By :John Fawcett

 from Iowa, US
- watercolor; 21 x 16 in -
http://www.johnfawcettstudio.com/

In the branding pens [Sold]
John Fawcett was a practicing veterinarian for 20 years before selling his practice in 1996 to fully devote his time to painting. Working in watercolor and oil, his firsthand knowledge of animals is evident in his work.
Fawcett has been invited to show his work at the Autry National Center of the American West’s Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, where he won the Autry National Center Award for Watercolor in 2006; the Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale in Wyoming, where he won the Museum Purchase Award in 2006; and the Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, where he won the Artists’ Choice Award 1996.
He was selected for the Top 100 Arts for the Parks in 1996, 1997, and 1999, where he won the U.S. Art Award of Merit in 1997, and he was inducted as an Honorary Lifetime Artist Member of the Mountain Oyster Club in Tucson, Arizona, in 1997. He was inducted as a full lifetime member of the American Academy of Equine Art in 2002 and was named the 2009 Artist of the Year by Tucson’s Friends of Western Art. Fawcett was the featured artist in the September 2008 issue of Western Art Collector and the May/June 2009 issue of Art of the West magazine. His work has also appeared in Equine Image, InformArt, Southwest Art, U.S. Art, and Western Horseman.

By: Anna Rose Bain

 from Garland, Texas, US (b. 1985)
Oil on linen; 24 x 36 in
http://www.artworkbyannarose.com/
https://www.facebook.com/artworkbyannarosebain

The perfect evening [Detail]
Anna's interest in art began from the moment she could pick up a pencil. Born in Mauston, WI in 1985, Anna had a natural talent and left her mark on everything from paper to unfinished walls in the house. "I have fond memories," she says, "of our house while my dad was still fixing it up, and my twin sister and I shared a converted attic for a room. Before we got carpet or wallpaper, we were surrounded by enticing surfaces of plywood and drywall, all begging to be decorated. So I happily left my mark everywhere I went; it was usually in crayon and ended up being a stretched-out Minnie Mouse, or a disproportionate horse."
Inspired by her grandfather, who started painting at the age of 70, Anna spent her free time as a child sketching from nature and poring over art books. Although she drew horses and other animals from a very young age, she began to draw people at the age of 10, when a childhood friend asked her to illustrate one of her story books. From there, her desire to capture likenesses expanded from portraits of celebrities to images of family and friends, always with a goal of making a portrait look exactly like the person conveyed. She sold her first portrait at the age of 12.

By: Abe Toshiyuki (あべとしゆき)

 from Japan
- watercolor on waterford - [Detail] (2013)
[Realism in watercolor Painting]
http://watercolorspainting.com/abe-toshiyuki/
https://www.facebook.com/abetyart
"My work tends to focus on the finer points of nature that surround us. Japanese people have always held a deep love and respect for nature, and I find that this is reflected not only in famous Japanese artworks, but also in Japanese literature. Through their descriptions of scenes such as the transience of a river, and the fragility of petals on a cherry blossom, I find that these famous artists are able to implicitly express the idea of inevitable change extraordinarily well. In addition, I believe that my watercolors are able to capture the essence of these artists in a meaningful way.
When questioned about what art means, I respond by saying that art is a mirror of the soul for the beholder. For example, many different viewpoints come out when different people look at the same painting, but when the same person looks at the same painting, their viewpoint can easily change depending on their state of mind. This change is what I mean by art being a mirror of the soul for the beholder."

By Dean Linsky

 from California, US
Oil on canvas
from his Gallery "California Rustic"
© Art of the West, US
http://www.artofthewest.net/
Dean Linsky has spent the last 28 years living in California and exhibiting his work in some of the finest galleries on the west coast. Today , his paintings can be found in private and corporate collections worldwide.
Born in 1965 , he spent much of his youth drawing and painting. Early on he was finding opportunities that would pay a freelance illustrator for providing camera ready artwork used in publishing and advertising. Often times , it was hand painting signs or creating logo designs for local business that would keep him busy .
So it was no surprise that soon after finishing school he would begin an ambitious journey to become a professional artist... Upon visiting California as a child, Dean knew that he would return to it again someday. Seeing this part of the country for the first time would captivate his imagination and awaken a spirit of wanderlust . Life in northern Illinois was unbearably dull. It offered little adventure compared with the land and folklore of the American West. By 1984 , at the age of eighteen, he began making frequent trips back to the coast eventually moving to the Monterey Peninsula. This change alone would provide him all of the inspiration needed to become a committed artist ...

