Halie Torris is a painter whose work focuses on expressive figuration and thoughtful composition. Her pieces blend emotional depth with visual clarity, inviting the viewer into moments that feel both intimate and expansive.

Halie paints on Artefex OleoPanel because the rigid, smooth surface supports her layered oil technique. The panel holds fine detail and maintains dimensional stability, giving her a reliable base for color transitions and texture. Artefex OleoPanel is integral to her studio process and finished work.

Julio Cesar Delgado is a contemporary painter whose work explores bold color, expressive form, and layered texture in figurative and abstract compositions. His pieces have been featured on Artsy and across social channels, including his creative process on Instagram.

Julio works in oil on Artefex panels, choosing the smooth, stable surface for its ability to support rich pigment and detailed brushwork. He values the panels for their flatness and long-term durability, making them a reliable foundation for his layered oil techniques.

Mathieu Nozières is a French figurative painter whose work blends classical discipline with imaginative storytelling. His paintings explore light, anatomy, and symbolism through rich color and precise draftsmanship.

Mathieu paints in oil on Artefex Oleo Panels, appreciating their archival stability and fine surface that holds brushwork and glazing beautifully. The rigid support allows him to develop complex layers of paint without texture interference, making the panels an essential part of his studio process.

Kenny Harris is a Los Angeles-based painter known for his atmospheric interiors, cityscapes, and figurative works that capture light and mood with precision. His paintings combine classical technique with a modern sense of space and narrative, reflecting years of observation and travel.

For his studio practice, Kenny chooses Artefex panels for their unmatched stability and archival quality. The smooth, rigid surface allows him to build layers of oil paint with clarity and control, preserving fine detail and brushwork. He values the way Artefex panels remain flat and durable over time, making them ideal for both plein air studies and large-scale studio pieces.

Anna Rose Bain is a Colorado portrait and figure painter whose work blends classical craft with fresh, contemporary color. Her paintings often depict people in peaceful settings and she teaches widely through workshops and videos.

For teaching and studio pieces she chooses Artefex linen-on-ACM panels, citing the stable, ready-to-paint surface that supports clean edges, glazing, and fine detail without warping. The Anna Rose Bain Exclusive Art Panels Bundle is curated for her workshops, offering 533 and 537 panels in practical sizes so students can paint on the same archival surface she uses.

Dimitra Milan creates dream-charged, contemporary realism that blends luminous figures with expressive florals. For studio work and demos she chooses the Artefex Oleo Panel, an oil-primed linen surface on a rigid ACM core.

The panel stays flat, handles travel and climate changes, and gives predictable absorbency so colors stay rich, edges stay clean, and layers build without chatter. She also works on Artefex Copper Artist Panels, where the copper surface adds a subtle glow and warm undertone for glazing and fine detail while staying perfectly rigid. Dimitra points her students to both Oleo and Copper panels so their practice pieces and finished works share the same feel, control, and archival confidence.

Mary Sauer is an American figurative painter whose work blends nineteenth-century craft with contemporary themes of identity and perfectionism. Her paintings have been exhibited widely, and she has taught at BYU, the University of Utah, and Utah Valley University.

For studio pieces and demos she chooses the Artefex 515 Lead Alcotpanel because the oil-primed, extra-fine cotton-poly canvas on a rigid aluminum composite core gives a smooth, archival surface that stays perfectly flat, travels well, and keeps color laydown consistent. It is the same surface she recommends to students for reliable, professional results.

Casey Childs is an award-winning figurative and portrait painter based in Utah, originally from Powell, Wyoming. He studied at Brigham Young University and apprenticed with the renowned portraitist William Whitaker, and his work has earned major recognition, including the Oil Painters of America Gold Medal in 2018 and multiple Portrait Society of America honors.

For workshops, Casey paints on Artefex linen panels because they are studio-ready, stable, and consistent, which helps him demonstrate subtle skin tones and edge control with confidence. His Casey Childs Workshop Panel pairs fine-weave linen with an aluminum composite core, so it stays flat, travels well, and feels great under the brush.

Gabriel Islas is a California-based painter whose work captures coastal light, island cliffs, and big-sky Western scenes. In the studio and on the road he chooses Artefex linen-on-ACM panels because they stay perfectly flat, feel smooth under the brush, and hold up to travel and weather changes.

