Growing up in farm country Pennsylvania, Edith Lentz started her art career in graphic design. Her experience in creating bold, graphic layouts for commercial projects provided a formula that she uses to tackle each art piece. Combining organic and geometric elements, cool with warm color palettes, as well as painterly and graphic elements, gives her work a unique look that is appealing to her audience. "Most importantly I like to include a whimsical touch to provoke a smile in today's serious environment."

Carole Katchen is an Impressionist whose whimsical social commentary has attracted a vast audience throughout the world. Proficient in both oils and pastels, she has won numerous awards including Master Pastelist status from Pastel Society of America, and the Golden Mentor Award from the International Association of Pastel Society. She has been listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who of American Art and the International Who's Who of Women.

She has written 17 published books, most recently "Express Yourself With Pastel", and articles for Cosmopolitan, Parents and several art magazines. She is a contributing editor to The Artist's Magazine and a feat...

Marcelo Silva comes from a Portuguese family with a long tradition of art appreciation. He started painting during his early teens and quickly developed a distinctive style. Focusing on creating his signature landscapes, Marcelo's compositions are always rendered with a sophisticated and rich palette. Marcelo selects his subject matters from books, photographs and places he visits.

He continues to find inspiration in natural surroundings and is an artist of sun and shadows, of seascapes, landscapes and city scenes. He considers himself privileged to have beheld beauty and art in the rich cultural backdrop of Europe, and continues to travel to find new scenery to paint.