In 1989 he was honored to accept an offer of representation in one of the most recognized and successful galleries in Carmel by the Sea . Once in the company of some of the finest painters in America, his work would mature into what it is today...

By:Jorge Frasca

 from Buenos Aires, Argentina (b. 1945)
- acrylic painting; 70 x 100 cm - 
"Última luz del sol" "Last rays of sunlight"
http://www.jfrasca.com/

Argentine Artist and Art Professor, his main subject matter is the landscape of his homeland.
He is a self-taught artist, with a remarkably individual style.
His work is drawn directly from landscapes ... As a frequent world wide traveler he has made lots of paintings in locations such as Africa, Morocco, Mali, Spain and Italy...His work can be found in private an public collections: Argentina, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Great Britain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia, The United States, etc... 

From 1980, he has made solo and collective exhibitions in Argentina and other countries.
Jorge Frasca was born in Buenos Aires in 1945 and his career has mostly developed in his homeland

By: Sorin Sorin

 from Russia (now the Republic of Moldava) (b. 1966)
Oil on canvas;
 40 x 30 in 
"Old Doors" (2007)

Sorin Sorin is a European realistic painter. His natural talent won him entrance to Schusev Art School as a young boy. This was followed by studies at Repin Art College after which he worked as an artist, painting backdrops for the Kishinev National Opera House and was an art director for the Moldova Tele - Radio Company and an advertising agency. Sorin has developed a personal style that allows him to depict his subject with photorealistic clarity using traditional painting techniques combined with soft light and warm colors to create a romantic realism. Sorin is an avid photographer and gets many of his ideas while cycling or hiking in the countryside with his camera in search of interesting views that capture the heart of the countryside. His rural and urban landscapes express dramatic changes in the environment, while not forgetting the eternal essence of nature and life close to the soil. His work is realistic and yet full of soul. His poetic landscapes have become a part of personal collections throughout Europe and America

By Alexey Adamov,
 from Taganrog, Russia (b. 1971)Oil on canvas; 60 x 90 cm; 23 5/8 x 35 3/8 in 

Green moon (2000)
http://www.adamov-gallery.ru/en/painter/index.html
Alexey Adamov is a person of indomitable energy. After his first personal exhibition of paintings in Taganrog in the building of Chekhov Library in 1997, Adamov became a well-known painter: his exhibition at the Don Artistic Fund in 2001, in Prague in the years of 2001-2002, in 2003 his pictures were exhibited in Paris and in Moscow Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists. Adamov’s works of art constantly take part in opening days and exhibitions in various galleries of Moscow and of Europe. On August 13, 2004 was held his exhibition at Moscow Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists. This fact is undoubtedly a proof of his innate genius and great acknowledgement of his creative person

By Edmund Thornton Crawford R.S.A., British Artist (1806 - 1885)

Oil on canvas; 77.5 x 106.7 cm 
A Dutch river scene

© City of Edinburgh Council, Scotland, UK 
Purchased with the assistance of the Jean F. Watson Bequest Fund and the National Fund for Acquisitions, 1982
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/
Trained at the Trustee's Academy, Crawford visited Holland in 1831, the first of several visits. He painted Scottish fishing villages, rivers and landscapes in both oil and watercolour and his restrained colours and northern skies have a close affinity to the Dutch School. His style was notably influenced by Van de Veldes and Hobbema.

By: Edward Seago RBA ARWS RWS

 from England (1910 - 1974)

