Andreas Claussen

A child balancing a stack of colorful inflatable pool toys on their head.

Andreas Claussen, born in 1988 in Hanover, Germany, is a pioneering oil painter whose journey from law studies to the art world underscores his deep-seated passion for visual storytelling. Claussen’s oeuvre is particularly noted for his FLOOD series, in which an anonymous astronaut traverses a dystopian, flood-ravaged Earth. This body of work is a testament to Claussen’s…

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Scott Conary

Elegant rose centerpiece on dark background

Scott Conary, raised in the suburbs of the East Coast, attended the Rhode Island School of Design. He now lives with his family in Portland, Oregon, where he creates oil paintings that explore the quiet power of the everyday. His subjects—broken eggs, stubborn weeds, weathered doors—are familiar objects pulled from their usual contexts, revealing the…

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Trish Coonrod

Pink peony with yellow center

Born in Danvers, Massachusetts, in 1966, Trish Coonrod knew from a young age that she would become an artist. She majored in painting at Washington University in St. Louis and later continued her studies at the New York Academy of Art, where she graduated with honors in 1995. Shortly after, she began working in the…

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Bethanne Kinsella Cople

Cloudy sky over sandy shore

Bethanne Kinsella Cople received a classical education in fine art at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is known for her plein air landscape paintings, which are celebrated for their lush, painterly quality. Loosely painted yet grounded in realism, her work invites viewers to discover something new with each observation—a quality that lends it…

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Gene Costanza

Impressionist painting of a forest scene

Gene Costanza is a contemporary realist oil painter known for his painterly approach and his focus on the landscape and humanity’s interaction with nature. Working both en plein air and in the studio, he seeks to create paintings that invite viewers to slow down, enter the scene, and connect with the emotional response evoked by…

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Michael T. Davis

Bird and mouse with snails

Michael Timothy Davis is a native of West Virginia and a graduate of Shepherd University, located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. After earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, he continued his studies at the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was finally able to immerse himself in the techniques of…

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Valerio D’Ospina

Urban night scene with motion blur

Valerio D’Ospina was born in Taranto, Italy, where he earned his artistic diploma before continuing his studies in fine art in Florence and Paris—two cities long celebrated for their rich artistic heritage. He later completed a degree in painting from the prestigious Accademia di Belle Arti. Following this, he undertook advanced training in art education,…

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Carmen Drake

A still life of fruit and flowers on a dark background.

Carmen Drake is a painter whose work is rooted in classical technique and shaped by her lifelong connection to drawing, painting, and the quiet poetry of the domestic and natural world. Born in Lincoln, Maine, and raised in Meriden, Connecticut, Drake showed early talent as a young artist, earning numerous awards before pursuing formal study…

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Stephen Early

Nude figures in a tender embrace.

Stephen Early began his formal art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He later earned an Associate of Science degree in Commercial Art from the Art Institute of Philadelphia and continued his training at the Art Students League of New York. Early has taught extensively, serving as a teaching fellow…

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Kevin Fitzgerald

A calm ocean wave at twilight under a dark cloudy sky.

Kevin Fitzgerald was born in Washington, D.C., in 1953. His fascination with painting was evident from an early age. In high school, he began taking drawing classes at the Corcoran School of Art in 1970 and graduated from Surrattsville High School in 1971. In 1973, Fitzgerald enrolled at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where…

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