Who is your favorite artist?

[Rickmt]

This, I’ve been to the Charley Russell museum a great place to visit.

Yes sir , been there a few times and my hunting cabin in central Montana has many Russell prints on the walls. (along with lots and lots of dead heads!)

 

[Newboomer]

Yes sir , been there a few times and my hunting cabin in central Montana has many Russell prints on the walls. (along with lots and lots of dead heads!)

Wyland. His seascapes and wall murals are marvelous.

 

[curtism1234]

Pour a double, eat some edibles, and watch this legend late at night

 

[WyoBull]

Pour a double, eat some edibles, and watch this legend late at night
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Hahaha... mesmerizing!!!

 

[WyoBull]

If you have not heard of him, check out Kyle Polzin at kylepolzin.com
He was my next door neighbor when we lived in Austin, TX. Have some of his prints and the prices of his originals have just exploded and I am not surprised.
His paintings are fascinating. As an avid photographer, I think his paintings look like fine photographs. The detail and light is amazing.

 

[DLSJR]

Sticking to wildlife and present day, or at least recent, artists; I really like Eric Forlee’s African wildlife. He’s excellent, especially on cats. So is Peter Stewart. I don’t have any of his works but will probably get one someday. Also love the work of David Shepard, only have a print of his but love it.
waterfowl or bird painters, there are none better than Harry Adamson for oils. David Hagerbaumer for watercolors.

 

[Lungshot202]

Hieronymous bosch, Netherlands....Not the kind of art that appeals to everybody and not the kind of art that is easily immitated but this guys imagination was amazing, perhaps his most famous piece is "The garden of earthly delights" a triptych of immense scale which depicts heaven and hell

 

[Lungshot202]

I am going to contain my answers to wildlife and hunting. I really like the stuff from yesteryear by Philip Goodwin, perhaps because of his use of lever actions and many of his paintings depicted caribou and moose hunts. For straight up wildlife, I am a big fan of Carl Rungius.

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This is really impressive, nice details on the rocks

 

[Beaufort]

There’s so many; Ogden Pleissner, Chet Reneson, Ford Riley, Winslow Homer’s Bahamian work, Ray Ellis, Sebastiao Salgado and Pieter Hugo for photography.

 

[Finprof]

The first is a print by Owen Gromme. I bought some Maas prints from a neighbor who was moving to Florida. Maybe because a ruffed grouse was the first game I killed I like it better than any of the Maas prints
The second is a ceramic salmon head done by my stepdaughter.

 

[Trail Rated]

Diego Rivera. The famous Rivera Courtyard at the Detroit Institute of Arts is my favorite place in the world. So much going on in those murals. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Industry_Murals

Also Robert Motherwell, Juan Gris, Fernand Léger, Paul Klee and Alberto Giacometti. The Rothko Chapel in Houston is underwhelming, but put Mark Rothko on my list too.

I don’t have any favorites among the nature/wildlife realism set; I’d much rather look at a Cézanne landscape or Degas’ ballerinas.

 

[Firebird]

Along with Hagerbaumer and HC Adamson I would add Ned Smith.

I’ve had to google lots of these names you all are bringing up and fun to remember others.

Along with Goodwin and Rungius you might remember Louis Agassiz Fuertes. He was similar to those masters.

 

[Firebird]

I have several books written by Worth Mathewson. They are wonderfully illustrated by David Hagerbaumer. I believe they were friends at some level.
Mr. Mathewson was awesome-he wrote personal messages in his books and dated his notes. He often taped feathers in the books with his inscriptions as well. He and I shared several good conversations about band tailed pigeons which we both loved-

 

[freefall]

I have to add Ozzie Smith and Omar Visquel. Masters of High Speed Ballet. (Shortstops)

 

[Firebird]

I would’ve added Xander Bogaerts a couple days ago-but not today!

 

[Tundra Tiger]

I responded once, months ago, and stand by what I said. I will however take it in a different direction: Dave Campbell, WA. If you know what Dave paints, you know what I'm talking about.

 

[Fixfire]

For Wildlife - Carl Rungius, hands down.

 

[Tra3]

Diego Velazquez, El Greco, Francisco Goya. Having lived 2 years in Spain certainly influences my picks.
+1 for Gaudi. His architectural work is truly amazing and nature inspired. I wish more of Im our buildings had nature themes. When in a forest, there are so many branches, trees, foliage, etc, but it is not visual “noise”, it is pleasing. The experience of an urban area is mostly just visual “noise” and distracting. Gaudi blended nature and buildings in a way to make that affront pleasant and enjoyable.
Dale Chihuly: his glass work is amazing.

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

Deceased-Fredrick Remington
Alive-John Banovich, thankfully he is not deceased or else he would fill both catagories.

 

[Flewis]

While I’m not much of a church goer I would say GOD.