Greg Conley

Thomas Moran - an American painter and printmaker "Thomas Moran was born in Lancashire, England, and, with his family, moved to the U.S. in 1844. Inspired to paint by his older brother, Moran studied privately in Philadelphia before returning to England for further study. While abroad, Moran was influenced by the hugely successful J.M.W. Turner, and Moran set about copying the master’s moody, atmospheric works. Returning to the U.S., Moran made painting expeditions to the monuments of the American West, first to Yellowstone, then continuing to the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. The finely executed panoramas from these treks won Moran...

On the Net: Artist Showcase Missouri, USA "Balanta Swirl" © Suzanne Accettawww.suzanneaccetta.com Ohio, USA "Laura" © Jeff Perrinwww.jeffperrinart.com(PG13) New York, USA "Night Marsh" © Russ Johnsonwww.rhjart.com New Jersey, USA "Foothill Slendor" © Ronald Prattwww.ronaldpratt.com California, USA "Pansies" © Diane K. Smithwww.artbydianeksmith.com California, USA

Washington, D.C. "Swimming cove - Greece" © Thomas W. Schallerwww.thomasschaller.com California, USA "The Flavor of Utah" © Sterling Edwardswww.sterlingedwards.com North Carolina, USA "Pop's Corner" © M.E. 'Mike' Bailey, NWSwww.mebaileyart.com California, USA "Street Scene" © Milind Mulickwww.milindmulick.com Maharashtra, India "Siesta" © Andy Evansenwww.andyevansen.com Minnesota, USA

Minnesota, USA "Meredith Dillman is fantasy artist and illustrator living in Minnesota. Most of her paintings are created with watercolor. Meredith enjoys painting fairies, woodland creatures and other fantasy and medieval themes and has been drawing such since childhood. She is inspired by Pre-Raphaelite artists, Japanese comics, and turn-of-the-century book illustration as well as contemporary fantasy artists. Meredith graduated from Minnesota State University with a BFA degree in Illustration. Her graduation project was illustrating Christina Rossetti's poem Goblin Market. Meredith's art has been published in role playing games, the books "Watercolor Fairies", "Fairy Motifs", "How to Draw and Paint Fairies"...

John Singer Sargent, an American portrait painter "John Singer Sargent is considered worldwide one of the finest, inspired and most important American expatriate painters of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a master of the bravura brushstroke in oil and an exquisite draftsman whose drawings and watercolors were completed with simplicity and fluid splendor. The portraiture of Whistler and Sargent were in great demand by members of high society worldwide during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and together with Boldini, the threesome formed a triumvirate that was internationally influential and respected. Among Sargent’s most famous devotees...

Paul Moran, a British artist living in Cairo, Egypt "Watercolour painting is about painting the light. I think the nature of this medium is perfect for capturing an impression of Cairo, or rather how I feel about this city’s amazing landscapes. Looking out of the window on the way to work from Maadi to New Cairo is never uninspiring, but the skies are particularly beautiful in this season; backlit clouds skirting the horizon, soft areas of rose-yellow merging with the low desert hills and skeletal cities. Late afternoon on the way back and huge clouds bustle far away to diffuse...