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QUOTE (CanEHdian @ Jul 24 2005, 12:56 AM)
A little something from my 'other' favorite artist..ME smile.gif

Just a little somethin I drew while doodling one day.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/shanny66/TheRose.jpg

VERRRRY purdy, canEHdian - you go girl! trink39.gif

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I'll heartily second rushgoober's choice of Mucha!!

 

I like Dali, too. There's a huge (over 100 works) Dali museum in St. Peterburg, FL that's worth checking out if you're in the area.

 

 

I'm also fond of Michael Parkes:

 

http://www.foryourwalls.net/P452.jpg

 

http://www.foryourwalls.net/P424.jpg

 

 

And I'm also a Frank Lloyd Wright fan.

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A wonderful Canadian artist/naturalist...Robert Bateman

 

I have the first two paintings in my home..and I'm saving for the polar bears smile.gif

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/shanny66/bateman_-_air_forest_and_watch_the.jpg

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/shanny66/103-217.jpg

 

 

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/shanny66/103-117.jpg

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Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) was a Swiss painter, but is MUCH better known for his sculptures. He usually sculpted these very rough, thin, tall figures that are really startling to look at and very striking in person:

 

http://www.beck-eggeling.de/images/giacometti_denkmal_I.jpg

http://picassotopop.com/JPEGS/Giacomettilarge.jpg

http://justinsomnia.org/archive/freshman/Art_Giacometti_Striding_man.jpghttp://www.poster.net/giacometti-alberto/giacometti-alberto-lhomme-qui-marche-ii-7800022.jpg

http://www.walkerart.org/archive/E/B483718CCAE17F38615F.jpghttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/Disciplines/arts/arts_plastiques/carredart/contre-images/Giacometti-Diego.jpg

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/hb/hb_1999.363.22_av1.jpghttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_1999.363.22.jpg

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QUOTE (CanEHdian @ Jul 24 2005, 12:56 AM)
A little something from my 'other' favorite artist..ME smile.gif

Just a little somethin I drew while doodling one day.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/shanny66/TheRose.jpg

That is awesome, but that rose has some interesting leaves. tongue.gif

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QUOTE (Alsgalpal @ Jul 25 2005, 11:24 AM)
QUOTE (CanEHdian @ Jul 24 2005, 12:56 AM)
A little something from my 'other' favorite artist..ME  smile.gif

Just a little somethin I drew while doodling one day.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b208/shanny66/TheRose.jpg

That is awesome, but that rose has some interesting leaves. tongue.gif

how did i miss that?! confused13.gif

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This is some stuff of Jonathan Earl Bowser.

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/Elpereth/aoc-x.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/Elpereth/knig-x.jpg

 

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/Elpereth/smug.jpg

 

 

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Thankfully I have a lot of favorite artists!

 

Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was an American artist who was a painter and sculptor, but was best known for being the creator of mobiles - hanging ones and standing ones, as well as creating huge sheet metal sculptures for public plazas, etc. His work can take a little imagination if you haven't seen any of it in person since almost all the mobiles that look like they could have parts that move and/or spin, do, so while the photograph is static, the mobile itself is usually not.

 

Here's some of his work:

 

http://www.calder.org/images_work/1930_1936/A00505_F.jpghttp://www.calder.org/images_work/1937_1945/A02140_F.jpg

http://www.calder.org/images_work/1937_1945/A00289_F.jpghttp://www.calder.org/images_work/1937_1945/A09262_F.jpghttp://www.calder.org/images_work/1937_1945/A16009_F.jpg

http://www.calder.org/images_work/1946_1952/A15377_F.jpghttp://www.calder.org/images_work/1946_1952/A15488_F.jpghttp://www.calder.org/images_work/1946_1952/A00306_F.jpg

http://www.calder.org/images_work/1946_1952/A09986_F.jpghttp://www.calder.org/images_work/1953_1976/A08122_F.jpg

http://www.calder.org/images_work/1953_1976/A04527_F.jpghttp://www.calder.org/images_work/1953_1976/A01176_F.jpg

http://www.calder.org/images_work/1953_1976/A00981_F.jpghttp://www.guiarte.com/noticias/images/caldermobile.jpghttp://www.calder.org/images_work/1930_1936/A00286_F.jpg

 

http://dest.travelocity.com/website/destinations/photos/025_208.jpghttp://www.artdreamguide.com/adg/adg_USA/dc_USA/washi_dc/img/_jpg/calde_01.jpg

http://www.sapergalleries.com/CalderSoleilnoir.jpg http://hirshhorn.si.edu/images/collection/img_high/86.719.jpg

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ok, this is one of my LAST favorite artist, so feel free to add to this thread if you like it and don't want it to die, again wink.gif