Oil on canvas; 39 x 60 cm; 5 1/2 x 23 1/2 in

By the upper Yare
© Sold through Bonhams, London, October 11, 2006 for £24,570 
http://www.bonhams.com/
He was an English artist who painted in both oils and watercolours.
Seago was a self-taught artist, (although he received advice from Sir Alfred Munnings and Bernard Priestman), and enjoyed a wide range of admirers from the British Royal family and the Aga Khan to the common man. His works have been classified as either Impressionist or Post-Impressionist and included landscapes, seascapes, skyscapes, street scenes, his garden and portraits.
At fourteen, he won an award from the Royal Drawing Society, and from then on knew what he wanted to do in spite of his parents' initial disapproval. At the age of eighteen, Seago joined Bevin's Travelling Show and subsequently toured with circuses in Britain and throughout Europe.
In 1937 Seago gave evidence to a police enquiry into a blackmail gang in London's West End who exploited sodomy laws. His statement reveals he had a friendship with a young man in late 1936 who used a fake name and extracted money from Seago by deception.
Heart problems, identified at the age of seven, dogged him all of his life. He had to resort to subterfuge to join the army at the outbreak of the Second World War. He was commissioned as a Major in the Royal Engineers and advised on camouflage techniques for Field Marshal Auchinleck, with whom he had a lifelong friendship
Such was his popularity that those who wished to buy one of his paintings had to queue at his various annual exhibitions around the world (with the single exception of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother).
"The Queen Mother bought so many that eventually the artist, who died in 1974, gave her two a year – on her birthday and at Christmas. Prince Philip invited him on a tour of the Antarctic in 1956, and his subsequent paintings, considered to be among his best, hang at Balmoral."

By: Edward Theodore Compton (E. T. Compton)

 English-born German Artist and Illustrator (1849 - 1921)Oil on canvas; 77.2 × 100.5 cm; 30.4 × 39.6 in

Malcesine on Lake Garda Monte Baldo (1913)
Compton was born in Stoke Newington in London, the son of Theodore Compton, an art-loving insurance agent, and grew up in a deeply religious Quaker household. He attended various art schools, including, for a time, the Royal Academy in London, but otherwise he was mainly self-taught in art.
In 1867, wanting the best education for their artistically-talented son, and due to the high cost of schooling in England, the family decided to emigrate to Germany settling in Darmstadt. The city at that time was the seat of the Grand Duchy of Hesse under Grand Duke Ludwig III, and a community of artists had sprung up there. Entries in Compton's diary show that both he and his father were art teachers - Alice, the Princess of Hesse numbered amongst Edward's students.
Initially painting in the English romantic tradition, Compton later developed a more realistic representation of nature, being guided by his true artistic ideas while retaining topographical accuracy. Even his early watercolors show the great importance of brightness and light and his work is also remarkable for its portrayal of the elements such as water and air, including ascending mist and fog. He can be regarded as an impressionist.

By Alexey Adamov
 from Taganrog, Russia (b. 1971)
"Silence" 

Oil on canvas
http://www.adamov-gallery.ru/en/painter/index.html
Alexey Adamov is a person of indomitable energy. After his first personal exhibition of paintings in Taganrog in the building of Chekhov Library in 1997, Adamov became a well-known painter: his exhibition at the Don Artistic Fund in 2001, in Prague in the years of 2001-2002, in 2003 his pictures were exhibited in Paris and in Moscow Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists. Adamov’s works of art constantly take part in opening days and exhibitions in various galleries of Moscow and of Europe. On August 13, 2004 was held his exhibition at Moscow Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists. This fact is undoubtedly a proof of his innate genius and great acknowledgement of his creative person

By Claude Monet

 from France (1840 - 1926)

"The Seine at Lavacourt" (1880)

Oil on canvas; 100 x 150 cm 

Place of creation: Lavacourt, France e (about 33 mi (or 53 km) North-West of Paris)
© Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, US
http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org/
"In a deliberate attempt to reach a larger public and market, Monet submitted the traditionally formulated Seine at Lavacourt to the 1880 Salon. It was accepted, but the canvas was poorly hung and never attracted much attention except from writer Emil Zola, the vocal advocate of impressionism, who described it as "an exquisite note of light and open air." In the same year, Monet submitted another, more audacious scene, which was refused. He would never again offer a painting to the Salon. In 1938, this painting was the first important European painting acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art.
http://www.artbabble.org/video/dma/dallas-museum-

By: Jonathan 
Frank
Children of the sun
 watercolor and ink; 25 x 25 in -
 from Utah, US
https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.frank.31 

By William Henry Margetson

 from UK (1860 - 1940)

Oil on canvas 76 x 51 cm29.9 x 20.1 in The lady of the house

The paintings of beautiful women was the major subject of the British painter William Henry Margetson. He studied at the South Kensington Schools, and then at the Royal Academy. The artist produced also illustrative work. He was married to Helen Hatton, also an artist.

