Glenn Dean (American, b.1976)

 

Storm Riders

Oil on canvas

Elena Wuest (Kazakhstani German b.1977)

 

Stillness, 2026

Oil on canvas

Willem de Kooning

Untitled (1980)

Aimee Erickson (French-American, b. 1967)

 

Cake Shop, 2019

Oil on panel, 23 x 32 in

Andrii Frolov (Ukrainian b. 1977)

 

Your Window in the Night (2024)

Oil on a panel

Annamariia Potamiti

 

Annamariia Potamiti, living Scotland

New Work July 2026

Deux chevaux

acrylics on watercolor paper 14 x 19 cm

Julian Fałat (Polish, 1853-1929)

 

Sunset over the Wetlands, 1908 

Watercolor on paper 50 x 90 cm 

Historical Museum in Bielsko-Białaù

Julian Fałat (1853–1929) was one of Poland’s most acclaimed watercolorists, a master landscape painter, and a prominent figure in Polish Impressionism. He played a pivotal role in modernizing Polish art education around the turn of the 20th century.

Artistic Style & Key Themes

• Master of Watercolor: While skilled in oils, Fałat gained renown for his technical mastery of watercolors, handling the medium with fluidity, speed, and subtle light control.

• Winter Landscapes: He is best known for vast, snowy Polish landscapes featuring winding, partially frozen streams, subtle blue shadows, and atmospheric light shifts.

• Japanese Influence: A world tour in 1885—particularly his time in Japan—profoundly shaped his composition style. He adopted flat color areas, asymmetrical framing, and dramatic foreground trees inspired by Japanese woodcuts.

• Hunting & Rural Life: He frequently painted royal hunting expeditions, forest scenes, and portraits of local peasants and highlanders.

Career Highlights

Era / Role	Key Details
Early Training	Studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and later at the Munich Academy.
Imperial Court Painter (1886–1895)	Served as court painter to Prince Wilhelm (later German Emperor Wilhelm II) in Berlin after impressive hunting-scene commissions.
Academic Reformer (1895–1909)	Returned to Kraków as director of the School of Fine Arts. He transformed it into the modern Kraków Academy of Fine Arts in 1900 and hired prominent Young Poland modernists like Jacek Malczewski and Stanislaw Wyspiański as professors.

Fałat spent his later years in Bystra Śląska, where his former home now houses the Fałatówka, a museum dedicated to his life and works.

Valdemar Nyström (1864 - 1924)

 

Boat in the Evening Sun. 1923
Oil on canvas

Valdemar Nyström (1864–1924) was a Swedish painter known for his landscapes, etchings, and drawings. Born in Stockholm, he studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and traveled extensively across France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, and Belgium to refine his artistic style.

Nyström was associated with the Skagen Painters, a Scandinavian artist colony, and spent time in Grez-sur-Loing, another well-known artistic retreat. His works often depict natural scenery, with a focus on light and atmosphere. Some of his notable paintings include Sommarlandskap med vallmo (Summer Landscape with Poppies) and Månskenspromenad på Skagen (Moonlight Walk in Skagen).

His art has been auctioned multiple times, with prices ranging from modest sums to over $60,000, reflecting his enduring appeal. He is represented in collections such as the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and the Skagens Museum.