Your favourite artist?

[Allegra]

Breathtaking! 3 more to go, come on hurry, Ben. Can't wait for the cake..

[pyan]

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, for his idealised pictures of Ancient Rome, his unsurpassed mastery of painting marble, and his unusual points of view.
(born in Friesland, Ben!)

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Olga's Gallery

[HardScienceFan]

Always been a fan of Larry,Py
the dude could paint
no prices for guessing who painted this
no 1000 is going to knock you out

oldie but goldie

[HardScienceFan]

modigliani......

[HardScienceFan]

Paulus the Wood Gnome
by Jean Dulieu
brilliant

[HardScienceFan]

Paulus and the Acornmen is a wonderful fantasy illustrated with 47 full page color plates and numerous black & white drawings. Paulus, a dwarf, is made even smaller by a witch, who then presents him to a blundering gang of acorns come alive. They make Paulus their king, and then become involved in plots, counterplots and wild adventures in the woods. Thomason and Lowe assisted in the translation of this Dutch classic.
and those colour plates WILL knock you out

[Nesacat]

Ah thank you Ben. Here's my favourite Dali.

*Goes off to Amazon*

[HardScienceFan]

Chesley Bonestell

people,if ever there was an artist who made you see the wonder of space exploration....

[scifi_vision]

There are so many artists that I like but one of my all time favorite sci-fi arists is Syd Mead. He did work for Blade Runner, Aliens, Tron and other movies.

[Who's Wee Dug]

Originally Posted by Rane Longfox

Edward Miller, definately

The artist, Les Edwards is the same guy.

[Talysia]

Oh wow, those are some great paintings. I'm impressed!

[HoopyFrood]

I visited the Musee D'Orsay last year (was it last year? Yes, I think it was!)...and I think it was the D'Osay. Maybe the Louvre? No, definitely the D'Orsay!

ANYWAY...there was a huge picture in one of the rooms at the side, huge, took up a wall by itself and it showed a group of people in a desert, I believe, and they looked so exhausted and sun beaten. It was such a powerful painting. I still have the guide to the museum, but I can't remember whereabouts the painting was so I can't track down the artist's name! But it really grabbed my attention, I spent so long looking at it and I think I went back a couple of more times before I had to leave to see it again. If I ever remember what painting it is and track it down, I shall post it...

[Nesacat]

Two by Margaret Walty. I first saw her work at the Worldcon in Glasgow.

[Curt Chiarelli]

I have a wide range of favourites. Amongst them are Zdzislaw Beksinski, Ernst Fuchs and Stanislaw Szukalski.

[Allegra]

The one on the top is timeless, Curt.

Currently there is an exhibition of Giuseppe Arcimboldo in Paris at the Musée du Luxembourg until January 08, then it will show in Vienna till June 08. I almost forgot how much I loved his fascinating portraits! Can he be called the ancestor of surrealist?