduated from the Gorky Art College in Russia. He continued his studies at the Faculty of Graphics at the

Thierry Ona is a French painter born on January 31, 1960, in Bordeaux, France. Over the years, Thierry has displayed uniqueness in his works, using a technique that highlights the colors and gives his paintings light and transparency. Thierry Ona was a landscape architect in his early days before he delved into the art world

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French painter who was best known for his use of sparkling colors and light in his paintings, focusing on feminine charms, sensuality, and beauty. Renoir was born in Limoges, Haute-Vienne in France, on February 25, 1841, into a family of artisans, where his father was a tailor and his mother was

Percy Tarrant was a British artist and illustrator born in England in 1855. Tarrant’s father was a bookbinder, which played a major role in Tarrant’s career choice as a book illustrator. Percy Tarrant’s legacy as a famous book illustrator will be carried on by his daughter, Margaret Tarrant, who was also an artist and illustrator.

Michel Boulet is a French painter and illustrator. Michel was born in Marseille, France, on the 7th of September, 1938. His taste and talent for painting and design were evident from a young age, as Michel occupied himself with drawing from his childhood until he was older. Following a career in illustration and graphic design,

Vladyslav Yerko is a Ukrainian contemporary illustrator born in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 1, 1962. Vladyslav Yerko graduated from the Faculty of Book Graphics at the Ivan Fedorov Polygraphic University in 1990. During his time at the University, Yerko won a second-place award in an International Poster Competition in 1987. Vladyslav took up an interest

  Vladimir Rumyantsev was a Russian artist born in Cherepovets, Russia, on February 21, 1957. Vladimir started drawing at the tender age of 4 years, showing his artistic inclinations and prowess, which he subsequently pursued. Vladimir would go on to make a limelight-worthy career of this ability. Rumyantsev moved to St. Petersburg in 1972 and

Juarez Machado is a Brazilian painter, born in 1914 in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Juarez studied fine arts at the School of Art in Parana, Curitiba. Machado started showing signs of talent in art at a very young age, and by the time Machado was 20 years old, he had several awards to his name.

Kathy Kelly is an American artist known for her comical cat drawings. Kelly has a Master’s Degree in Art Management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL. and has been creating cat-related artwork for 28 years. Besides producing “finicky feline” illustrations, Kelly creates cat calendars, tee shirts, framed prints, and magnets. Kelly wrote and illustrated the

Evgenia Gapchinska is a Ukrainian painter popular for her charming and joyful paintings that depicts childhood and family life. Dubbed as a “supplier of happiness”,  Gapchinskaya was born on November 15, 1974, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Evgeniya studied at the Kharkov Institute of Art and Industry as well as at the Nuremberg Academy of Arts. Gapchinskaya

George Barbier was a French illustrator, theatrical designer, and painter best known for his fashion artwork in French publications during the Art Deco period. He studied at l’École des beaux-arts when he moved to Paris from Nantes between 1908 and 1910. Barbier’s teacher was Jean-Paul  Laurens, an academic history painter. Born on the 10th of

John Baragwanath King was a British landscape painter and watercolor artist born in 1864. John’s place of birth was at Phillack, around Hayle in Cornwall. After giving up his training to become an engineer, Baragwanath King became an artist. John and his wife lived together in St. Austell with their daughter Gladys. During this time,

Stephen J Darbishire is an English painter best known for his Lakeland landscapes, interiors, picnic scenes, and nudes. Darbishire was privately taught by his neighbor, artist Judith Da Fano. Stephen later received a scholarship from the Byam Shaw School of Art under Greenham and Garrard. Born in 1940, Darbishire initially dabbled in popular music until

Loren MacIver was an American painter and is the first female featured in the permanent collection of the Musem of Modern Art. Known for her dream-like creations of city views, half-abstract landscapes, and up-close views of natural forms, Loren was born on the 2nd of February, 1909 in New York. MacIver a self-taught painter who

Rob Scotton is one of England’s leading children’s book author and illustrator known for creating the popular characters “Splat the Cat” and Russell the Sheep”. Scotton is a Leicester Polytechnic honors graduate. Besides Rob’s children’s books and illustrations, he is also a commercial illustrator and graphic designer. Scotton’s work can also be seen on ceramics,

Kay Nielsen was a Danish painter whose work embodied the ornamental style of Art Nouveau. Nielsen was best known for creating the “Night on Bald Mountain” and “Ave Maria” scenes in the 1940 iconic Walt Disney classic animated film, Fantasia. Born on the 12th of March, 1886 to parents who were both in the performing

Elena is an award-winning Russian painter and Illustrator best known for her vibrant, playful oil paintings and illustrations. Elena Zolotnisky was born in 1961 in Moscow, Russia. Elena graduated with a MA in Fine Art and Animation from the Moscow Cinema Academy in 1986. Elena Zolotnitsky worked as a creative director and a freelance illustrator

Edward Hopper was a well-known painter and printmaker in twentieth-century America. Edward was born in Nyack, New York in July 1882.  Edward was one of his parents’ two children, educated in a strict Baptist environment, and went to a private school. Edward started showing signs of talent in drawing at the young age of five.

