Akseli Gallen-Kallela...taught me that design and detail can coexist.





Greg Manchess





NC Wyeth, The Black Arrow...Nature or not, a powerful use of black.





Edwin Dickinson, The Ruins At Dapne...finished and unfinished--the blend keeps the mind engaged.

David Grove, A Coffin Full of Dreams...use of light and loose paint are compositional aspects.





Mead Schaeffer...composition is story-telling.





Norman Rockwell, Ichabod Crane...one of the greatest character portraits of all time, for any time.





Frank Duveneck, figure studies...a fresh, deliberate application of paint, masterful in touch, can be frozen in time.





John Twachtman, Arques la Bataille...landscape is character.





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