Do you Have a Favorite Painter?

Question

or painting?

Answer 1

I love all art, each in it's own unique way, but the one painter who really strikes me in my soul is Georgia O"Keefe.

Answer 2

I like "The Night Watch" by Rembrandt. I would love to stand before this painting in person. For paintings from 1900 to 1930 I like the Plein Air paintings by various California artists. Such beautiful works of spectacular views of the ocean, desert and mountains. These I have seen in art galleries and museums.

Answer 3

The late Norman Rockwell. I can remember when his paintings graced the covers of the Saturday Evening Post for years. My favorite painting, is called "The Gossip" & it is a painting of women in a hair salon, gossiping. I saw this painting once in a department store years ago & wished I'd bought it. It would have looked great in the hair salon I owned when I lived in Ohio.

Answer 4

Steve Hanks
http://www.steve-hanks.com/

Answer 5

Oh Dear, I'm an artist. I have tons of books filled with great paintings, drawings, sketches of ideas for new paintings, in all mediums... there are so many people who are so talented. Throughout the ages there have been so many great artists I could never name just one or even a few... Just look at some of the art work found in caves! My God, the talent! Truly gifted people!

Answer 6

Bev Doolittle. She is Native American and she paints camouflaged images. I will never be able to afford her work.
Peapie is right. No one can appreciate art unless you see it in person. I had the opportunity to see a large artwork collection from Florence and dated from the 400 yr reign of the Medici. I even saw a real Da Vinci. Wow. It was an emotional experience.

Answer 7

MAINLY I like a "painting", that appeals to me, and I am not very fussed as to who painted it. Some African Art is great.

A few. Manet,Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, most of the impressionists. Turner as well. But I would not have only them hanging in my home. Some of Andy Warhol's portraits of movies stars and personalities are good.

Answer 8

Yes, in the name of Brownell McGrew, now deceased. He was a brilliant southwestern artist who lived among the Navaho and painted the brilliance of the Arizona skies. and it's native Navaho. Using the colors of turquoise, pinks, lavender & turquoise into the believable palette that can be seen in real life.
The warmth that he brought to a face, or a smile, & to the
twinkling of an eye, now creased and wrinkled by the harsh desert sun, made you know he had been among them. For he
was able to capture so much in the feeling of the land, of it's
people and to the hardship they have endured for centuries.
From the colorful clothes and soft velvety textures they wear,
you can almost expect to feel their richness if you were to
touch the canvass. And some of his pieces are so over
enlarged, you can almost expect to walk right through the
picture frame into the landscape, and be there with the
people. The Dinay, as they call themselves. Meaning, "the
people".
His paintings are timeless, and their value almost priceless. He was never afraid to use bright colored hues.
Which the Navaho are famous for wearing in their tradition. Highlighted by silver conchos around their waists, and
the turquoise around their throats and wrists. They are in
harmony with their land. And Mcgrew captures it well.
His pieces are sought after by collectors, and the prices
raise as the years go by. To own a McGrew is a prestigious
award after a lifetime of hard work, one is lucky to achieve. To have one in your possession is truly one of lifes' greatest
rewards. He has been known to sell just one of his larger
than life productions,for an amount that would fix anyone quite comfortably for several years. Today the few that re-
main unsold are prized by the galleries that have them.
His last work is only partially completed and I last saw it
at the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in Los Angeles on loan, with a portion of his studio belongings. Once you are able to see one of his fabulous paintings, you never forget it.
And quite often feel blessed for having had the experience.

Answer 9

Norman Rockwell

Answer 10

Tom Thompson was a Canadian artist that belonged to the original group of seven artists. He painted landscapes of Northern Ontario. He met a tragic end while out fishing in his canoe

Answer 11

I really like George Stubbs who painted wonderful pictures of horses. Funny as I am not a "horse person' but his work is amazing. He lived in the 1700's.