 

victor vasarely (1906-1997) was a VERY well known Hungarian-born painter whose work you may be familiar with as his images have made their way around quite a bit, being very cool patterns and interesting optical illusions - very creative and unique stuff:

 

 

http://www.erevos.com/vasarely/images/vpstri.jpg

 

http://www.embajada-hungria.org/s/vasarely/images/bang.jpg

 

http://www.robertsandelson.com/publications_art/vasarely.cat.jpg http://www.art-exchange.com/art-exchange/images/catalog/artist/vasarely%5Cthreeballs.jpg http://www.art-and-identity.nl/pics/kunstenaars/v/vasarely_t.JPG

 

http://www.eart.de/bilder3/lotimage/Vasarely%20I.jpg

 

http://www.erevos.com/vasarely/images/rivotril.jpg

 

http://www.erevos.com/vasarely/images/strineu.jpg

 

http://www.erevos.com/vasarely/images/opus293.jpg http://www.mozaik.info.hu/mozaweb/Stilus/Kep/sy_nagr5.jpg

 

http://www.erevos.com/vasarely/images/vasreli.jpg http://www.erevos.com/vasarely/images/vasarely.jpg

 

http://www.doubletakeart.com/images/00585-20787.gif http://www.erevos.com/vasarely/images/vasarely.gif

 

http://www2.polito.it/didattica/polymath/htmlS/argoment/Matematicae/Maggio_03/Img/2a.jpg

 

http://www.personal.us.es/jcordero/PERSPECTIVA/Ilustraciones/043.jpg

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cool sullysue - thanks for that! yeah, roy lichtenstein is really interesting and different. i noticed your avatar was by him from the beginning, but never knew if you were a fan of his, or just happened to come across that picture.

 

i'm not as crazy about matisse as i am some other well-known modern artists as his stuff always seemed a LITTLE simplistic to me, but i still admire him, and he did have quite a daring use of color - i give him points for his audacity if nothing else!

 

http://www.cyber-ethnik.net/spip/IMG/jpg/matisse.jpg

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Art looks better in reality.

You can't really tell by internet pics.

An example would be watercolors or mixed media. You can't get the full effect from a mag or internet photo.

 

You may like Matisse if you saw an original? confused13.gif

 

*edit-size has an impact as well. I'm willing to bet that your posted samples of art are even more stunning when viewing the original.

What medium does victor vasarely use? How large (on average) if on canvas?

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QUOTE (dweezil @ Jul 29 2005, 10:02 AM)
Art looks better in reality.
You can't really tell by internet pics.
An example would be watercolors or mixed media. You can't get the full effect from a mag or internet photo.

You may like Matisse if you saw an original? confused13.gif

*edit-size has an impact as well. I'm willing to bet that your posted samples of art are even more stunning when viewing the original.
What medium does victor vasarely use? How large (on average) if on canvas?

what dweezil says is very true, and i have sited some practical examples below, but at least you can get a sense of someone's work or appreciate an image via the internet or a book, as being able to see a person's work in person, especially an exhibition of a lot of a person's work can be very difficult for some.

 

van gogh i think is one of the best examples of someone whose work suffers especially by not being able to see the originals. often van gogh pasted in a style called impasto, which means very thickly applying the paint in his brushstrokes, giving the canvas much more of a texture than it staying a completely flat surface. i've seen van gogh paintings in person and then seen a postcard or image in a book or on the internet that pales so miserably in comparison, it's sad, but then again, how does one photograph texture and have it maintain the same effect? it's close to impossible.

 

dali is another one, and very often size makes a big difference. for example, my favorite painting of his is "the hallunicogeic toreador"

 

http://www.basilbaker.com/Images/Dali_The_Hallucinogenic_Toreador_1968_sm.jpg

 

The original of this is in Florida and I've never seen it, but it's a massive 10 by 13 feet, a bigger area than a lot of rooms! As much as I love this image from books, posters and the internet, I can only imagine what an experience it would be seeing it in person.

 

This one I have seen in person, one of Dali's most famous works - "The Persistence of Memory":

 

http://www.xlmicrowave.com/dali.jpg

 

I've seen a lot of posters of this painting, so I was expecting something big, but the actual painting is only 9 1/2 by 13 INCHES - the thing is TINY! His brushstrokes and level of detail was so precise though, that seeing his work in person makes one truly marvel how he created them.

 

btw, i have seen a lot of matisse in person, and while it's an improvement for sure over images in books, i'm still not wild about him, but i do respect his work...

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QUOTE (rushgoober @ Jul 31 2005, 07:55 PM)
QUOTE (dweezil @ Jul 29 2005, 10:02 AM)
Art looks better in reality.
You can't really tell by internet pics.
An example would be watercolors or mixed media. You can't get the full effect from a mag or internet photo.

