[BaTuSaI]

I've been doing some reasearch for school about great painters, and I had a discussion with my friends about our own favourite painter. Mine is Salvador Dali, and I had a lot of problems with my friends for that... Anyway, I was wondering what your favourite painters are, and why...

(Glad sijun is back! )

[Poprocksz]

Alex Ross...no one else can make a superheroe look as real and awesome as him.

[Freddio]

Dali

[Denim Atrisun]

Too many..

Paul C�zanne - Has a great impressionistic painting style.. I just love his portraits..
Rembrandt - Master of light.. I can watch his stuff for hours on end..
Monet - Up close, it's a mess, but walk away, and it all comes together..
van Gogh - His early period, since I'm not a big fan of expressionism. The way he uses the angle of brushstrokes.
Manet - Has a very distinctive style, his "Le Bar aux Folies-Berg�re" is sublime!
Craig Mullins - Should be called 'Master' of this digital art-age in the future.

and many more..

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[jr]

my two year old cousin evan. he rocks, and bites people when they're asleep.

[Ahcri]

I'm constantly amazed by the paintings by my "girl" friend.

[java]

Joseph Mallord William Turner.

[rain]

I'd say frazetta, sargent, jeff jones, craig mullins, and me of course!

[the_monkey]

rembrant. some of the meanings in his work floor me.

david-very good, kinda static

anyone from the illumanist period.

mullens is quite good, but he needs some newer stuff.

oh yes, and goya, hes prolly my favorite.

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[balistic]

Probably Sargent, as trendy as that is.

I dig some of the abstract expressionists too, though more as decor than art.

[faustgfx]

giger i guess.

[Jezebel]

Froud and Bouguereau... I'm sure I totally screwed up that spelling too, but I'm too darn lazy to double check it =)

[Awetopsy]

Dont know if he counts but I really like Robert Bateman.

also Craig mullins (not a praise thing i just like his work alot)

and most of the people painting here at sijun.

there's also this guy who painted a couple of "Knight and Lady" pictures and the detail he gets on the chain mesh armor is absolutely breathtaking... but I wish I could remember his name.

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[Lunatique]

This topic comes up several times a year, but it's a good one.

A short list. (For a longer one, go to my webby: www.enchanted.prohosting.com. It's a link called "The Horrifying Facts About Robet Chang!" at the bottom of the profiles page.)

Sargent-(yeah, yeah, I konw. I love him enough to have flown to Seattle just to see his exhibition).

JW Waterhouse- I would spend money flying to see his exhibition too. None are planned as far as I know.

Richard Schmid- Paints like a God.

The Spoogester- He changed how I look at photoshop and digital painting as a whole. Really opened my eyes. I don't think I've met anyone who wasn't impressed by Craig's work.

[ceenda]

Lunatique: There was a Sargent painting at the local art gallery (National Art Gallery of Scotland). I always thought Sargent was over-rated by some people here until I got to look at one close up.

[Painted Melody]

I love figurative painters

Kent Williams ( www.kentwilliams.com )
...wonderful feel for paint and texture... haunting subjects

and Lucian Freud .. I think Williams takes after Freud in his textural and painterly sense & raw human emotion subjects..

Sargent's watercolors are lovely, as well

~pm

[gekitsu]

i like most dali for the crazy feel of paint and pictures (imho, even the paint seems ill-minded)
on the other hand, i like edward hopper for the great athmospheres he paints. and my all-time favorite is masamune shirow for sure.

[Frosted Flame]

van Gogh