Ramon Vilanova is a Spanish painter who is known for countryside Plein Air paintings of Catalonia, Majorca, and Minorca.  Being a self-taught painter, Vilanova began studying on his own when his aunt gifted him with a box of paints and an instruction book at the age of 16. Since Ramon’s first exhibition in 1973, his

Ada Florek is a Polish artist best known for watercolors that finds beauty in everyday items and ordinary places. Florek studied at the College of Fine Arts in Krosno where she received her diploma in sculpture. Ada also went to Cracow’s Jagiellonian University to study art history. Born in 1976, it was only in 2006

Elenore Abbott was an American Illustrator born in Lincoln, Maine, in 1875. Abbot studied art at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women before moving on to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts to further her education in art. Elenore also attended the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France, before she moved back to Philadelphia

Lucien Delarue was a French painter known for his still-life paintings and watercolors of Paris’s romantic cityscapes. Delarue studied at the Grande Chaumiere studios under maitre Yves Brayer. Born on the November 10th, 1925, Lucien participated in exhibitions early on and received medals for his creations. Delarue received first prize as well as the Vermeil-Medaille

Lauren A. Mills is a nationally-acclaimed American painter and sculptor but is is best known as a more-than-two-decades long children’s book illustrator and author. Lauren is an academically trained artist who received the first Master of Arts degree in Illustration from the California State system.  Art schools she has attended from 1976 to 2010  include

Omar Rayyan is a Jordanian-born artist who is primarily known for his children’s book illustrations of fantasy, fairy tales, and folklore. Initially, Rayyan was taught by Suenteus Po, a Tibetan/Persian collage artist. Eventually, Omar graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990 with a BFA in illustration. Since then, Rayyan has produced illustrations

The artist Detlev Nitschke is a German contemporary visual artist best known for his picturesque scenes and outdoor paintings (Plein air), which he developed into designs for maps, books, and calendars. Detlev was born in 1935 in Berlin, Germany, where he was trained as a Lithographer. He also studied and graduated with a degree in

  Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo was an Italian painter who employed the divisionist technique in his paintings.  Giuseppe was born on the 28th of July, 1868,  in Volpedo, Italy (a city in the Alessandria province in northern Italy). Giuseppe Pelliza first studied at the technical school of Castelnuovo Scrivia, learning the first elements of drawing.

Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann was a French furniture designer and interior decorator who symbolized the luxury and modernity of Art Deco. Emile-Jacques was born on the 28th of August, 1879 in Paris, where his father ran a successful business painting and designing the interiors of apartments. After his father died, Emile-Jacques took over the business and started

Henri Edmond Cross was a French painter and printmaker widely recognized as a master and principal exponent of Neo-Impressionism. Cross was born in Douai, Nord, in France on 20th May 1856; the only child of his parents. Cross grew up in Lille following his family’s relocation in 1865. Henri Edmond Cross studied at the Ecole

Cecile Veilhan is a French painter born in Nantes, France, in 1965. The artist was best known for painting pieces that imbibe charm, elegance, finesse, and innocence using feminine characters. Cecile was also known for paintings that revealed situations that every woman could relate to. Cecile’s art draws you into a world of femininity and

Gary Bunt is a self-taught British painter. Gary was a farm laborer earlier in his career, and this reflects in his paintings of farmers’ scenes and landscapes in the countryside. Gary accompanied individual paintings with poetic compositions, employing his ability as a poet. Gary was born in 1957 in East Peckham, the United Kingdom. Gary

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Jean-Claude Picot was a French painter known for using strong colors to portray everyday objects and scenes with his own “joie de vivre” (enjoyment of life) sensibility. Picot studied the artworks of fellow French artists and Fauvist painters Maurice de Vlaminck, André Derain, and Henri Matisse. All of their creations prioritized the use of distinct

Gennady Spirin is a Russian painter and illustrator of children’s books. Gennady is recognized widely for his watercolor style of illustration. Gennady was born in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia on the December 25th, 1948. Gennady relocated to the United States with his wife and sons following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and currently lives in Princeton,

Carlo Carra was an Italian painter known for his work in the Metaphysical Painting and Futurist Painting Art movements.  Born on February 11, 1881 in Quargnento, Italy, Carra began work as a mural decorate at age 12.  In 1906 Carra enrolled at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy, and studied under Italian painter Cesare Tallone.

Charles Dana Gibson was an American illustrator who was best known for Gibson Girl –  an iconic image that best represented the stunningly independent Euro-American woman at the start of the 20th century.  Born on the 14th of September, 1867 in Roxbury, Massachusetts,  Gibson attended New York’s Art Students League from 1884 to 1885. Charles

Giotto di Bondone, known simply as Giotto, was an Italian painter and architect from Florence, Italy.  Giotto was born circa 1267 in Florence, and is known for being the first of the Italian Master painters.  His work was the first to paint his subjects “according to nature”, and broke away from the Byzantine-era painting.  Giotto’s

Carl Spitzweg was a German painter who best exemplified the Biedermeier era’s style of classic simplicity. Spitzweg is known for portraying intimate scenes from daily life in a humorous, tender, but firm manner using his adept control of shadow, light, and composition. Spitzweg is a self-taught painter who studied pharmacy at the University of Vienna

Lockey White is an American Painter specializing in Abstract Art.  Lockey was born in 1973 in California and spent parts of of her childhood living in Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh & India.  Lockey currently lives in Hilo, Hawaii.  Lockey White is known for her unique artwork using mixed media, encaustic, acrylic & oil paints. Enthusiasts of

Janet Fish is an American painter best known for her still life paintings of common household objects, often with a focus on transparent objects and reflective light. Janet paints in a variety of mediums, including oil painting, watercolors, lithography and screenprinting. Janet was born in Boston, MA on May 18, 1938, and moved to Bermuda