Everyone has their own personal relationship with art - whether it be all about colour, form and function or use of light. Here are some artist's whose work I really enjoy and revisit again and again for inspiration - art makes me happy!
I love the organic and abstract shapes used in Henry Moores sculpture - and they look beautiful in their outdoor settings.
William Turner's technique is almost glaze like, so many layers of colour built up over the canvas - the detail is breath taking when you see his work in the flesh.
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I've been a big fan of Gustav Klimt since I was a teenager - I adore his use of colour, pattern and gold leaf detailing, his work has a beautiful organic quality.
Monet + colour = vibrant captivating work, prolific well into his 80's and his painting style and the way he obsessively captivated the same subject and different times in the day was amazing.
Margaret Preston is and Australian painter - I love the graphic quality to her paintings.
I love Lucien Freud's work - this example is one of his tamer compositions. He's known for his more confronting series of nudes. He has an amazing way of capturing the light on human skin.
Alphonse Mucha - I'm a huge fan, anyone who loves Art Noveau should pay Prague, his home town a visit.
The "Elvis" series by Warhol are my favourites - simple black screen printing onto silver acrylic.
Tamara De Lempicka - 1930s German painter with a cubist twist. I just adore the vibrant blocks of colour and the way she capture the texture and light of her subject matter.
Pablo Picasso - probably at the top of my list :) I love this piece 'Boy leading horse' and have seen it in person in NYC, this period of his work is my preference.
Caravaggio - the way he captured the drama and emotion in his work is second to none.
I love the humour and kitsch kookiness of Jeff Koons - as well as the way he plays with scale.
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