Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky born name Hovhannes Ayvazovski; born 29 July 1817 – 2 May 1900 deceased) was a Russian Romantic painter. He is considered one of the greatest marine artists in history. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, Aivazovsky was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crimea and was mostly based there. Following his education at … [Read more...]
Susan Bahary
Working in acrylic and bronze, Susan Bahary is a sculptor in representational and abstract styles of animal and human subjects, including life-size sculptures, private commissions, and commissioned public-monument works. A specialty is equine and canine subjects, and in this area she has special knowledge of anatomy from her years as a breeder and exhibitor of champion … [Read more...]
Joel Bless
Joel’s lifelong passion for glassblowing began in his college days at the Rochester Institute of Technology. It was the early 1970’s and the school had just opened its School of American Craftsmen’s glassblowing program. Following these initial introductions, Joel went on to teach himself the craft and by the late 1970's had built his own hot shop. It was at this time that he … [Read more...]
Alexander Baxter
Alexander Baxter is a world recognized still-life artist. … [Read more...]
Nikolai Blokhin
Born in 1968 St. Petersburg, Russia 1980-1982 - Art School for gifted children 1982-1985 - St. Petersburg Middle Art School 1989-1995 - St. Petersburg Academy of Art 1995-2000 - Postgraduate studies of the Easel Painting studio under guidance of member of Academy, Professor Reihet 1995-2000 - Teacher of drawing in St.Petersburg Academy of Art 2000-2014 - Professor of … [Read more...]