simple question, mine is probably Salvador Dali. any suggestions on similar artists to look into as well..?

Howard Terpning

John William Waterhouse.

As far as "famous artists" go, I'm a fan of Kandinsky, and M.C. Esher.

This is a boring thread, let's make it interesting:

Can you identify the painter?

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/9503/paintingql0.th.png (http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=paintingql0.png)

simple question, mine is probably Salvador Dali. any suggestions on similar artists to look into as well..?

If you like Dali, check out the rest of The Surrealists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism).
I especially recommend (in order)...
Dorothea Tanning (she's the only one still alive)
Max Ernst (Dorothea's husband)
Man Ray
Marcel Duhamel

I love the surrealists.
I had two Iguanas at one time named Salvador and Dali.
My dogs are named Max and Thea.

Here is Tanning's self portrait entitled "Birthday"...
http://www.artnet.com/magazine/news/warobinson/Images/walrobinson11-1-43s.jpg

Tanning's "Ein klein nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)"
http://www.phantasmaphile.com/images/tanning.jpg

Syzygys:

Adolf Hitler.

Good. How did you figure it out?

(well, there was a 5-10 mins timeframe when I was trying to size it down, and a signature could be seen)

Good. How did you figure it out?

I've seen it before.
It's a fairly famous painting.

Renoir

Bather Seated on a Rock

http://www.opaintings.com/images/pierre-auguste-renoir/renoir-151.jpg

I'm a big fan of Caravaggio and other Baroque artists.

Bosch.

Salvador Dali is intense. I like Van Gough a lot though.

No love for the French Impressionists?

i like Chagal, also.

he lived in france for awhile....does that count?

René Magritte.

Although I prefer certain paintings rather than complete work.

Example is Dali.

'Sun table' is one of most impressive paintings.

Moist glass' traces on the table... Extraordinary!

My favourite painter used to change a lot. Once it was Goya.

http://www.eumed.net/cursecon/2/goya-saturno.jpg

Syzygys:

I think Hitler's water colours are quite nice.

John William Waterhouse:

http://www.paleothea.com/Pictures/WaterhouseHylas.jpg

Hylas and the Nymphs.

http://www.illusionsgallery.com/naiad-L.jpg

The Naiad.

http://www.essentialart.com/mh/John_William_Waterhouse_La_Belle_Dame_sans_Merci.j pg

La Belle Dame sans Merci.

http://usimages.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/lg/1/5/John-William-Waterhouse-Miranda-15691.jpg

Miranda.

http://www.jwwaterhouse.com/paintings/images/waterhouse_sleep_and_his_half_brother_death.jpg

Sleep and his Half-Brother Death.

http://www.artofeurope.com/waterhouse/wat3.jpg

Ophelia.

Prince James, do you like any paintings by any other members of the animal kingdom?

That modern-art chimpanzee artist is pretty much super fly, I must say.

While Dali is my only experienance of painters. I am a fan of retro indian art paintings. Characters drawn half faced with one eye and other special characteristics has it as my favorite art with the use of peacocks, elephants, birds and women.

Prince James,
For some reason I am not surprised your favorite painter is Waterhouse.
I would have guessed in in fact.
I'm not sure what that says of my opinion of you - I'll have to think on that.

I do quite like Waterhouse.
Boreas is one my favorite of his, and her face was my avatar here for a while.

Waterhouse's Boreas

http://jwwaterhouse.com/paintings/images/waterhouse_boreas.jpg

One Raven:

That is really quite fascinating, I must say!

Also amusing: I was going to post Boreas, but chose Sleep and his Half-Brother Death instead. I wanted to show some more of his male works.

Prince James,
I gave it some thought, and I think I know why I would have guessed Waterhouse is your favorite painter.
I could be WAY off base here – I know I am basing this only on my limited interaction with you on here.
I think it has to do with the ideal Waterhouse portrays in his paintings and the ideal I see you portraying here – the ideal vision of the world that I get the impression you have.

It is a sort of Arthurian Meritocracy where strength and nobility (the trait, not the birthright) are valued above all and bravery is always handsomely rewarded – if that reward is sometimes a glorious death.
The true measure of a man is based on his character and integrity – he would sooner die than betray his word, especially to a trusted friend or loved one.

