Vanessa Paxton – I had a dream

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“The series was inspired by a dream I had. I wanted it to have that rhythm of falling into sleep, or waking up from a dream. Each image was resin coated and mounted on a one inch thick wood canvas. They’re for sale as a limited edition set. I only have [...] Read

Claude Theberge – Rainbows and kisses

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“Claude is a Canadian artist, a graduate of Quebec City’s École des Beaux-Arts, won bursaries from both the Canada Arts Council and the Quebec Government and attented the greatest art and design schools in France.He captured the top prize in a United Nations competition involving 65,000 graphic artists from throughout [...] Read

Willem Haenraets – Romantic world

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“With soft colors, the artist conjures up a romantic world of beautiful illusion on his canvasses. Willem Haenraets was born in Rotterdam on October 9, 1940 and his talent was discovered at an early age. Haenraets was just 16 when he started his trainng at the academy in Maastricht, which [...] Read

Elzbieta Brozek – All of me

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“Elżbieta Brożek is a Polish artist who works mainly a portrait of women, prefering to work in their paintings with red and orange tones using realism in some cases and in others you can see the influence of the symbolism of the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.” See more about this [...] Read

Gary Benfield – The ideal

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“Born in the English West Midlands, Benfield studied at Stourbridge College of Art and then went on to do further study at Wrexham College of Art. After leaving the academic world, he set up his own studio near London and concentrated on drawing and painting figures. Within a few years, [...] Read

Vladimir Mukhin – The unique place

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“Vladimir Mukhin is one of the greatest figurative Russian artists. Born in 1952 in Russia, Vladimir Mukhin is a Member of Russian Artist Union since 1985. He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation in 1999. In 2004 he was awarded the silver medal from the [...] Read

Richard S Johnson – Hope

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Born in Chicago to an artistic family, Richard’s earliest reminiscences are of pouring through Charles Dana Gibson, NC Wyeth, and John Singer Sargent books on rainy afternoons. While still in grade school, he won a scholarship to the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. He later attended the American Academy of [...] Read

Raymond Leech – Watching you

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“Raymond Leech was born at Great Yarmouth in East Angila in 1949 and spent his childhood by the seaside, He was influenced to take up an artistic career by his father, who taught him to draw. In particular, he was inspired by the work of the Newlyn School, the French [...] Read

Pascal Chove – The beautiful power

“The base of the Pascal Chove’s paintings is resin on which the artist puts his various materials such as cardboard, netting or tissue. You can see several apparent plans, which vary between hazy and defined, backed by his highly elaborate use of light. In particular, light tends to shine from [...] Read

Arsen Kurbanov – The artist

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Arsen Kurbanov was born in Makhachkala, republic of Dagestan, in the USSR. His mother and father were artists as is his brother. In 1988, Kurbanov completed his education at the Jamal Dagestan Art College, receiving a red diploma of scholastic excellence. He was immediately accepted into one of the most [...] Read

CelineM – Whisper

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“CélineM is, to say the least, an outstanding photographer. She has her own poetic view on people, on nature, on everything she finds on her way actually. Her sometimes minimalist style is a real feast to the eye. She doesn’t use big eyecatching effects, no vivid colours, but i always [...] Read

Mark Spain – The eye of a visionary

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“Mark Spain is an amazingly talented British artist. Over the years he has experimented with landscape, cityscape and figurative work. Constantly exploring varying subjects and techniques, Mark is an inventive artist with an exceptional eye. His talent has been widely recognized within the fine art world, with his work sought [...] Read