Honestly...you two! :rofl:

Painters, shmainters.

Leonardo did dead people, Lindsay did lots of tits and Pollock did Blue Poles.

Give me a sculptor anyday, three dimensional stuff (except for the abstracts).

Hi OF. I enjoy sculpture, too. Do you prefer Michaelangelo & Donatello Italian sculpture, or maybe Augustus Saint-Gaudens American pieces? I know you said you're not into abstracts. Bernt Notke did a wonderful St. George and the Dragon in wood. :) I must confess to liking a particular Jackson Pollock that has blue, black and white all over it. I can't remember the title, though.

I've always loved the work of the American painter Bob Ross.



I've seen him create and it's amazing. He makes it look so easy!

You just like his happy little fluffy clouds :p

They're great clouds! And he was always so soft spoken. He could do anything with just a brush and a little paint. And the "little trees lived over here" and "let's put a little rock here". What a terrific guy. :)

No no no... he likes the happy little trees.

:p

WildIrish,

Do you have a url for this artist? I'd like to see his work.

http://www.bobross.com


Quick disclaimer...I have nothing to do with the site and as such cannot verify the accuracy of it's content. :D

lmao

Don't let him fool ya! :mad:

People like that are witches and warlocks, I tell you! That's black magic to be able to do that! :yikes:

Is he the guy with the big bad hair?

I have seen him too and he affects me like Mr. Rogers did with my kids(and me).Don't want to watch, but can't stop watching. :)

He is spellbinding!

He does make the nicest and happiest fluffy white clouds LMAO

i like European Autobody [woodbridge ontario]

they did a good job painting my classic

Well my own of course............

But after that I'm a Henri de Touloouse-Lautrec fan! his work is great.

I enjoy Monet (have Nympheas, effet du soir and La Seine a Giverny in my living room), I also really enjoy O'Keefe and I think I will get some of her reproductions in my next re-dec.

A more contemporary artist that I enjoy is Robert Duncan.

Mae,

I love the classics, Michelangelo Buonorotti et al, and some of the neo-classicals.

There is something about a naked bronze nymph.

BTW, did no-one mention Escher?

Nope. Not until you just did. :) His prints are fantastic! I like the one with the perpetual staircase. Another print is of him and his wife? (I think, not sure), and their heads are peeling like and apple peel. (Make sense? :o )

His fish that turn into birds and the other evolutions are sooooo cool.

I like his self-portrait holding the reflective sphere

AHA! Found the title of the three Escher prints I have."Bond of Union" (peeling heads), "Relativity" (perpetual staircase) and "Three Worlds" (the fish and trees).

(Small note: In the animated series "Futurama", Bender the robot falls down the staircases in an Escher print...non-stop.) :rofl:

Sporting a new avatar...for a brief time...as a nod to PF.

Rodin smiles mystically. ;)

Wolves took over again. :)

Thank you, PF.

For the Salvador Dali fans,

Salvador Dalí died of heart failure this day in 1989 at Figueres, Spain. He was buried in the crypt of his Teatro Museo.

My favorite artist is Albrecht Durer. He was a german printer in the rennaisance. He also painted, but i love him for his print work, amazing--just absolutely amazing! My favorite painting is a self portrait, and in it he looks what is commented as Christ-like. Well if you watch Bram Stoker's Dracula, there is a scene towards the beginning in Vlad's Castle that there is a portrait up on the wall, a very good image of Gary Oldman in Albrecht's pose. My favorite prints are Melancholia I, The Four Horsemen, and St. Jerome in his Study. All were painstakenly cut prints out of metal or wood. All the detail, amazing.

*Lizz Raises her wine goblet* "To you, Albrecht, where ever you are!"

Not classical, but one I enjoy is Steve Hanks. Very sensual and lifelike paintings. :)

wow! those are beautiful, Aqua!

Jeez i just love this thread! ( of course i WAS an Art and English Education major for a while, LOL)

Glad I could contribute to your enjoyment Lizz. :D











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( of course I WASN’T an Art and English major.)

My dad. Ok, I may be a bit biased, but he really is an incredible painter. He does AWESOME seascapes! :D

Darogle...Seascapes are a rarity anymore. Congrats to your dad!

Avatars need a little jolt now and then. Hope everyone is doing well. :)

is ok to be biased...my grandmother is actually a fairly well known artist in her genre and I love the paintings she has given me although they are nothing like the style of other artists I admire.

Ooh Lilith! Like the avatar!

Umm Yeah i fully, totally agree with you, darogle, he does do an awesome job at painting seascapes! I love how you can see the light shining through the top wave. Absolutely gorgeous!

*bump* Any other Pixies want to contribute? i love art and would like to see somemore of your favorites!

Starry Night, Van Gogh has always been a favorite (Don McLean did a good song too)

And I always like Frida Callo (spelling) I remeber reading about her in Espanol Uno in High school and I liked her work

"The Lighthouse at Honfleur" painted by Georges Seurat

I have been looking back through this thread and still find it quite interesting with all of the diverse artists and mediums. I was thinking of Peter Max. Vintage Peter Max. Anyone else like his work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Great-PETER-MAX...bayphotohosting

Mae,

A Blast from the Past! Yes'm, I do.

:roflmao: