Some Favorite Artists

Just a few artists who totally inspire me, who are giving me some food for thought at the moment (and have been for quite some time now). The first is Robert Longo, and the second is Chuck Close. Chuck close in particular is incredible to me. His original paintings were larger than life, and so photorealistic you would swear on your mothers life even looking right at one of them they were actually photos, not paintings. Then, he got in an accident, but still continued to paint from his wheelchair a more mosaic-inspired realism. Incredible to be able to pick up a paintbrush again and have the strength to go back to your art after loosing so much of your capability. Both of his paintings (The two on the bottom) are self portraits...one from before, and one from after the accident. Enjoy