Your Favorite Painters in History

[Loyal]

No @Merlin I don't mean house painters!

One summer semester at University, I thought I'd knock out some required courses in a short semester. One of those was a 2 unit class called Art History, which to my surprise I thoroughly enjoyed. Now I'm no high fallutin wine swiller like @den-the-coach and I put my pants on one leg at a time. I shouldn't like these paintings done by the Masters, but I do. Here are some of my favorites.
Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh

Ascent of the Blessed, by Hieronymus Bosch

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat

Water Lillies, Harmony in Blue, Claude Monet

If you've read this far, maybe you'll post some of your favorites!

 

[Memento]

Bob Ross. Because he was a badass in real life, and also a very good person in real life as well.

 

[IowaRam]

 

[Loyal]

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He was great.

 

[den-the-coach]

Now I'm no high fallutin wine swiller like @den-the-coach and I put my pants on one leg at a time.

Maybe you should do a painting of "Man wearing pants." Art, never my strength, however, I love history and the movie Monuments Men puts everything in proper perspective preserving past relics. Overall it is easy to mention the likes of van Gogh, Monet, da Vinci & Rembrandt, but I tend to like the renditions of Norman Rockwell & Thomas Kinkade as they capture American Life and we have plenty of those throughout our home.

 

[Loyal]

Maybe you should do a painting of "Man wearing pants." Art, never my strength, however, I love history and the movie Monuments Men puts everything in proper perspective preserving past relics. Overall it is easy to mentions the likes of van Gogh, Monet, da Vinci & Rembrandt, but I tend to like the renditions of Norman Rockwell & Thomas Kinkade as they capture American Life and we have plenty of those throughout our home.

There is one Thomas Kincaid painting I love and I don't know the name for it. It's early 20th century with all of the San Francisco lights twinkling watching a cable car going down a steep Frisco hill

 

[den-the-coach]

There is one Thomas Kincaid painting I love and I don't know the name for it. It's early 20th century with all of the San Francisco lights twinkling watching a cable car going down a steep Frisco hill

Yeah, we don't have that one because as much as my wife loved it, I would not purchase that painting because it's San Francisco. The name of the painting is "Powell Street."

 

[Merlin]

I would not purchase that painting because it's San Francisco

You sir are a true patriot. Bravo.

 

[norcalramfan]

This by Asher Brown Durand has been on my desktop for some time now.

John Atkinson Grimshaw before the above.

This next is a print I got from my Grandmothers estate by Charles W. Bartlett.

 

[den-the-coach]

You sir are a true patriot. Bravo.

My trophy bride of 30 years usually gets her way, but she understood and was a great sport about it.

 

[den-the-coach]

John Atkinson Grimshaw before the above.

That is absolutely outstanding!

 

[Merlin]

My trophy bride of 30 years usually gets her way, but she understood and was a great sport about it.

I will admit that I have partied in SF many times, starting when I was stationed at Moffett in the early 90s and multiple times during Fleet Week. And honestly it surprised me during the Fleet Weeks that I rarely paid for a drink, as we were required to hit the town in our dress uniforms and the city was very good to us.

But yes the stain that is the shitters is like a filthy residue in their bars even while under the influence of copious amounts of adult beverages.

 

[den-the-coach]

But yes the stain that is the shitters is like a filthy residue in their bars even while under the influence of copious amounts of adult beverages.

It is a great town, no doubt and I have always enjoyed myself when I was there and they have an amazing history plus have been a microcosm of American Society forever, but as to the Giants, Warriors & 49ers...Boo!

 

[Loyal]

I will admit that I have partied in SF many times, starting when I was stationed at Moffett in the early 90s and multiple times during Fleet Week. And honestly it surprised me during the Fleet Weeks that I rarely paid for a drink, as we were required to hit the town in our dress uniforms and the city was very good to us.

But yes the stain that is the shitters is like a filthy residue in their bars even while under the influence of copious amounts of adult beverages.

Well, there were certain unspoken expectations.....

 

[Merlin]

Guess I walked into that one didn't I.

 

[Merlin]

It is not down on any map; true places never are.

 

[CGI_Ram]

This painting by Harry Anderson “Prince of Peace” hung in my household growing up. Even as a kid this painting made me think.

And I love that about it.

I am not discussing religion instead the art concept “Prince of Peace” knocking on the UN building remains a great one with today’s global challenges.

Whoever your prince is, ask him to do this for us!

Peace.

 

[norcalramfan]

That is absolutely outstanding!

Google him. He did a few more, some city or village life but wharf-side scenes from England and Scotland seemed to catch most of his interest.

 

[Loyal]

Another favorite is Degas ballerina paintings. I love the shadows of the scene, identifying the soft glow of gas jet lighting of thr 1870's and 1880's. It also suggests the darker side of ballet, with wealthy men always being around the ballerinas backstage, always watching....

 

[RamFan503]

I am the son of a professional artist and the husband of another. My parents' house looks like a museum. My mom was mentored by artists such as Joe De Yong and Grace Harvey. She taught art at the LA Art Institute with Grace.

I was always fascinated by a lot of Joe's early western character mock ups for movie sets.

He was a true cowboy and hung out with the likes of Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Charles Russell, and Wyatt Earp. I only met Joe once in the early 70s shortly before his death. But just sitting around listening to him talk about the old west and early Hollyweird was fascinating. He had some great photos and artwork that became my mom's on his passing. My mom also helped with the illustrating of his biography.

I personally have always been a big Toulouse Lautrec fan. I'm not even really sure why. Maybe just the gritty nature of the way he captured people.

My wife loves Van Gogh. We had the opportunity to go to the Van Gogh exhibit at the Getty several years ago and as a bonus for me, they had a couple Lautrecs on exhibit. My wife's favorite Van Goghs are Irises and Sunflowers. I'd post pictures but I think everyone has seen them many times.

Here are a couple of my mom's pieces:

And my wife's: