Richard Ansdell Paintings

Painted en plein air in Fiesole, Italy, just outside of the bustling city of Florence. Artist Bio Angel Ramiro Sanchez was born in 1974 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. At age six was accepted with full scholarship into the Instituto the Niños Cantores del Zulia, school for musically gifted children. At age fourteen he began five years of apprenticeship with the realist painter, Abdon J. Romero, an eminent specialist in murals for churches and public buildings. In 1993, a study grant from Mgr. Gustavo Ocando Yamarte, Founder the Niños Cantores, enabled him to travel to Florence, Italy, where he studied at the renowned Accademia di Belle Arti, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1997. At the same time, he was enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art,founded by painter Daniel Graves, where he received a diploma in Painting. Ramiro was appointed senior painting instructor at The Florence Academy of Art in 1997, and is currently Director of the Advanced Painting Program. Ramiro paints only from life, searching for accuracy beyond physical appearance to reach the psychological state of his subject. He believes the painter must draw his information from "all five senses" to tell the complete human story. Ramiros work is predominantly represented by th e Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York, but also Scriba Gallery, venice, Italy, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Tx. Ramiros works can be found in numerous private collections in Europe, The United States and South America. Public collections include: The Fondazione Stelline, Milan, Italy. The Fremantle Foundation for Foreing Artist in Tuscany at Villa Peyron, Florence, Italy and The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. USA. He shares his life and passion for art with his wife, the artist Melissa Franklin-Sanchez. Education 1993-1997 Florence Academy of Art, directed by Daniel Graves, Florence, Italy. 1993-1997 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Thesis: Historic and Technical Notes of Academic Realism Today. 1995 Florence, Italy: Michael John Angel...

Realism, figurative, flowers, pastel colors, Hyperrealism, linen, oil

Realism, figurative, flowers, pastel colors

"Anticipation" is a realist oil on linen painting. It depicts three men sitting on a dock, the still water and two boats behind them. A large white net is shared between the three of them, resting on their laps as they prepare the net to fish. The center figure, donned in a yellow raincoat...

"Battery Point Lighthouse" is a realist oil painting. The scene depicts an island, and a winding rode up the cliffside leading to a white and red lighthouse. In the foreground are sm...

A small oil painting by Carl Bretzke. A fleeting moment on Sag Harbor's Long Wharf in springtime, magnolia tree is in full bloom behind the historic windmill. The american flag is ra...

An oil painting by Carl Bretzke. A view of Sag Harbor's Main Street illuminated by the red neon sign of the "Sag Harbor Pharmacy". Signed "C.Bretzke" lower left, recto. Framed in ...

Realism, figurative, flowers, bright colors

Oil painting of the Sag Harbor Cinema being rebuilt. Painted en plein air during the Summer of 2019, Tina Orsolic Dalessio found herself captivated b...

Summer Nights is a small painting, oil on copper, depicting a dark blue sky over a green landscape, in Fiesole, Italy. Melissa Franklin Sanchez softly merges warm tones with cool ton...

Contemporary, realism, figurative, oil, landscapa, waterscape, pastel colors, earth colors

An oil painting on copper panel by contemporary painter, Melissa Franklin Sanchez (b. 1984, Warwickshire, England). A verdant yard, a blanket of green grass speckled by violet flowe...