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Miroslaw Szeib painting

Mirosław Szeib was born in 1963 in Międzyzdroje lives in Świnoujście. He graduated from Fine Arts High School in Szczecin.

For many years, the author treated the painting as a hobby and great passion, later painting became a way of life.

In the 90s he became interested in seascape painting. Sea battles started coming into existence.

Then two images came into existence, everyone lengths of three metres - "Battle of Vyborg" and "The Battle of Copenhagen". Work on them lasted over a year. First from them found the buyer in Sweden, second in Denmark. "Battle of Vyborg" is now on deposit in the Maritime Museum in Karlskrona. It is possible to examine photographs of both images in our gallery, in the link - sea battles.

Later romantic genre scenes started coming into existence. Many of them background of ancient cities from the turn of the nineteenth and early twentieth cent. Each of them painted with great precision and attention to the appearance of the city in a given era. Most are images of the former Warsaw, Kraków and Gdańsk. Also founded a number of work on the subject of Judaism - Jews in prayer robes, stage genre of the Jews of Cracow's Jewish and counting money. These are time-consuming work and therefore image dimensions are smaller. Most images from a series of scenes has dimensions of 30 x 40 cm.

Dmitry Kustanovich painting

Dmitry Kustanovich was born on March, 29, 1970 in Minsk. The works of the artists are in galleries and private collections of Belarus, Russia, the USA, Germany, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Czech Republic, Spain, England, Canada, Israel and Poland. At present Dmitry Kustanovich are living and working in St.Petersburg.

Brent Heighton painting

Brent Heighton has been painting for over 30 years fulltime. After college Brent began a brief career in the commercial art field. Not satisfied with the deadlines, the rush jobs, and working out other peoples ideas as to how they wanted things to look, he realized that as difficult as working in the Fine Arts was, becoming a painter of what you want and not what someone else wants, was the most important and satisfying. He has never looked back on or regretted taking that chance.

Working as a fulltime Artist has allowed Brent to travel all over the world in search of ideas and things to paint. Brent has traveled with his family to Europe, spending time in France, Holland, Belgium, and as far south as Greece. All the time with paints and brushes in hand, always looking for that inspiration just around the corner. The difference of light in a place like Greece compared to Cornwall, England is very exciting says Brent.
Brent and Elizabeth winter in their home in Mexico. The architecture, the people, and the light keep enticing Brent back there, “I find Mexico helps my creative juices start to flow when I’m there and I love the color of the light.” says Brent.

Brent’s watercolours, acrylics and oils have been well received by many corporate and private collectors in over 30 countries of the world. Brent has had exhibitions in New York, Tokyo, Germany, Belgium, Holland, many parts of the U.S.and most recently Mexico.
His work has won him numerous awards throughout Canada and the U.S. But the important thing is, as Brent points out is not the awards, it’s how it makes you feel putting your feelings on paper or canvas so that the persons observing can experience the joy you had in painting that particular artwork.
“If you can make that connection with someone it feels great inside” he says.

Continuing to explore new ideas and approaches to painting, he is never happy to stay in one place creatively. And his work continues to grow and mature as he pushes his creative boundaries.

“It has been a bumpy ride over a long period of time to arrive at this point. I liken it to the uncertainty of Charles Lindberg’s quest to be the first flyer to wing his way across the Atlantic. You get the plane off the ground – somewhat of an accomplishment in itself – and reach an altitude where you feel everything’s under control. But then there are a series of mechanical concerns or foul weather systems that constantly test your mettle and cause you to question the wisdom of your choice to set such a lofty goal. And wherein I haven’t landed my plane successfully yet, at least I’m still aloft, and the propeller keeps on churning! While there has been – and I suspect will continue to be – constant hurdles to overcome, I have been extremely fortunate. It has not been all that difficult to keep a positive outlook towards my work. When a new blanket of snow smothers the countryside, I am inspired. When the azaleas and rhododendrons burst into bloom in my garden and my Koi fish reappear, I’m keen to paint. The angles of branches in a forest or the way the light streams through them can cause me to rush to my studio. A weathered fence, a golf green, fish boats in a harbour, intriguing architecture, waterfowl on a pond: all or any can move me to paint. And when I am painting, I am happiest.”

Daniel Gerhartz painting

Daniel Gerhartz was born in Wisconsin in 1965 where he now lives with his wife Jennifer and their three young children. His interest in art piqued at an early age when a teenage friend suggested they spend one dreary afternoon drawing. It was at that moment that he discovered his lifework. Daniel began his art education at the American Academy of Art in Chicago where he studied in the classical tradition and immersed himself in applications of technique and design. After a brief stint in commercial art, he began pursuing fine art; visiting museums to study master works and painting alongside contemporary artists. Daniel found his passion in painting from life. This direct approach to working with the figure and landscape allowed him to see and attempt to capture the infinite nuances of light, color, and form. This continues to drive his enthusiasm today. Since then he has been featured in solo and group shows across the country and has won several awards at prominent national invitational exhibitions and his work has been collected both nationally and internationally.