The rigid core and primed linen let him build clean edges, transparent glazes, and fine detail without surface chatter. Gabriel points his students to the same panels so their practice pieces and finished works share the same consistency and archival confidence.

Arthur Gain is a Russian-born figurative painter based in Barcelona, where he teaches alla prima portrait painting and mentors artists.

He chooses Artefex because the rigid ACM core stays flat, the oil-primed ground and extra-fine linen give smooth, predictable brush feel, and the surfaces travel well for workshops. He recommends these same panels to his students for consistent results. The Arthur Gain Art Panels bundle matches what he demos in class, including 9×12 Oleopanels 411 and 12×16 Allinpanel 538, plus a 5×7 linen trial pack.

Vanessa Alvarado is an oil painter whose work captures emotion through expressive portraits and vibrant color. Based on her strong sense of design and observation, her paintings explore human presence and the subtle tension between realism and abstraction. Each piece reflects a thoughtful study of light, structure, and feeling.

Vanessa paints exclusively on Artefex Oleo Panels, drawn to their stability and fine surface that supports layered oil techniques. The rigid foundation allows her to build depth and texture without warping or absorption issues, preserving the integrity of her brushwork and color. Artefex panels provide the professional, archival quality she relies on for both her studio and exhibition work.

Shane Wolf is an internationally acclaimed figurative artist known for blending classical Italian Renaissance training with a dynamic, contemporary sensibility. Having studied and later taught at Florence's respected Angel Academy of Art, he works directly from live models to capture the true energy and precise anatomy of the human figure. His commitment to craftsmanship has earned him prestigious honors such as the Prix Taylor, a Bronze Medal at the Carrousel du Louvre, and top recognition from the Art Renewal Center cementing his place among the leading figurative artists working today.

Susan Lyon is a leading American realist painter renowned for her luminous portraits, emotive figurative pieces, and vivid landscapes. As a respected member of the Portrait Society of America, her exacting technique demands a support sturdy enough to handle both fine glazing and heavier textural work without any risk of the surface failing beneath her. In her North Carolina studio and workshops around the world, she has moved away from traditional stretched canvas toward linen-on-aluminum panels, avoiding the warping, sagging, and dulled color that fabric and wood supports are prone to over time.

Jeff Hein is a distinguished American realist painter celebrated for his multi-figure narratives, scriptural paintings, and large-scale naturalist still lifes. A faculty artist for the Portrait Society of America since 2013 and founder of the Hein Academy of Art, his work has earned top honors from the Art Renewal Center and lives in collections ranging from the Utah Museum of Fine Art to the private holdings of John Huntsman Sr. and Mitt Romney. Working predominantly from life on complex, multi-year projects, Hein relies on the Artefex 574 Allinpanel, choosing linen-on-aluminum composite panels over traditional canvas so his surface stays dead-flat and free from the warping or decay that would compromise the intimate, handmade record he strives to preserve.

Julie Beck is a leading voice in contemporary realism, working out of her studio at the Academy of Realist Art Boston, where she serves as both instructor and Assistant Director. Her paintings blend mathematical precision with narrative depth, exploring themes of nostalgia, relationships, and identity through highly rendered detail and meticulous color transitions. To meet her exacting standards, Julie paints on Artefex 538 Allinpanels, pairing extra-fine Belle Arti linen with a rigid aluminum composite core that resists humidity and never warps, giving her the flat, stable surface her precise edge control and layered realism demand.

Shana Levenson is a leading representational painter celebrated for her hyperrealistic portraits and intricate studies of lace and jewelry. Holding an MFA from the Academy of Art University and a background in fashion design, she blends classical training with subtle surrealism to capture the strength and beauty of the women she paints, exhibiting in galleries including Rehs Galleries and Sugarlift in New York City. Her signature level of detail demands a support that will not move beneath her, so Shana works exclusively on Artefex ACM panels, whose rigid, dead-flat core eliminates the grain and shifting of stretched canvas and gives her the stability to execute microscopic brushwork and delicate glazes built to last.

Shana Levenson is a leading representational painter celebrated for her hyperrealistic portraits and intricate studies of lace and jewelry. Holding an MFA from the Academy of Art University and a background in fashion design, she blends classical training with subtle surrealism to capture the strength and beauty of the women she paints, exhibiting in galleries including Rehs Galleries and Sugarlift in New York City. Her signature level of detail demands a support that will not move beneath her, so Shana works exclusively on Artefex ACM panels, whose rigid, dead-flat core eliminates the grain and shifting of stretched canvas and gives her the stability to execute microscopic brushwork and delicate glazes built to last.

