Ten Artists whos work/style you admire

ladykara · Site Admin Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 55 Location: Canada

Share your favourite artists work.

Ten if you can

ladykara · Site Admin Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 55 Location: Canada

ten you say? only ten?
for each day I find someone new to add to my list / or delete
for most days, except for the top five My favourites wander as my mood did a fav one day horrid the next.
so I shall try to illustrate some of my present favourites

1. Michael Parkes

what can I say either you love him or hate him and I adore his work,
http://www.theworldofmichaelparkes.com/
I have stolen his art for over ten years to illustrate and yes to just marvel at the forms he produces

2. Jack Vettriano

another I have stolen for years.
His images leap at me.
Time frozen.
http://www.angelfire.com/cantina/padraig/6.htm

3. John William Watterhouse

another who in images says what I want and I steal with relish
http://www.jwwaterhouse.com/paintings/

4. Carol Grigg her artwork has graced my walls for years.

http://carolgrigg.net/

5. Alphonse Maria Mucha

http://www.huntfor.com/absoluteig/Mucha.htm

6. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
http://www.abcgallery.com/A/almatadema/alma.html

7. J.M.W. Turner
http://www.abcgallery.com/T/turner/turner.html

8. Graeme Base illustrator extraordinaire
http://www.tellapallet.com/animalia.htm

9. David Graux

http://www.allposters.com/-st/David-Graux-Posters_c34390_.htm

10. I have to lump here the masters for I can enjoy Michaelangelo. Watteau, Van Gogh, Monet, even Picasso etc on any given day