The artist’s skillful and technically adept work celebrates the created world, the human form, personal relationships with a connection to landscapes and environments of special importance. Many of his figures are dressed in dramatic clothing which he often invents for its aesthetic appeal and lyrical quality so as to achieve a sense of other worldliness.. His subjects evoke a timelessness and idealism, yet for the most part Dan has drawn upon his home and community, including family and friends, for subject matter. His sense of intimacy and honesty with regard to his subjects are a direct result of his closeness and proximity to them. A projection of tranquility, repose and rich introspection result from his knowledge of the content of his art.

In Gerhartz’ pictures the ordinary or commonplace is transformed into a higher reality and consequently a sense of greater importance. Emotions are a vital part of his express design, while his mastery of anatomy, the human form and complex surfaces combine to make his canvases very powerful visual experiences.

Daniel Gerhartz has established himself as an important American painter among the leading talents of our time. About his work Dan has said, " My goal is to effectively record the richness of our human experience, the contrasts between life and death, the dance and dirge, the beautiful and common, joy and sorrow, hope and despair, while in the end, offering a message of hope and pointing the viewer to the eternal." and " As I paint my subjects from life and have the privilege of studying the awe inspiring breadth and depth of the beauty of the created world, it is humbling to ponder the greatness of our Creator." Johann Sebastian Bach said it well as he signed his work, ‘Soli Deo Gloria,’ to God alone be the glory."

Dmitriy Scheglov (Ekaterinburg/Russia) painting

Jeff Rowland painting

Jeff Rowland is a professional British painter who entered the fine art industry in 1984 having studied art at North Tyneside College. He had further studied at Newcastle in 2000 where he earned an HND in advertising/illustration. During this time Jeff Rowland had undertaken many works and also went on to win an award from the NEPA (North East Print Association). After his graduation he exhibited some of his work in a Northumberland gallery and from there they were taken to the London Affordable, where all his works were sold out within the day. With that popularity he had several other successful exhibitions in Edinburgh and in Dublin.

Ruben Bore painting

Ruben Bore's interest in art started at four while his parents were decorating their home. He began drawing and painting shortly after this. Since than he has been a featured artist at many exhibitions, such as; An 'Impressionism' exhibit at the Gallerie de Monica in Paris (1989), The 'Sunshine' exhibition at the Via de Sogno in Rome (1997), 'The Carol Schwartz Gallery in Philadelphia, (1998).

Direk Kingnok (b. 1976) Thailand
The evening, Bangkok Chinatown

Kingnok, born in 1976 in Nakhonratchasima, Thailand, said he has loved art since his childhood. “I began to study art in high school and graduated from B.F.A. (Painting), Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts Khon Kaen University in 1999. I became an art lecturer for two years, and then began pursuing a career as an independent artist until today.”

“I like many places in Vietnam, but I am most impressed by Ha Long Bay. I love the sea, islands and the fishermen’s lifestyle there. Most importantly, Ha Long Bay’s beauty urged me to do large-scale paintings for the first time.”

Tibet and Nepal are among future destinations in Kingnok’s itinerary, and he looks forward to more “interesting stories” in different places, but there is something that will not change. He will still express himself through watercolors.

Daniel F. Gerhartz

Daniel Gerhartz was born in Wisconsin in 1965. Daniel Gerhartz has established himself as an important American painter among the leading talents of our time. About his work Dan has said, " My goal is to effectively record the richness of our human experience, the contrasts between life and death, the dance and dirge, the beautiful and common, joy and sorrow, hope and despair, while in the end, offering a message of hope and pointing the viewer to the eternal." and " As I paint my subjects from life and have the privilege of studying the awe inspiring breadth and depth of the beauty of the created world, it is humbling to ponder the greatness of our Creator." Johann Sebastian Bach said it well as he signed his work, ‘Soli Deo Gloria,’ to God alone be the glory."

Myoe Win Aung

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Myanmar [Burmese] Artists |Myoe Win Aung

Myoe Win Aung was born in 1972 in Yangon and studied under several masters, including U Lun Gywe. He started painting in 1989 and graduated from the State School of Fine Arts in 1992. He now works as a full time artist. As with most painters in Myanmar today, religious life and Buddhism influence his artistic expression. He has regular shows in Rangoon and has also exhibited in Singapore (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999).