Who is your favorite painter?
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WenOrder wrote: I do not have one particular favorite, but I've always been fond of edward hopper.
That's my PC wallpaper. Love it. 
This one (no, not Dogs Playing Poker!) has been my favourite for a long, long time, I find it to be very soothing and calming. Monet's Sunrise. Also, there's a painting by Renoir that I saw at the Bellagio in Vegas that I've not been able to find an image of, it's of an avenue lined with trees (seriously). Can't recall the title either.
frank smarra wrote: The Late, The Great Bob "Happy Trees" Ross
Oh yeah he's great. I love to watch him doing his trees and mountains...
"Real" artists: I love the abstract ones like: Picasso, Miro, Paul Klee, Magritte, Hundertwasser
Bere wrote:
frank smarra wrote: The Late, The Great Bob "Happy Trees" Ross
Oh yeah he's great. I love to watch him doing his trees and mountains...
"Real" artists: I love the abstract ones like: Picasso, Miro, Paul Klee, Magritte, Hundertwasser
hold on hold on are you implying that Mr. Ross isnt a "REAL" Artist?
I love him and his work... He was not a guy whoose paintings are sold for billions 
. He wanted to teach the common man (and woman) how to paint easily... And that's fun to watch (he's on german television every night - I watch it to chill out).
frank smarra wrote: The Late, The Great Bob "Happy Trees" Ross
Let's paint some happy little bushes there, just in the corner 
Now it's time to make a big decision...
I love it when he "dries" his brush by beating it on the easel. He always has (e.g. had) to laugh then...
jesus it looks like the in the art world you have to sell a painting for Billions to get some respect.
well i hope to see the day when a bob Ross is on Display with picasso and all those other big name hollywood painters you all adore
frank smarra wrote: jesus it looks like the in the art world you have to sell a painting for Billions to get some respect. well i hope to see the day when a bob Ross is on Display with picasso and all those other big name hollywood painters you all adore
I will accompany you to the opening of that exhibition - promised!
Abstract fan here- Franz Kline, Hans Hoffman, Kandinsky, and Rothko.....and not necessarily in that order!
Painter or artist? I like drawings and gravings too
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Some Distant Memory wrote: Bob Ross!!!
So who is he? Why is everybody talking about him? I've never heard of him. Is he American?
The guy that painted my spaceous living room. A nice titanium white none of that egg shell shite.
frank smarra wrote: The Late, The Great Bob "Happy Trees" Ross
in high school i had a hanging plant named bob ross. it had a 'fro, just like our happy little bob.
rest in peace, mr. ross.
to answer our texas friend's question: bob ross had a show on PBS in the '80s called 'the joy of painting'. within the span of thirty short minutes he could turn blank canvases into beautiful landscapes, ready for display above queen beds in super 8 motels all across america. he also had a penchant for saying things like, 'now i'll paint some happy little trees,' or, 'i'll put a happy little cabin right here, next to this happy little bush.' his voice was as gentle and sing-song as a mountain stream and a thousand picks couldn't do justice to that gorgeous afro. unfortunately, mr. ross died about 15 years ago; his son took over the show for a while, but as i haven't seen it listed in years, i assume it's no longer on the air.
in short, bob ross is one of the greatest americans who ever lived.
AgentWood wrote: i assume it's no longer on the air.
in short, bob ross is one of the greatest americans who ever lived.
And he was a great friend of squirrels... Sniff... What was the name? Peapod the Pocket Squirrel?...
He (BR) is on a german education channel every night... It is great fun to watch him in order to chill out... His soft voice and his incredible technique to paint marvellous kitschy pictures in about 30 minutes is legend (even here ;) ).
Hockney & Goya.
Although, others mentioned Casper David Friedrich and Francis Bacon - I love them too.
Bere wrote:
AgentWood wrote: i assume it's no longer on the air.
in short, bob ross is one of the greatest americans who ever lived.
And he was a great friend of squirrels... Sniff... What was the name? Peapod the Pocket Squirrel?...
He (BR) is on a german education channel every night... It is great fun to watch him in order to chill out... His soft voice and his incredible technique to paint marvellous kitschy pictures in about 30 minutes is legend (even here ;) ).
i'm glad to hear that bob ross crossed the atlantic. long live bob ross! :D
I found Bob Ross Wallpapers on the Web. Perhaps you may use the Link for your tribute site. ;)
its gotta be Piccasso (Pick-arse-o as he is known in some quarters)and the Japanese artist Yoshimoto Nara
I was in a graphics and model supplies shop yesterday, and there was a load of Bob Ross related books/videos.
Funny stuff.
AgentWood wrote:
frank smarra wrote: The Late, The Great Bob "Happy Trees" Ross
in high school i had a hanging plant named bob ross. it had a 'fro, just like our happy little bob.
rest in peace, mr. ross.
to answer our texas friend's question: bob ross had a show on PBS in the '80s called 'the joy of painting'. within the span of thirty short minutes he could turn blank canvases into beautiful landscapes, ready for display above queen beds in super 8 motels all across america. he also had a penchant for saying things like, 'now i'll paint some happy little trees,' or, 'i'll put a happy little cabin right here, next to this happy little bush.' his voice was as gentle and sing-song as a mountain stream and a thousand picks couldn't do justice to that gorgeous afro. unfortunately, mr. ross died about 15 years ago; his son took over the show for a while, but as i haven't seen it listed in years, i assume it's no longer on the air.
in short, bob ross is one of the greatest americans who ever lived.
I do recall that Ross did a promo for MTV quite awhile ago, working on one of his paintings and declaring that MTV was the place for "happy little trees". Certainly much more viewable than a lot of the stuff they had back then, never mind the crap they have on now.
I always associate Bob Ross now with a sketch done on the now-defunct Seattle sketch comedy show "Almost Live," in which Ross was painting happy little trees, happy little flowers, a happy little window on a house...then pausing and putting a happy little nude woman in the window, then taking a shower, then her nude friend coming in.... Very funny.
LS Lowry for me, simple northern scenes.
Love Munch as well. Went to the Oslo museum which houses much of his work last year. He wasn't a very happy bunny Munch and was also slightly confused. Munch did a painting of a guy who's lover had just deserted him, so gutted was the guy, that he cut his own hand off. Now, if you've just become single, what's the one thing you're gonna need most ;)
Rene Magritte. William Hogarth. Mark Rothko. Roy Lichtenstein. Georges Seurat. Wassily Kandinsky.
many others. :)
