Ekphrastic

Bob Ross - Northern Lights

Known for his fast and easy "wet-on-wet" painting technique, Bob Ross reached millions of art lovers with his popular television program 'The Joy of Painting.'

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Georgia Okeeffe - Black Iris

Georgia O’Keeffe is commonly recognized as the "Mother of American modernism” and is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century.

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Calida Rawles - Water Dancer

Calida Rawles… The Los Angeles–based artist has earned widespread recognition for her exacting, ethereal depictions of water, and after spending over two decades selling work directly out of her studio, she has broken into the international art scene.

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Albrecht Durer - Young Hare

Albrecht Dürer, was a German painter, printmaker and theorist, and has been conventionally regarded as the greatest artist of the Renaissance in Northern Europe ever since.

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Futura - Boombox

Futura New York’s original street art vanguard, and one of the most renowned figures of the contemporary art scene is an illustrator, photographer, sculptor as well as fashion and graphic designer.

 

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Picasso - Guernica

Pablo Picaso was a painter, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, ceramist and designer- and is regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

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Ernie Barnes - Sugar Shack

Ernie Barnes was an American painter, actor, and football player best known for his depictions of figures in motion. In pop culture Barnes’ paintings appear on music album covers, television and movies, especially his iconic dance hall scene, The Sugar Shack.

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DL Warfield - ATLiens

DL Warfield, a critically acclaimed creative designer and artist, roundly respected and highly accomplished as a creative crusade for pop cultures royalty.

 

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Frank Bowling - They Give Birth Astride a Grave

Frank Bowling, an artist known for his lush semi-abstract works that consider histories of colonialism in poetic ways… now known as Sir Franklin Bowling (don’t forget the Sir) - his work has redefined the course of abstract painting.

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Benny Andrews - Did the Bear Sit Under a Tree

Benny Andrews, the son of sharecroppers with no formal training, developed his Figurative style by simply observing those around him.

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