Peek Inside Fine Art Connoisseur, May/June 2025
Mark your calendars to catch these upcoming shows of the season, enjoy insightful articles on artists to watch, old masters, and more.
“I’m Inspired Daily” – A Fine Art Collection Spotlight
Most of the works in this fine art collection are smaller in scale: “It is pretty impressive, when a small painting is so powerful it draws you across the room.”
Fragile World, Vivid Dreams: 5 Narrative Oil Paintings
Characterized by his deeply honest means of expression and fascination with Orientalism, Surrealism, and social commentary, Moscow painter Stanislav Plutenko brings his vivid dreams...
Artist to Watch: Ulrich Gleiter
“I often think about the history of an area where I am painting, about how many troubles and beautiful things may have happened there,” says Gleiter. “Most importantly, I am humbled to observe how natural forces never stop moving.”
One to Watch: Contemporary Artist Kathryn Engberg
To make the portrait painting process as informed as possible, the artist spends significant time getting to know her subjects both personally and structurally, and each portrait takes between 20 and 30 hours to complete.
Artist Spotlight: Nina Cobb Walker
As a native El Pasoan, Nina Cobb Walker finds that her surroundings are a constant source of inspiration. As a trailside impressionist, she tries to convey feelings of peace and tranquility in her work.
Artist Spotlight: William A. Schneider
William A. Schneider: art major in college, musician in a band with a record deal, co-founder of an investment firm, art workshop student, and finally full-time artist “living the dream.”
Emergence
"For me, painting is synonymous with seeing. I have always got great pleasure through the eyes." Coming out of our teachers, the places we loved, and how we find ourselves now...
Artist Spotlight: Nadine Robbins
Artist Nadine Robbins’ main goal was to explore and see if she still loved portraiture. After entering into the Royal Portrait Society's annual non-member exhibit, she was accepted the following year, and received invaluable advice from professionals.
Reviving Forgotten Pioneers: Whitney and Savage
At first glance, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and Augusta Savage are the oddest of couples, the strangest of bedfellows...