Catherine Bobkoski is a Los Angeles-based fine artist celebrated for her poetic still life and floral paintings, balancing traditional realism with expressive mark-making that earned her the Silver Medal at the 2025 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition. A respected educator at New Masters Academy and The Watts Atelier, she helps artists bridge technical fundamentals with personal expression, often relying on unconventional tools to build complex, tactile surfaces. That physical, exploratory process demands a support that won't fight back, so Catherine paints on the Artefex 532 Allinpanel, whose extra-fine Italian linen over a rigid aluminum composite core gives her a dead-flat surface for layering value and texture without any bounce or sagging.

Jeremy Goodding is an internationally acclaimed still life painter, a Master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, and currently serving as the organization's President. Working from his Nebraska studio, he builds sensitive, dynamic compositions around the subtle drama of light, color, and movement, earning top honors from the Art Renewal Center, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society, and multiple national medals. To achieve the glass-like transitions and delicate light effects his work is known for, Jeremy paints on the Artefex 532 Extra Fine Allinpanel, whose ultra-smooth Italian linen over an aluminum composite core lets him render microscopic detail without any interference from canvas grain.

Eric Johnson is a leading figure in contemporary representational art and the primary instructor at the Academy of Realist Art Boston, where he bridges traditional atelier technique with modern accessibility. Rooted in the rigorous standards of classical realism, his teaching and practice center on the meticulous observation required to master the human form and still life, guiding a global community of artists toward technical excellence. Believing the longevity of a painting is inseparable from its surface, Eric paints on the Artefex 538 Titanium Oil Primed Linen Extra Fine Allinpanel, whose traditional linen over a space-grade aluminum support gives him a non-absorbent, rigid foundation he considers superior even to the materials available to the Old Masters.

Ryan Pancoast is an award-winning illustrator and fine artist who has shaped the visual world of modern fantasy, with over 15 years of experience and more than 200 oil illustrations for Magic: the Gathering. His work has earned honors from the Society of Illustrators, the Art Renewal Center, and Spectrum, along with a recent Chesley Award and top honors from the Portrait Society of America. Moving fluidly between commercial illustration and personal fine art, Ryan needs a support that eliminates the bounce and fragility of stretched canvas, so he paints on the Artefex 574 Extra Fine Allinpanel, whose acrylic-primed Italian linen over an aluminum composite core gives him the rock-solid, responsive foundation behind both his fantasy creatures and his quiet Rhode Island landscapes.

Matthew J. Cutter is a leading figure in contemporary American landscape painting, known for a technique so rich in texture and depth that his acrylics are often mistaken for oils. His accolades include Best of Show at the National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society and honors from the Salmagundi Club, with work held in permanent collections ranging from the Mayo Clinic to the Federal Reserve Bank. To build the heavy-handed strokes and complex layering his style demands, without the bounce or rot of traditional canvas, Matthew paints on the Artefex 513 Alcotpanel, whose acrylic-primed cotton-polyester weave over an aluminum composite core gives him museum-grade longevity with the tactile response of a traditional canvas.

Frances Featherstone is a multi-award-winning British oil painter, exhibiting at the Royal Academy of Arts and National Portrait Gallery, and winner of the 2025 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition's Maire Ragnhild Hollingsworth Prize. Her quiet, psychologically charged figurative work explores the human form within interior space. She paints on the Artefex 532 Extra Fine AllInPanel, whose lead-primed linen over an aluminum core gives her the stable, light-receptive surface her layered brushwork demands.

Suchitra Bhosle is a leading voice in contemporary representational realism, blending classical technique with impressionist mood to capture fleeting, intimate moments. A faculty member for the Portrait Society of America, she has also earned honors from Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society. She paints on the Artefex Allinpanel Lead Primed Linen, whose rigid aluminum-backed support prevents the warping and texture loss that would compromise her award-winning, museum-grade work.

Maria Teicher is a fine art botanical, portrait, and figurative painter exploring modern womanhood and matrescence. Holding an MFA from the New York Academy of Art, she has taught as an assistant professor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, blending Old Master technique with Dutch still-life sensibility. She paints on the Artefex 532 Allinpanel Lead Primed Extra Fine Linen, whose rigid, humidity-stable core lets her build the meticulous layering and delicate glazes her large-scale realism demands.

