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Lowell Herrero was an American painter best known for portraying oversized figures of farm workers, laborers, and everyday people. Herrero graduated from Oakland Tech High School and the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC). Born on October 10, 1921, Herrero pursued an advertising career in design and illustration after graduating from CCAC. He later …

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Mel Odom is an American commercial artist best known for his energetic and homoerotic Art Deco-style creations. Odom received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Illustration from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also studied at the graphics department of England’s Leeds Polytechnic Institute. Born on the 2nd of September, 1950, Odom’s works have been featured in magazines …

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Rebecca Barker is an American artist best known for her quilt patterned paintings. Born and raised in Oxford, Ohio, Barker studied at Ohio University for her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. She also attended graduate painting school at Miami University. Barker began painting when she was in her teens. The quilt pattern in Barker’s creations …

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Rebecca Dautremer is a popular French illustrator of children’s books. She also worked in advertising and has served as artistic director for an animated movie. Dautremer studied graphic design at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in 1995. Rebecca then proceeded to work as a graphic editor and illustrator. Born in the South of France, …

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René Jules Lalique was a French master glassmaker and jeweller best known for his glass art and jewelry designs. Lalique apprenticed under Louis Aucoc in 1876, a leading goldsmith and jeweller in Paris. Rene’-Jules later studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs de Paris. Born on April 6, 1860 in France’s Marne region,  Lalique became …

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Sulamith Wülfing was a German artist and illustrator best known for her fairy-tale like ethereal works and mystical subjects which usually featured smiling dwarves, knights, and dragons. Though Wülfing graduated from Wuppertal’s Art College in 1921, she has been drawing since she was 4 years old. Born on the 11th of January, 1901 at Elberfeld, …

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Cellia Saubry was a French Naive artist who was best known for painting Paris and Provence views that were inspired by her day-to-day life. Saubry started drawing at a young age with her uncle who was a professional artist. Born in Rouen, France in 1938, Saubry moved to Paris when she was a young woman. …

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Kathy Kelly is an American artist known for her comical cat drawings. Kelly has a Master’s Degree in Art Management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL. and has been creating cat-related artwork for 28 years. Besides producing “finicky feline” illustrations, Kelly creates cat calendars, tee shirts, framed prints, and magnets. Kelly wrote and illustrated the …

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Evgenia Gapchinska is a Ukrainian painter popular for her charming and joyful paintings that depicts childhood and family life. Dubbed as a “supplier of happiness”,  Gapchinskaya was born on November 15, 1974, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Evgeniya studied at the Kharkov Institute of Art and Industry as well as at the Nuremberg Academy of Arts. Gapchinskaya …

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George Barbier was a French illustrator, theatrical designer, and painter best known for his fashion artwork in French publications during the Art Deco period. He studied at l’École des beaux-arts when he moved to Paris from Nantes between 1908 and 1910. Barbier’s teacher was Jean-Paul  Laurens, an academic history painter. Born on the 10th of …

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