Art Deco
 

I love these two paintings (one is a book cover - couldn't find a pic of it) but I have no idea who did them. I love art deco stuff. :)

GC, that's Tamara de Lempicka.

Ooh! Wonderful paintings! And I absolutely love her studio, moderne and streamlined....

If I could go back in time for an event, many come to mind, but for design, the 1939 Chicago Worlds Fair might be it! All that streaminling stuff, Norman bel Geddes, etc. great stuff!:snap:

I enjoy much of Tom of Finland's work.

So raunchy! Love it. Post it, baby! :)

Or maybe not...

I love the Plein Air California Impressionists.

Dana Bartlett:


Marion K. Wachtel:



Alson Skinner Clark:



John Marshall Gamble



Just to name a few.

Speaking of California Impressioninst, the the art dealer, David Sheets, son of painter Millard Sheets was really good friend of ours and Millard's widow lives across the street from my sister in Gualala, CA. We had this really strange know-too-many-of-the-same-people things going on. I got to visit the house Millard and Mary built (called Barking Rocks for the seals that lived on the rocks just beyond the cliff). It is by far the most spectacular house I've ever seen....and the artwork.....to DIE for!

OK - I will !!!! :evil:

These don't even begin to do it justice, but the artwork for the series Evangelion is spectacular. A search brings up 99% character art, which is amazing of itself, but the water color backgrounds are what grab my eye.