by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.” – René Magritte René Magritte was a Surrealist painter who was born in 1898 in Belgium. He was the oldest child and started drawing lessons at the age of 12. René Magritte’s art is best known for...
by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
Theodore Earl Butler was an American impressionistic painter who was born in 1861 in Columbus, Ohio. Butler studied in Marietta College in Ohio and graduated in 1882. He then moved to Paris to continue his art studies. There he befriended the artist Claude Monet. He...
by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
In 1964 Yuri Krotov (Юрий Кротов) was born in Grivenskaya, a Cossack Settlement, Krasnodar Territory, very close to the Azov Sea in Russia. He began art lessons in 1972 from a local painter G.A. Polugaev, and in 1976 – 1983 Yuri Krotov went to school at the...
by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Color excites me. Realism and rich, saturated color are what my art is all about.” -Frank Spino Frank Spino was born after WWII into a large military family. His family was required to move frequently throughout his childhood and he went to 13 elementary schools. He...
by taswann | May 20, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Decoration has always had its own agenda, the sincere and unabashed offering of pleasure and solace.” -Robert Kushner Robert Kushner is an American contemporary painter who was born in Pasadena, California in 1949 and lives and works in New York City today. He is...