Jason De Graaf
Heliocentric, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches.
Jason De Graaf was born in 1971 in Montreal, Canada.
“Though I paint in a photorealist manner my goal is not to reproduce or document faithfully what I see one hundred percent, but also to create the illusion of depth and a sense of presence not found in photographs. I filter the subject so that it may express my unique vision.” - Jason De Graaf
Teun Hocks (b. 1947)
For over a quarter of a century, the Dutch photographer and painter Teun Hocks has been performing as the “everyman” in his photographs, inventing scenes that are confrontations with failure, puzzlement and wonder. His single-figure studies are pictures of a middle-aged man caught in variously absurd circumstances.
Hocks’ photographs are cinematic in their process and mood. First, he constructs scenes in his studio and takes a black and white photograph. He then hand colors the photographs with transparent oil paint, taking precise care in the coloring in order to create specific emotions and atmosphere. The accumulation of these elements makes the environments seem like surreal portals.
Art fascinates me, it takes my breath away. 