Woman is Man’s counterpart, complement and balance – which is not at all to say that Woman is in any way subservient or beneath Man. Man, likewise, is Woman’s counterpart, complement and balance.
You appreciate physical beauty, and even stand in awe of it sometimes, but it is not earned and as such, should not be revered and admired in the way that dignity and grace are.
You would not try to stand in the way of women who want to be in the workplace, but believe there is no more important and noble job in the world than raising children and taking care of a family’s needs in the home. Woman’s role in the family is to be the heart, soul and comforter. There is a part of you that even looks upon the role of the housewife and mother with envy.

Man’s role is to be the rock that the family can cling to and depend on.
Whether that man be a warrior, merchant or farmer, his job is to provide the family with a sense of security and calm in the turbulent world.
He is the anchor and ballast.
She provides the wind in his sails.
The children and passion are the whole point of life.

Am I at least close?

Oh, I forgot to mention something...

A great passion of yours is studyng and understanding the human condition, and you you see yourself as an astute observer and an excellent judge of character.

The quality and emotional aspects of Waterhouse's paintings clearly demostrates his thorough understanding of teh human condition.

which leads me to success.
While success is certainly something worth rewarding, how someone handles their success is a better measure of the person they are, and how they handle their failures is even more important.

From the moment I first saw one of his paintings, I have loved Monet.

David, Jacques-Louis
The death of Socrates, etc.

I like how he depicts Socrates as a Christ figure. The narrative is revealing. That a man was accused of corrupting the youth and was crucified for it. Willingly. Oh, and socrates came before Christ did. Funny huh? Another Catholic Rip-off from the Ancient Greeks.

Nexusfruit:

The difference, of course, is that Socrates went peacefully to his death and did so by his own hands on order from what he considered a legitimate power, the Democratically elected council of Athens.

Jesus was falsely accused of a crime, unwillingly went to the cross, and cried out to God, dejected, before he gave up his ghost.

One Raven:

I must say, I am both honoured and pleased that you would ascribe to me such sensibilities and analyze my aesthetic values so.

I would also say you have described me spot on.

I would also say you have described me spot on.

I'm glad I didn't misjudge.
I was going to go on, but I thought it was long enough, I didn't want your head to get too big and I didn't want you to think I was hitting on you. :D

I had this whole spiel about ownership of personal responsibility and accepting accountability planned out...

Funny, Waterhouse is one of my favourite painters too.
I also like Dali very much.

About Waterhouse, I like how he makes surreal look absolutely real,
and real surreal. They both join and form a reality that's enchanted with magic. that we all can create.

Yes, Waterhouse is great.

Look at the Boreas above. Looks like it has been made of porcelain.

Brilliant!

Waterhouse is a bit too safe.

http://www.banksy.co.uk/

http://www.banksy.co.uk/drawing/images/feedtheworld2.jpg

George Inness is one of my favorites, though I'm having a hard time finding an image of the painting that made me aware of him. Still looking. In the meantime, click here (http://www.thecityreview.com/inness.html). ("The Monk", "Lake Nemi", "The Old Barn", and "Harvest Moon" are excellent examples.)

I think my all-time favorite painting, though, is probably Albrecht Durer's "Christ as a Man of Sorrows". (Click here (http://www.artchive.com/artchive/d/durer/durer_man_of_sorrows.jpg))

besides the obvious ones I think I also like Gustave doré http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Paul_Gustave_Dore_Andromeda.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Dore)
yeah he made mostly sketches but who cares their beautiful

Ive always enjoyed Monet, and Van Gogh, but renoir did some terific stuff too

Thank you all for showing me such beautiful works of art. I've seen some things here that I have never seen before. One of my very favorites is Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam. Now maybe someone can help me? There was a painting that I seen once upon a time of a imp of some sort lurking over a naked girl in the forest. She may have been sleeping. It was very haunting. Does anyone know what I am talking about?

It was very haunting. Does anyone know what I am talking about?
here is a list of some of his works (http://www.abcgallery.com/M/michelangelo/michelangelo.html). Altough I can't find any work with a girl and a imp on it, any ID who the girl was?

The painting I am referrring to is not Michelangelo. I wish I could tell more, but I will do my best to find it on the internet. I think it will go well here.