Feather painting by self-taught artist of applied art Marina Nesterova

Feather painting by Marina Nesterova. Russian mixed media artist of applied art Marina Nesterova is a professional nurse, born in Belozerskoye, Donetsk region of Ukraine. Her collection of artworks includes mosaics, painting on bark, silk, charming dolls, miniature sculptures, embroidered egg shell, 3D embroidery, and paintings made entirely of feathers. Thanks to breeders of birds and pet shops Marina ‘paints’ her animals, floral still lifes, landscapes and folk scenes. When Marina is lack of feathers, she finds something to occupy herself – embroidery, floral, pottery, silk painting, sculpting. Her work can be found in private collections of the presidents of Ukraine and Russia. Marina often exhibits her artworks abroad, where her master classes are visited by a huge number of admirers.
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Bouquet de fleurs, 1913. Painting by French artist Achille Lauge

French painter Achille Lauge (August 29, 1861 – June 2, 1944) was neo-impressionist and pointillist. He was born into a peasant family who intended to become a pharmacist. Achille Lauge was a trainee in a city pharmacy while attended the Fine Arts school in Toulouse from 1876 to 1881. This is where he made ​​the acquaintance of French sculptors and painters Antoine Bourdelle, Henri Jean Guillaume Martin and Henri Marre. He remained in relationship with them all his life. In 1882, Achille Lauge came to Paris where he joined the National School of Fine Arts.
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Beauty, spirituality and energy-creating beautiful half of humanity inspire the artist. Italian painter Omar Galliani

Italian painter Omar Galliani
Born in 1954 in Montecchio Emilia, Omar Galliani graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna and teaches painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera. Central place in the work of Galliani takes the image of women.

However, in recent years Omar Galliani turned his attention to the East. In an effort to find common ground between the classical traditions of Western Europe and Eastern cultures, Galliani participated in international projects in China, Hong Kong and Russia.

Also, in the International Biennale in Venice (2007, 1986, 1982), numerous international exhibitions in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Prague, Lisbon, Mexico City. In 2003 his works from the series “New anatomy” participated in the Beijing Biennale. Many-awarded artist, Galliani was chosen by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the sole representative of Italian art in China (2006).
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Beatrice. 1855. French painter Odilon Redon

French painter Odilon Redon (April 20, 1840 – July 6, 1916) was one of the founders of the symbolism and the Society of Independent Artists. Creativity of Redon is divided into two periods: the “black” depicting human subconscious with his fears and nightmares, and “colored” with still life flowers and landscapes. Odilon Redon was born in Bordeaux April 20, 1840 in a family of entrepreneurs. The future artist spent his childhood in family estate Peyerbald, located a few miles southwest of Bordeaux. Here he was left in the care of a nurse for eleven years. It is likely that the boy suffered from seizures and epilepsy, parents deliberately hid him from the eyes of friends.
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Carousel. Painting by Russian artist Alexander Dolgikh

Russian artist Alexander Dolgikh
Born and raised in Crimea, Alexander grew up in the artistic atmosphere. His grandmother, Nadezhda Kucher was a Professor of Architecture at St. Petersburg Academy of Art. Their neighbors were Russian artist Andrei Panteleev and Angelina Alexandrova, a well-known local storyteller and later, Alexander’s nanny. On his 8th birthday, Alexander Dolgikh got a gift from his grandmother – it was a book of Dresden Gallery reproductions.

Enchanted by the beauty of the paintings, he later realized his dream. Alexander entered The Art College of N.S.Samokish, Simferopol, then he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kiev. In 1992 he returned to his hometown and worked as a painter – decorator in Crimean Academic Russian Drama Theater named after M. Gorky.
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Bumblebee cottage. Mysterious Gold leaf paintings by Yoann Lossel

Mysterious Gold leaf paintings by Yoann Lossel
French artist Yoann Lossel (born 23 May 1985) transforms mythological world with its fantastic images, landscapes, scene compositions into his gold leaf paintings. Mythology of the world and his own dreams become an inexhaustible source of inspiration for the talented graphic artist, author of a series of paintings framed in gilded ornament in art nouveau style with elements of Celtic epic. Peculiar combination of gold leaf and monochrome images of the scene or portrait, traced with many details, working with a Graphite, Gold leaf and hydrangea petals, or ink stains with blackouts – became the hallmark of the artist.
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Madonna of the Rocks. Murrine Glass painting by Loren Stump, American self-taught artist

Murrine Glass painting by Loren Stump
American self-taught stained glass artist Loren Stump has more than 40 years of experience in glass-art and can create entire portraits and paintings using Murrine technique.

Born in Sacramento, California, Loren Stump began his career as a stained glass artist when he mastered advanced shaded murrine, intricate sculpture, and paperweight encasement. In fact, his innovative technique – the manipulation of a two dimensional murrine slice into a three dimensional form. Incredible artwork by California based artist Loren Stump exhibited at the Corning Museum of Glass, The Ertz Israel Museum, and the Kyokei Fujita Glass Museum.

Invented 4,000 years ago in the Middle East, and later virtually forgotten, the technique was revived by Venetian glass-makers. First the artist makes colorful glass rods, and later imposes one on another. Then, he melts the entire stack in a special oven, until it turns into a thick glass “sausage”. Cutting off one slice of this “sausage”, he gets a little picture, which he uses, for example, for making a beautiful pendant.

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