Well that is both an easy and hard request. (You can actually see a lot of artists I love here on my blog by searching the category by the same name.) I'm going to start this assignment by LOOSELY looking at my favorite artists and seeing what/who has the most energy for my right now. Off the top of my head, these are the folks/styles/subjects I think most about. Also, my new paints came today! I am dying to start playing with them.
STYLES: Portrait, Flat/Graphic with minimal shading & some distortion, bright colors
SUBJECT MATTER: everyday life, forest, animals, portraits, people/characters, rainbows, magical creatures
ARTISTS: Two of my favorite portrait artists: Alice Neel & Maira Kalman. I also feel so attracted to the work of Betsy Walton because it connects to a lot of themes from my personal work as process-painted and intuitive consultant. I love the animals/characters of Julia Potts, as well as the feelings and simplicity of Camilla Engman. Royal Art Lodge, Rachel Bone, and Mia Christopher too.
Alice Neel - above image and below (Annie Sprinkle 1982, by Alice Neel)
Maira Kalman - check out her blog for The New York Times
Betsy Walton
Julia Potts
Camilla Engman
Royal Art Lodge
Rachel Bone
Mia Christopher
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