Jackson Wrede is a rising voice in contemporary American realism, based in Seattle and a member of the inaugural Seattle Prize Fellowship. His accolades include First Place in the Portrait Society of America's Member's Only Competition and a spot on Southwest Art's 21 Under 31, with work spanning smooth photographic realism to deliberate, textured surfaces. He paints on the Artefex 411 Oleopanel, whose lead-primed, rigid ACM core gives him the structural security and archival quality his award-winning portraiture demands.

Doris Rose is a contemporary-realist portrait painter based in Ontario, Canada, and a graduate of OCADU, shortlisted for the 2026 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Her work, viewed over 150 million times online, includes the Blur series, which uses realist mastery to explore visual distortions of neurological conditions. She paints on the Artefex 574 Allinpanel Acrylic Primed Extra Fine Linen, whose refined, rigid surface supports her delicate skin-tone work and complex layering.

TJ Cunningham is a classical landscape oil painter rooted in the Vermont countryside that inspired plein air legends Aldro Hibbard and Emile Gruppe, descended from a lineage that includes William Trost Richards. Named to Southwest Art's 21 Under 31, he has earned honors from the PleinAir Salon, Portrait Society of America, Art Renewal Center, and Oil Painters of America. He paints on the Artefex 537 Fine Allinpanel Oil Primed Linen, whose warmth and tooth match traditional canvas while its rigid ACM core eliminates flex and warp for his layered, glazed technique.

Todd M. Casey is a distinguished still life painter, educator, and bestselling author of The Art of Still Life and The Oil Painters' Color Handbook (Monacelli/Phaidon Press). Teaching at the Lyme Academy of Fine Art, he builds classically styled yet progressive compositions from careful arrangements of light, color, and object. He paints on the Artefex 530 Acrylic Primed Medium Linen Allinpanel, whose balanced tooth and rigid ACM core give him crisp edge control and a flat, climate-proof surface for his introspective still lifes.

Kate Van Doren is a contemporary realist and registered art therapist whose practice, Empathic Realism, uses over two decades of psychology background to document healing journeys and personal truths. Her work has shown at Art Basel Miami, been featured in Fine Art Connoisseur, and earned multi-year finalist honors from the Art Renewal Center, with one piece even digitized for the moon's Peregrine Collection. She works on the Artefex Chartapanel, whose rigid, archival-grade surface holds up to her complex layering and deeply personal, time-intensive process.

Stephanie Gaffney is a world-class live wedding painter and founder of Torregrossa Fine Art, with over a decade capturing high-pressure, one-time events for hundreds of couples. As creator of the Wedding Painter's Blueprint, she also mentors emerging artists toward professional success. She paints on the Artefex 532 Allinpanel Lead Primed Extra Fine Linen, whose traditional feel and aluminum-backed stability give her the reliable, on-location surface her unpredictable working conditions demand.

Chula Beauregard is a sixth-generation Coloradan and elite voice in contemporary Western impressionism, holding signature memberships with the Oil Painters of America, American Impressionist Society, and American Women Artists, and winner of OPA's Presidential Award of Excellence. Following the heritage of Thomas Moran, her plein air and studio work documents and helps preserve the vulnerable landscapes of the American West. She paints on the Artefex 538 Allinpanel Oil Primed Extra Fine Linen, whose rigid core resists the moisture and temperature swings of mountain conditions that would otherwise threaten her paint's adhesion.

Blair Atherholt is an award-winning traditional still life painter trained at the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, completing its full four-year program plus a post-graduate year rooted in the Old Masters. He holds Master Artist status with the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society and Signature Membership with Oil Painters of America, with work earning Best in Show, Gold Medal, and Purchase Award recognition nationally. He paints on the Artefex Oleopanel 411 Smooth Finish, whose refined, oil-primed surface accepts the tight, controlled brushwork his precise still lifes demand.

Mary Sauer is a Kentucky-born figurative oil painter exhibited widely across the US, including over a dozen New York City shows, and a 2014 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant recipient. Influenced by Sargent, the Pre-Raphaelites, and the French Academics, she bridges 19th-century technique with modern conceptual ideas exploring identity and social performance. She paints on the Artefex Oleopanel 411 Smooth, whose lead oil priming offers the paint adhesion and luminous, responsive ground her psychologically layered figurative work requires.