Hamish Blakely was a British painter born in Canterbury, England, in 1968. As a child, Blakely was interested in art and often made sketches in black and white. He received formal art education at the Wimbledon School of Art and Kingston Univerity, where he studied illustration. Afterward, Blakely became a professional illustrator. During his …
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Giuseppe Mentessi was an Italian painter born on 29 September 1857 in Ferrera, Italy. Mentessi grew up in a peasant family and suffered the tragedy of his father’s death in 1862. Despite the hardships, his mother managed to sponsor his formal art education. Mentessi first attended drawing classes at the Civico Ateneo and then furthered …
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Elin Danielson-Gambogi was a Finnish painter born on September 3, 1861, in Noormarkku, Finland. Elin grew up on the family farm in Ilmasoki, which failed due to a period of famine. Following the bankruptcy of the family, Elin’s father committed suicide. Elin returned to Noormarkku with her mother and two sisters. In 1876, …
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Edward Cucuel was an American painter born on 6 August 1875 in San Francisco, California. At 14, Edward’s artistic talents manifested, and he attended the San Francisco Art Institute. At the same time, he worked as an illustrator for The Examiner newspaper. Three years later, Edward relocated to Paris to continue his education. In France, …
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Eduard Gaertner was a German painter born on 2 June 1801 in Berlin, Germany. Gaertner started receiving art lessons in Kassel at the age of ten. In 1814, he started an apprenticeship at the Royal Porcelain Manufactory, spanning six years. After receiving complete training, Gaertner went to the studio of Carl Wilhelm Gropius for four …
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Manel Anoro was born on 13 June 1985 in Barcelona, Spain, to a salesman and a dressmaker. On his birthdays, he would receive a box of colored pencils as a gift, with which he expressed his passion for art. Manel enjoyed drawing and painting, but everyone but his mother disregarded his artistic ability. Manel first …
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Yasunari Ikenega is a Japanese painter born in Oita Perfecture in 1965. Ikenaga graduated from the Arts Department at Midorigaoka High School, attached to the Oita Prefectural College of Arts and Culture, in 1984. After graduation, Yasunari went on to educate himself and honed his unique style by using a Masho brush to paint mineral …
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Doris Claire Zinkeisen was a Scottish painter, costume designer, and model born on 31 July 1898 in Argyll, Scotland. In 1909, Doris and her family left Scotland and settled in Pinner, where she attended the Harrow School of Art for four years, winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy Schools with her sister in 1917. …
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Dino Valls is a Spanish painter born in 1959 in Zaragoza, Spain. As a child, Valls was passionate about painting and art. At 23, he started to teach himself to paint but temporarily stopped to study medicine. In 1982, after earning a degree in Medicine & Surgery, Valls began to pursue the art career …
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Alfredo Serri was an Italian painter born in Florence, Italy, in 1898. Before focusing on painting, Serri was a music professor who gave violin, guitar, and piano lessons. Serri also played the violin and performed with the orchestra of the Teatro Della Pergola. However, he gradually began to turn toward painting after his …
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