You may like Matisse if you saw an original? confused13.gif

*edit-size has an impact as well. I'm willing to bet that your posted samples of art are even more stunning when viewing the original.
What medium does victor vasarely use? How large (on average) if on canvas?

what dweezil says is very true, and i have sited some practical examples below, but at least you can get a sense of someone's work or appreciate an image via the internet or a book, as being able to see a person's work in person, especially an exhibition of a lot of a person's work can be very difficult for some.

 

van gogh i think is one of the best examples of someone whose work suffers especially by not being able to see the originals. often van gogh pasted in a style called impasto, which means very thickly applying the paint in his brushstrokes, giving the canvas much more of a texture than it staying a completely flat surface. i've seen van gogh paintings in person and then seen a postcard or image in a book or on the internet that pales so miserably in comparison, it's sad, but then again, how does one photograph texture and have it maintain the same effect? it's close to impossible.

 

dali is another one, and very often size makes a big difference. for example, my favorite painting of his is "the hallunicogeic toreador"

 

http://www.basilbaker.com/Images/Dali_The_Hallucinogenic_Toreador_1968_sm.jpg

 

The original of this is in Florida and I've never seen it, but it's a massive 10 by 13 feet, a bigger area than a lot of rooms! As much as I love this image from books, posters and the internet, I can only imagine what an experience it would be seeing it in person.

 

This one I have seen in person, one of Dali's most famous works - "The Persistence of Memory":

 

http://www.xlmicrowave.com/dali.jpg

 

I've seen a lot of posters of this painting, so I was expecting something big, but the actual painting is only 9 1/2 by 13 INCHES - the thing is TINY! His brushstrokes and level of detail was so precise though, that seeing his work in person makes one truly marvel how he created them.

 

btw, i have seen a lot of matisse in person, and while it's an improvement for sure over images in books, i'm still not wild about him, but i do respect his work...

Yes. Mixed media and collage is impossible to appreciate except in reality.

 

For me, Matisse represents the chaotic simplicity of life. If that makes sense.

Not crazy about his stuff, but intrigued.

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http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/create/images/linear_stipplinggradation.jpg

Stippling and pointillism. Basically pictures made of dots.

 

Love the technique and I have mostly sold this type of art.

 

There are many good artists and pieces out there that feature this technique.

Seurat

http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105/img/seurat_seascape.jpg

http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/wiki/images/thumb/e/ef/250px-Seurat.jatte.750pix.jpg

Beth McClure

http://www.maverickcreations.com/art-gallery/pointillism/grandmother.jpg

Henri-Edmond Cross

http://www.abcgallery.com/C/cross/cross14.jpg

 

 

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Vasily Kandinsky (1866-1944) was another surrealist artist, and one of the most famous artist to come out of Russia. His work was very unique, creating a kind of language in shapes and symbols that he would then use to populate his canvases. I prefer his later stuff with more defined shapes and symbols, as opposed to his earlier work that was a bit more chaotic. Here are some examples of his work:

 

http://www.eleves.ens.fr/home/jleroux/kandinsky/kand_thirty.jpg

 

http://www.eleves.ens.fr/home/jleroux/kandinsky/kand_Sky_blue.jpg

 

http://www.hopeway.com/3-yscl/3-8-KANDINSKY/1x.JPG

 

http://www.artsfairies.com/Kandinsky/2153ka.jpg

 

http://www.abstract-art.com/abstraction/l2_Grnfthrs_fldr/g0000_gr_inf_images/g029b_kandinsky_tr_ln.jpg

 

http://www.eleves.ens.fr/home/jleroux/kandinsky/kand_Circle_and_square.jpg

 

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/rushgoober/kandinsky49.jpg

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QUOTE (dweezil @ Jul 31 2005, 09:31 PM)
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/create/images/linear_stipplinggradation.jpg
Stippling and pointillism. Basically pictures made of dots.

Love the technique and I have mostly sold this type of art.

There are many good artists and pieces out there that feature this technique.
Seurat
http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105/img/seurat_seascape.jpg
http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/wiki/images/thumb/e/ef/250px-Seurat.jatte.750pix.jpg
Beth McClure
http://www.maverickcreations.com/art-gallery/pointillism/grandmother.jpg
Henri-Edmond Cross
http://www.abcgallery.com/C/cross/cross14.jpg

very cool, dweezil, i love pointilism, and seurat was one of the best. this is maybe his most famous work, and is featured prominently in the movie ferris bueller's day off, if anyone remembers.

 

http://vr.theatre.ntu.edu.tw/fineart/database/painter-wt/seurat-03x.jpg

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Beth McClure

http://www.maverickcreations.com/art-gallery/pointillism/grandmother.jpg

 

Liked this one especially.

