My paintings are of the human form, the soft tenderness that it can transfer to the viewer; never the anger of the world but the peace and harmony that humans are capable of. I have been influenced by living in Belgium and painters of the Benelux countries and I try to show the placid side of the subject using light, the reflection of light and the shadows to emphasise the subjects form and curves. I never use colour but the subtleness of tone to achieve these effects. I try to achieve the smoothness of skin and the body so no brush strokes are visible to the viewer. I have developed this technique for painting the human body and have works in many collections.” Michael LUKASIEWICZ was born in Poland but has been living and working in Antwerp for over 15 years. Per un istante il vento intorpidito si placò ad ascoltare il profumo miele leccare i sensi tra i rami.. Poi di seta labbra pascolò le vergini foglie a mungere i pori la loro divina linfa d'Amore... Poi aleggiò una brezza d'estasi e sospirando... si sollevò...' "Il vento" di ~ Catherine La Rose ~

Kris Knight is a Canadian artist whose paintings puncture the membrane between dream and reality, historical and contemporary, light and dark. Within their apparent ambiguity, Knight’s sensitive character based paintings and portraits of queer men are an evocative combination of romanticism and nost

Kenne Grégoire, a painter often associated with the movement New Dutch Realism, moves between still-life paintings and more surreal scenes that capture a humane sadness and other complex emotions, rendered in acrylics. The artist uses techniques derived from the 17th century, yet he approaches his work in a way that pushes the form, twisting perspective and hues to create ambiguous points of view and situations.

古河原泉作品：「居場所II」(2019/11 油彩,キャンバス)

Based on the Myers-Briggs personality test, Jason Boyd Kinsella’s new portrait series, on show at Perrotin in Paris, examines the building blocks of human existence

by Derek Russell

Born in 1970 in Salt Lake City, Utah (U.S.), Robert Coombs is a painter of female figures whose time-period is illusive in that they wear simple clothing that features the subject rather than the era in which it was worn.

1921. Watercolor, transferred printing ink, and ink on paper. 44,5 x 28,9 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 1984.315.24.

If you follow me here, then you already know that all my kids are currently creating self-portraits for our upcoming winter art show with Artome. I shared what my third graders are up to here (Y'ALL. THEY ARE TURNING OUT SO AMAZING). My second graders are making a variation of this Super Hero Selfie project that I did with my fourth grade last year...I'll be certain to share those with you soon. My firsties are becoming royal with these Royal Self Portraits while kindergarten is doing a variation of Ain't Gonna Paint No More selfies. Because the Artome frames fit 9" X 12" artwork and I usually have my kids work twice that size, I've had to really rethink and adjust some of these projects. I'll be sure to share them with you in the near future. To get the ball rolling, I thought I'd share with you this videoed Romero Britto lesson and the fourth graders' results. In case you don't know, Romero Britto is a Brazilian neo-pop artist who lives in Miami. I have shared his colorful work with my students when we did this project: My fourth grade kids are so great at creating colorful designs and patterns that I thought this project would be perfect for them. But I had to give 'em a little inspo first... Before diving in to the video: Here's what we cranked out the first day! They did a bang up job and were pretty stinkin' proud. I teach doubled up fourth grade classes (meaning there are about 35 kids in the room). After doing the first portion of the video independently at our seats, we returned to the floor with clipboards, our papers and pencils to do a guided drawing together. I really liked having them watch the video as there were less interruptions. I did pause it every now and then to reexplain or allow the kids to catch up. Once we were finished drawing on the floor together, the kids had mirrors at their seats. I told them that the guided drawing was a kind of template for them that they should alter and change once at their seats. I encouraged them to really study their faces, freckles, glasses and details and add them to their selfies. Once completed in pencil, they traced over their lines in Sharpie. I really thought the kids would get further along than this...but they were so into drawing their likeness that I didn't want to rush them ahead. Next up, I'll provide them with some pattern idea sheets for them to draw their designs before adding color. I really can't wait to see how these turn out! I have noticed that teaching self portrait drawing to older kids is pretty tough. Not cuz they can't handle it but because they are so hard on themselves! So I really REALLY discourage any erasing until they are back at their seats. I tell them that it is "just practice" and that they are learning something new...and to go easy on themselves. Only when they return to their seats are they allowed to change and erase...but I don't allow them to get another piece of paper. When I had a students say, "I don't like mine," I asked, "what do you not like?" When she replied with an "everything!" I told her to pick one thing she liked the least and we worked on that. Then we picked the next thing and we worked on that. Within five minutes, she was much happier with her drawing. It's a process with this age group. You gotta do what works without letting them throw in the towel. Next up, we'll add patterns of things that interest us (I used paint splatters and music notes in mine to give them some ideas) as well as color. I'll be sure to share our progress! Until then, feel free to use this video and lesson in your art teacherin' world. I'd love to see what your kids create! Shoot me an email if you do.

Hoje é um bom dia / Today is a good day

Born in New York City in 1918, Irving Amen was drawing at the age of four. A scholarship to the Pratt Institute was awarded to him when he was fourteen years old. With Michelangelo as his idol, he spent seven years in life classes perfecting his drawing. From 1942 to 1945 he served with the Armed Forces. He headed a mural project and executed murals in the United States and Belgium. His first exhibition in woodcut was held at the New School for Social Research and his second at the Smithsonian Institute in 1949, and in 1949 he travelled to Paris to study for a year. On his return to the United States he had one man shows in New York and Washington DC. In 1953, Amen travelled throughout Italy. This resulted in a series of eleven woodcuts, eight etchings and a number of oil paintings. One of these woodcuts, Piazza San Marco #4 and its four woodblocks constitute a permanent exhibit of block printing in colour at the Smithsonian Institution. Travel in Israel, Greece and Turkey in 1960 led to a retrospective show at the Artist's House in Jerusalem. Piazza San Marco #4 40.6 x 61 cm Irving Amen has taught at Pratt Institute and at the University of Notre Dame. He had a show of woodcuts at the Artists Studio in NYC. Commissions include a Peace Medal in honour of the Vietnam War. He created designs for 12 stained glass windows 16 feet high depicting the Twelve Tribes of Israel, commissioned by Agudas Achim Synagogue in Columbus, Ohio. He is listed in Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers and the Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists by Paul Cummings. He was elected member of Accademia Fiorentina Delle Arti Del Disegno, an organisation to which Michelangelo belonged. 1948 Promenade woodcut 1950 Times Square #4 woodcut 1954 Piazza San Marco woodcut 1954 Rialto and Bridge of Sighs woodcut 1954 Slaughtered Houses woodcut 1974 Flight woodcut Babylon woodcut Bird Watcher woodcut Florence, Italy woodcut 1975c Playmates woodcut 25.4 x 17.8 cm Girl with a Ball woodcut In My Father's House Are Many Mansions woodcut Italian Landscape woodcut 1970c Many Children Dwell in My Father's House woodcut 40.6 x 53.3 cm 1970c Many Children Dwell in My Father's House (variation) woodcut 40.6 x 53.3 cm Miner woodcut Palazzo Vecchio woodcut Pensive Girl #6 woodcut Piazza San Marco #1 woodcut 1955c Shelley woodcut 42.9 x 30.5 cm The Basket Offering woodcut 1965 Afternoon Sun woodcut 64.8 x 49.3 cm 1976 Musician woodcut 40.6 x 52.1 cm 1977 Chess Players woodcut 50.8 x 66 cm Don Quixote woodcut 53.3 x 34.3 1960 Student woodcut The Open Book woodcut Three Graces Chess Players woodcut Chess Players woodcut

"I like the idea that every light source in the city tells its own story. If many lights come together, a sea of stories emerge."

Canadian painter Andrew Salgado has situated himself as one of the eminent emerging painters in both the UK and North America. He has been listed by Saatchi as "one to invest in today" (Sept 2013), lauded by esteemed critic Edward Lucie Smith as a "dazzlingly skillful advocate" for painting.

Artist Jeremy Lipking Santa Monica, California, 1975 Jeremy Lipking --- Website

Gallery of Painting by Torsten Wolber -Germany