What's your favorite painting/artist and why?

[Orema]

It's hard to choose a favorite, but this is one I really like by Picasso. He created this with less than 50 strokes and I think it's just perfect. I had a framed copy but it was lost in the shuffle.

[Kätzchen]

So much beautiful art to like, like still life paintings of flowers in vases.


I like this one: Roses by Pascal de Beucker (1881-1944).




I also like Claude Monet's Lilac Iris painting... Beautiful shades of violet-blue flowers.



And I also like still life paintings depicting flowers with other interesting specimens we see in natural settings, like butterflies or dragonflies or other interesting species that interact with flowers in nature. For example, the painting below, titled: Ambrosius Brosschaert Flower Still Life.



I like to paint still life type paintings, but it is definitely a challenge to create a still life painting which looks true-to-life. I admire art work by artists who have a natural talent to paint such things. I like to create my own flower bouquets at home, so I might just try my hand at painting one particular bouquet I have in my sitting room. Maybe this summer I will take that on as a summer project, to see if I can create something beautiful.