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🖌️🎨 Kinuko Craft (born 1940) is an American-Japanese artist. She studied painting both in her home country and in the United States. She is known for her early Renaissance-inspired paintings. Her passion for Slavic culture came after illustrating several children's fairy tale books. Her most famous illustrations were for Baba Yaga. Her illustrations for Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty are as if crafted by the hand of an old master: delicate faces, golden hair, luxurious, shimmering clothing, and rocky landscapes... The granddaughter of a Japanese calligrapher, American artist Kinuko Craft creates fairytale worlds, blending historical European painting styles with a touch of truly Japanese elegance.

 🖌️🎨 Margaret Fletcher (1862–1943) was a British artist and pioneering author in the field of women's education. 🖼️ "Young Girl in Yellow Dress Holding a Fan" 1903 🖼️ "Portrait of Dorothy Hume Miles, née Fletcher" 1904 Some artists become famous thanks to one or two works. Margaret is one of them. The light and warmth of her women paintings is captivating and captivating. 🤩 #art #painting #femaleartist #margaretfletcher