Melissa Franklin Sanchez

Summer Nights

2020

Oil painting of a Long Island seascape. A calm bay plays host to a variety of small boats, anchored still in their slots. The horizon is met with distant land, green trees flank eith...

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...

An oil painting of cliffs at Heisler Park, in Laguna Beach, California. Painted from direct observation, on site. Tall skinny palm trees reach upward thro...

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...

Bretzke depicts a fleeting moment on the Sag Harbor Wharf in summer. Framed dimensions: 12.5 x 15.5 Artist Bio: Carl Bretzke is a representational painter who specializes in urban...

In "Beyond Sight," the early evening sky is punctuated by a warm toned full moon overlooking her children crouching in a field of neutral hues. Franklin’s uncommon practice of paint...

Orange Light, Madrid by Lesley Ann Derks [-] original Oil and enamel on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:90 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:...

This painting is a view of St. Paul’s cathedral from The Shard. I love how this composition incorporates many bridges and St. Paul’s Cathedral at night. Discover more original artwork by Lesley Anne...

Sydney by Day by Lesley Ann Durks [2014] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look ‘Sydney by Day’, is painted with oil and enamel on canvas. I love how this viewpoint incorporates 2 of the most iconic structures in Sydney, I also like the contrast of the blue water with the surrounding Sydney suburbs. Lesley Anne Derks...

Very well executed mid-18th century artwork, rather oil study, depicts resting family sheltering from the scorching midday sun in grotto shape arch in ruined part of town. Mother fee...

Brass plate leads to Russian artist Pavel Pavlovich Dzhogin (1834 - 1885). This 19th century oil painting beautifully captures a serene rural scene with travelers on a cart traveling...

This captivating seascape, titled "Polzeath Beach" by the talented artist Lenny Cornforth, invites viewers into a serene world captured in oil on canvas. With a contemporary impressi...