By: Marci Oleszkiewicz

from Chicago (b. 1979)  

Oil on canvas 36 x 24 in  (Untitled)

http://www.marcioleszkiewicz.com/

"My passion for art was inspired at a young age. As a child, I always remember sitting at my little desk making a picture. It seemed I often communicated visually. Whether it was in a Christmas card to family or a personal journal entry, there was always a drawing to be found. I remember thinking how my little creations would become alive as I made the final touches.
I was home schooled through most of my schooling years. It was during this time that my first art teacher gave me the initial inspiration to pursue my natural drive toward art. I have since studied at The American Academy of Art in Chicago, Marwen (a not for profit organization in which I am now an alumnus) and at The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts in Chicago. It was at the latter that I studied with many amazing artists to whom I credit my knowledge on how to see as a painter and am grateful for their generosity and encouragement. Thank you to my instructors along the way, Clayton J. Beck III, Scott Tallman Powers, Romel De La Torre, Diane Rath.
I am also inspired by many of the great masters, including Antonio Mancini, John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell and Richard Schmid to name a few.
In 2007 I was selected to be included in Southwest Art Magazine’s 21 Under 31 section in the September 2007 issue."
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Detail IV _ Nature

Elements IV

Mixed media on canvas 60x81 cm by.

2012

By : Sir William Rothenstein

Oil on canvas 

Spring - The Morning Room (1910)

William Rothenstein (1872 - 1945), was an English painter, draughtsman and writer on art.
Rothenstein is best known for his portrait drawings of famous individuals and for being an official war artist in both World War I and World War II. He was also a member of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters & Gravers. The style and subject of his paintings varies, though certain themes reappear, in particular an interest in 'weighty' or 'essential' subjects tackled in a restrained manner. Good examples include Parting at Morning (1891), Mother and Child (1903) and Jews Mourning at a Synagogue (1907) - all of which are owned by the Tate Gallery. The National Portrait Gallery owns over two hundred of his portraits. In 2011 the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation began cataloguing all of his paintings in public ownership online.

By:  Michael Ethridge, American Artist

Acrylic on tile

http://www.paintingsbyme.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Ethridge-Art/154655497049

Michael Ethridge is now realizing his destiny as one of the country’s most sought-after abstract expressionists. His history, education, background and drive as an artist have culminated to help him reach the position he has envisioned for years.
His diverse career allows Ethridge to take his experiences and convey them on the canvas. His work incorporates deep tone, rich color and lavish texture. In each piece, Ethridge has orchestrated a work that gives excitement, evoking deep thoughts and emotions to individuals who view his art.
A multi-talented man, Michael Ethridge began his art career in Arkansas, under the capable tutelage of his mother, who was an accomplished wildlife and still life artist. Continuing art classes at Wynne High School and Arkansas State University, Michael won awards in both the fine arts and in his medical studies.
One of his most significant ventures was a commission to paint a series of luxury grand pianos for the Baldwin Piano Company. Ethridge was chosen to be Baldwin Piano's exclusive hand- painting artist. His first grand, “Beauty in B Minor”, sold to an international dealer within 15 minutes. The director of marketing for Baldwin Piano Company may have said it best when he said, “We’ve received an overwhelming response both internationally and in the U.S. (for your work.).’’
Michael's art was selected by the set director to be in the movie Nothing but the Truth. He was also awarded the title “Best of Show” at Little Rock, AR where Michael was introduced to Governor, Mike Beebe.
While art is his first love, without question, Ethridge draws from a vast array of fine art experiences including a career as a professional musician, entertaining on two Carnival Cruise Line ships. He also landed the lead role in a Memphis area theater production, had appearances on The Nashville Network, and was the band leader of the “Michael Ethridge Band”. As a professional artist and musician, I understand how art and music can enhance a person’s life with healing properties for the heart and the soul.
“My life has been a series of extraordinary events, with fine arts being my passion over the years,” Ethridge says. “My ability to inspire through my art transcends what I sometimes understand. It’s an awesome thing to be able to share something that comes from my own creative spirit."

 Woman dressing her daughter

By: Jessie Wilcox Smith
American Illustrator (1863 - 1935)

She was famous for her work in magazines such as Ladies Home Journal and for her illustrations for children's books.
Born in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1884 Smith attended the School of Design for Women (which is now Moore College of Art & Design)[and later studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins in Philadelphia, graduating in 1888. A year later, she started working in the production department of the Ladies' Home Journal, for five years.She left to take classes under Howard Pyle, first at Drexel and then at the Brandywine School.She was a prolific contributor to books and magazines during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrating stories and articles for clients such as Century, Collier's Weekly, Leslie's Weekly, Harper's, McClure's, Scribners, and the Ladies' Home Journal.