Erik Koeppel is a traditional landscape painter who has become a leader in the revival of the techniques and philosophy of the Hudson River School. 20th century artist Erik Koeppel studied extensively in museums, and in nature to arrive at the determination that the powerful methods of the masters, are in fact an urgently needed voice in contemporary culture. In mastering these techniques, this assertion has been proven by the extensive success his work has found nationwide, in the form of .
Alexander Helwig Wyant was born in Evans Creek, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. As a young man he was apprenticed to harness maker and sign painter. In 1857 he first saw paintings by Hudson River School River School, and later American Barbizon, painter George Inness, Sr. in Cincinnati. He subsequently arranged to go to New York City to meet with the artist whose paintings so impressed him. With Inness’s help, Wyant received financial help from Cincinnati philanthropist and art patron, Nicholas .
Charles Alfred Meurer’s mother was visiting family in Germany when she gave birth to Charles. They returned to Clarksville, Tennessee where Meurer grew up. In 1881 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and was in the grocery business with his brother, when in in 1882, he bought some artist’s brushes and colors and painted during his spare time. One painting, a panorama of Clarksville done from the top a nearby hill, showed so much promise that he enrolled in classes at the Cincinnati Art Academy in .