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Painters-Online Team

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Seeing how popular the discussions on inspiration from artists have been recently, I thought this month might be a good opportunity to challenge you to paint in the style of your favourite artist. look forward to seeing who you choose!

Jenny Harris

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Not an easy challenge.  Roger Dean is one of my all-time favourite artists - this isn’t exactly ‘in the style of’ but was definitely inspired by him.  Done a while ago.

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Sylvia Evans

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That looks great Jenny, clever you.   Am now tossing ideas about in my head I know who I want to a pastiche of....but not sure if I can..

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I have a number of top favourite artists, I'll be having a good think about this one. Lovely painting Jenny.

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Alan Bickley

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Love that Jenny… I would have to go for Rowland Hilder, I attended a masterclass with him back in 1985. Like Jenny, one I did earlier! ‘A crisp autumn morning’ quarter imperial on Fabriano 400lb Not watercolour paper.

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Jenny Harris

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Really like this style Alan, fairly limited palette but so effective with all those lovely darks.

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Arthur Rackham is another great favourite.  I doubt if anyone would recognise this as being in his style, but it was inspired by his work!  

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I did this abstract piece years ago in spray enamel on box canvas - inspired by Mark Rothko. Don't know if it works but I like it.
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Lewis Cooper

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Interesting results.  Jenny made a good point, she was inspired by an artist's work, but the resulting painting wasn't in his style.  Like you, I guess, I spend a lot of time looking at artworks, I hope some of the things I see do inspire me to start making a picture.  Jenny's comment sparked my interest because I was, and still am, inspired by the same artist....Arthur Rackham.  Back in 2014 I had a magnificent book on Rackham as a present.  The wonderful images inspired me to make this picture... ...nothing like his work.  I was still using a dip-pen back then.  Then stopped in favour of throw-away drawing pens.  Oddly enough I've recently gone back to dip pens, the throw-away pens are wonderfully convenient, but something is missing. This picture was inspired by 'you-know-who' and Beryl Cook...doesn't really look like either, but is nudging towards Beryl... On occasion, I do copy artwork.  A learning experience, but I never feel that it's my work.  Here's a copy of one of Gianni Strino's paintings, an Italian artist whose work I admire.  He paints in oils, this is watercolour.  It's also 6 x 4 inches, painted at a time when I had a fad for postcard size pictures... Looking at artworks is one of life's great pleasures, and can't help but be inspiring at the same time.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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If you want any of the artist you name included in the inspiration for Artists please let me know. .

Sylvia Evans

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I've always had a huge admiration for Van Gogh..these are two I did some years ago.  Gouache on mount board. One is me with my grand daughter and I used it as a Christmas card that year , Grandmother and child. The other one is something I see on a regular basis. The shepherd. 

Tessa Gwynne

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The granny one is blooming gorgeous Sylvia! Shepherd and sheep also lovely.
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