Originally Posted by motoko9
That's a Manet (a contemporary of Monet) painting - Luncheon on the Grass.
Originally Posted by motoko9
That's a Manet (a contemporary of Monet) painting - Luncheon on the Grass.
I just hope there weren't too many ants at that picnic!Originally Posted by binkyhoo
Gets one art history trivia point. Yes.I too want to run naked through the woods now.
He and many other fantasy artist are well known, though.Originally Posted by calico2222
I thought we were talking about "classical" or well known artists. Now, if we're talking about anyone (especially fantasy) my all time favorite is Boris Vallejo.
Originally Posted by strange_wings
He and many other fantasy artist are well known, though.I like his wife's (Julie Bell) work, too.
Another person mentioned Whelan - he's probably one of the best known fantasy artists. Try walking through the fantasy and sci-fi section of any book store, you'll find at least a dozen books with his work on them and you won't even have to try very hard.
http://www.fantasygallery.net/ has several artists who are rather prolific and that several of us will probably recognize from books and magazines.
Well, maybe you haven't found a museum or gallery you like well enough yet?Originally Posted by calico2222
you are awesome SW!! I LOVE this kind of art. I meant not well know in the typical museum type of art. Oh, I could spend hours looking at all the pictures..... Thank god it's Friday!
Honey, I live in West Virginia. The closest art galleries are Charlestown, Pittsburg, DC, Baltimore or Morgantown. All of which are an hour to 4 hour drive. Not something I can do on my day off since I have other things to do. But, I will keep it in mind if we ever get a chance to plan a vacation. The only way I actually get to see art is through the internet.Originally Posted by strange_wings
Well, maybe you haven't found a museum or gallery you like well enough yet?Not too long ago I went to http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/ While their galleries are mostly western themed there were a lot of animal paintings and sculptures, too. Cougars were popular subjects. The details on some of them were amazing. What was funny, though, were some people behind DH and I talking about how amazing a drawing of a horse in graphite was - while the drawings by the artist were good, I can and have sold drawings with the same amount of detail.Back in high school I frequently lost work because people would steal it from my art class locker.
Look up "fantasy art" in google, there are a lot of galleries. http://www.elfwood.com/ has a mix of amazing artists and those who should probably take some art lessons.There's some stories and poems on there, too.
There's http://www.epilogue.net/ that's similar, though they seem to be a bit pickier. (this artist's gallery http://www.epilogue.net/cgi/database...y=11954&genre= has some of the cutest paintings and little stories along with them - I love the fruit bats)