Paintings by Josh Keyes.
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Daniela Astone
A very talented Italian painter named Daniela Astone. She works well with allegorical subjects, and her website is full of figure studies and portraits.
Cornelia Hernes
Cornelia Hernes is a young, prolific Norwegian painter currently living and working in Florence, Italy. She's yet another shining example of a representational painter exuding a certain un-presumptuous humanity and quiet dignity. Be sure to keep an eye on her work.
Jura Bedic
These are a few still lives from a young Croatian cat named Jura Bedic. I'm not sure about anyone else, but I've been keeping a keen eye out for still lives that are affecting, because I find them so few and far between. It's especially rare to find well painted ones that are infused with such an ominous and timeless drama. Bedic is heavily involved with the Florence Academy of Art, and if you have a moment, you should pop on over to their website to see some of the other stuff going on there.
Jacob Collins
Jacob Collins is a brilliant painter based out of New York City, where he runs the Water Street Atelier. He's best known for his figures, and I had the opportunity to see the above figure painting at Saint Anselm College's "Figural Presence Exhibit" and fell in love with the work. I never quite understood why leaving a thin paint body in the shadows (with the ground peeking through), while building up opacity and thickness in the highlights has such a staggering effect, but seeing it here in person, I almost fell over. Just for good measure, I thought I'd share the range of his talent by supplying a couple still lives and a landscape as well.
Richard Schmid
Some beautiful work by veteran painter Richard Schmid. This ol' grizzly bear has plenty of years under his belt, and it shows. There's such a humanistic element to his mark making and color relationships- and though it's not hard to feel moved, it is difficult to explain. However, it's no more difficult than trying to explain where his ruthlessly energetic mark making comes from- considering his age and experience. A master that we have the good fortune to see working in our age.
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