 

I really enjoyed looking thru these. smile.gif

 

Good thread, Goob! Thanks!

 

btw dweez, bravo.

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/palominodweezil/alien1.gif

Yes dear laugh.gif

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Scratchboard. Fun technique.

 

What is scratchboard?

 

http://www.getyourwordsworth.com/armstronggrove.jpg

 

http://www.evula.org/viper37/art/suzyq/scratchboard.JPG

http://breedart.org/breedart/artfiles/001/black_knight-scratchboard.jpg

http://www.nancyart.com/graphics/firstflight.gif

http://www.nancyart.com/graphics/starfairy.gif

 

hard to believe, but yep. Scratchboard.

http://www.thunderbirdartgallery.com/images/mvc-010f.jpg

 

It's a fun but tough technique and once you're good at it, enhancing it with other medium such as oils is even more rewarding.

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for what it's worth, i don't have too many favorite artists left up my sleeve (1 more major one springs to mind - soon...), so if anyone doesn't want the thread to again slip quickly into page 2 oblivion, please post and talk about your favorite artists/works, discuss whatever's been posted or even post some of your own work - i might do that myself once i can get some decent pictures taken.
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We won't let the thread die, goob!

 

My two cents concerning Kandinsky... boring! schla03.gif I can see what his feelings are in his work, but his choice of color always make me breeze right on past his stuff. My own personal taste puts Matisse way above him.

 

Dweezil, are you familiar with Paul Signac?

 

 

Paul Signac (November 11, 1863 - August 15, 1935) was a French neo-impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the pointilist style. His paintings include The Large Pine, Saint-Tropez and Port St. Tropez.

 

This piece, Bonaparte Pine, hangs in the Museum of Fine Art in Houston. It's amazing...

 

 

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/ssullysue/bonaventurePaper.jpg

 

Again, so much is lost if you aren't standing right in fron of it. But, needless to say, it boggles the mind. Do I understand correctly that you paint using pointillism? That's incredible. It must require a lot of patience.

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Another technique that has sold well for me. Especially for commercial items such as cards. Pen and Ink has got to be one of my favorite medium to work in. The beauty of any art is that you can acheive unique results making one image in one style(technique) and the same image with another style (technique);each beautiful on its own.

 

 

Hatching -Fine parallel lines

 

Crosshatching - uses layers of hatching placed at an angle.

 

Scumbling and Random Hatching -often called the 'brillo pad' technique, scumbling uses layers of small calligraphic, scribbled marks to build up value and texture. Random hatching uses layers of short, straight marks.

*Note-Scumbling is a popular technique in oil/arcrylic painting

 

Cross hatch

http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/create/images/linear_crosshatchinggrad.jpg

 

This was done with a Bic ballpoint pen:

http://www.traipse.com/crosshatching/large/crosshatch_4.jpg

http://www.traipse.com/crosshatching/large/crosshatch_12.jpg

 

Mixed-scumbling and cross hatching

http://www.biddingtons.com/content/images/cchelldetaillarge.jpg

http://www.biddingtons.com/content/images/ccsoulstattoo.jpg

 

Mixed technique-

http://inkart.net/art/wildlife/framed/BluePoisonDartFrog/Blue-Poison-Dart-Frog.gif

 

Pen and Ink is NOT limited to black and white. You can get fine ink pens in almost any color and nib size now.

http://www.maguiregallery.com/kenna/images/pen-ink-red.jpg

 

Mixed media(paint and ink)-lots of cool results from this. Another idea is to paint with your ink and then come in and do fine details with the pen.

http://www.robinsbest.com/gallery_files/houseboat_web.jpg

 

All ink

http://www.isenbarg.com/OEMastiffHeadInkWPG.jpg

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QUOTE (sullysue @ Aug 1 2005, 10:56 AM)
We won't let the thread die, goob!

My two cents concerning Kandinsky... boring! schla03.gif I can see what his feelings are in his work, but his choice of color always make me breeze right on past his stuff. My own personal taste puts Matisse way above him.

Dweezil, are you familiar with Paul Signac?


Paul Signac (November 11, 1863 - August 15, 1935) was a French neo-impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the pointilist style. His paintings include The Large Pine, Saint-Tropez and Port St. Tropez.

This piece, Bonaparte Pine, hangs in the Museum of Fine Art in Houston. It's amazing...


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/ssullysue/bonaventurePaper.jpg

Again, so much is lost if you aren't standing right in fron of it. But, needless to say, it boggles the mind. Do I understand correctly that you paint using pointillism? That's incredible. It must require a lot of patience.

thanks, sullysue - never heard of paul signac, but i have now! more of his work can be found here:

 

Really beautiful stuff - thanks!

 

 

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