Evgenia Barinova, Illustration

Born in Moscow, Evgenia Barinova now lives in London. “I work in a couple of different ways— I mostly work digitally but I do paint as well. It does depend on what I am doing work for, whether it’s for my own use of for editorial/design use. I feel these days there is a lot of time pressure because everyone knows a pretty image can be done quickly digitally and there is no point commissioning someone who takes ages to create a very laborious piece of work.” (apeonthemoon.com, artist's site)

Sir Gerald Festus Kelly (1879-1972) British Portrait Painter

Born in London, Sir Gerald Festus Kelly was mostly known for his beautiful portraits. His wife Lilian Ryan was the model for one of his celebrated series of portraits titled Jane. Kelly painted his friend Somerset Maugham 18 times. In his turn Maugham portrayed Kelly in his works. Kelly, knighted in 1945, was a favorite artist of the Royal Family.

Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick 1923

Mrs Fleischmann and Her Daughter Rosemary 1909

Contemporary artist Naomi Okubo, Japan

Acrylic and oil,  the artist's site

August Heitmuller (1873-1935, German)

August Heitmuller, German artist and co-founder of the "Hanover Secession", studied art at the School of Applied Arts in Hanover and later at the Academy in Munich. Heitmuller moved to Berlin where he attended the art school run by Lovis Corinth. Supported by patrons he could take trips to France, Belgium, Holland, England and Spain.
The artist was influenced by the New Objectivity style, he focused mostly on portrait painting.

Porträt Herr Jochem, 1920

Porträt eines Mannes am Klavier. 1920s