van Gogh. he was a natural...self taught. no one at the time really liked any of his work, but he never changed his style. he didnt make very much money doing it, but, i don't think he was after the money. i think he just had a really deep passion for painting, and that made in a really great artist. and, i got the pleasure of seeing some of his paintings up close and personal. yay! i also like Degas, impressionism had a really neat concept.