I was wondering if any of you guys have an artist whose work you especially like, eg. Salvador Dali, Picasso, etc.

I like Beksinski, myself. He's a Polish artist who died last year.
His art is extremely detailed, usually disturbing and incredibly engrossing.

I know it's trite, but there's a Wikipedia entry on him here. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beksinski)

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Ursula Vernon (http://www.metalandmagic.com/) is awesome, imo.

and she's nice, to boot :)

I always liked Georgia O'Keefe (http://www.artchive.com/artchive/O/okeefe.html) from the moment I knew about her in art class in high school.

My 2 best paintings are inspired by her works: Cow's Skull with Calico Roses (http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Twentieth-Century-Art-Masterpieces-Georgia-O-Keeffe-Cow-s-Skull-with-Calico-Roses-Posters_i1250780_.htm) and A Pink Cala (http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~bump/E379S/fall97/windy/gokeefe/pkcala.html).

Jim Fitzpatrick

Che

http://www.jimfitzpatrick.ie/update/che.html

Irish Mythology

http://www.jimfitzpatrick.ie/gallery/index.html

Well, I do like Salvador Dali, Monet, and Bruegal.

Clyde Caldwell (http://www.clydecaldwell.com/pages/gallery.html) is a good fantasy artist...but he can't compare to the skill and talent of Kit Rae. (http://www.kitrae.net) His swords, daggers, and other fantasy weaponry are only overshadowed by his awsome fantasy art. :love:

As for tradisional artists...Thomas Kinkade is alright. :rolling:

Rene Magritte, no question.

I can only get it down to two: Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet.

I have never been able to separate Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh, Picasso runs them a close third.

Anyone from amongst; Nicholas Roerich, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin, and Toriyama Sekien.

I went to the Art Institute of Chicago last year. The most amazing room was the one with Monets. The colors in the room were breathtaking. I've never just stopped and looked at the entire room of art before.

Luis Royo (http://www.luisroyo.com/ihomeroyo.htm) :)

Dammit, Undertaker got there before me. Luis Royo is great, I've got the '06 calender on my wall, which scares my roommate.