Your Favorite Artists

Jan Steen - Kids baking pancakes



Revelry at an inn (1674)

 

I'm totally digging these century old paintings. I especially like the way the wet rainy street reflects the city lighting so well.

 

Here's another artist I overlooked: Ralph Steadman

He is best known for his illustration work he did for Hunter S. Thompson's novels. I had this poster of his in my dorm back in college



And here is some Breaking Bad art he did of Walter White and Saul Goodman

 

Escher is my favorite MC

 

Waterhouse...

 

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Very cool! I especially like the 3rd one. Good use of the heavy brush strokes that add extra depth to the layout.

 

Awesome! Beautiful! I could live with those paintings.....

 

I'm glad you like them. Shaman too.

I do actually live with a print of the second of the two on my wall. It's hard to find art one can live with..

 

Yes, the second painting is the one I favored, too. It is awesome! hmmm...I might look into a print of that, as well....

You are right...There are so few paintings i would want to hang on my wall that i would want to look at every day....so in essence to live with. that is what I meant... you understood.....

Although, there were a few times, when I visited people who had walls covered to covered with paintings in every room..one right after the other , so nothing stood out.....Walls were just covered....That is cool in its own way.....but I did not know what i was looking at in those houses. I have very very things hanging on my walls....

 

Grayson Perry







William Hogarth

 

Pieter Breugel:





The Chapman Brothers:

 

After looking at countelss Grimshaw paintings, I chose one print so far. it reminds me of here.....and it is the moon in most of his paintings that gets me. I always paint the moon....and am back to making my own night mn paintings.... Grimshaw is the best! What an inspiration!

 

That's nice.

Gives me a good feeling that you find his work inspirational

 

Thanks to you.......xoxoxoxoxo

 

Since comic book artists have been mentioned, I'd like to submit Frank Quitely and Mike Mignola.

I'd also like to add that Rob Liefield is a talentless hack
http://www.progressiveboink.com/2012/4/21/2960508/worst-rob-liefeld-drawings

 

That's the thing with me and most abstract paintings. After I found out the meaning (and I'm in an artsy mood to spend a thought on abstract art that doesn't appeal to me at first) I can suddenly agree with the value or purpose of such a piece. I still wouldn't hang it on my wall but at least I can see and agree with where the artist was coming from then in a lot of cases. But still far from always though....

 

Zdzislaw Beksinski