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I love the work of Evelyn De Morgan. She painted several painting inspired by Greek myths.

My favorite is of Cassandra.

I like this picture by Sylvie Calley.

To me the ultimate art girl is my sister. She is an outstanding make-up artist. She always puts an effort when leaving the house and always looks amazing! On days when I feel like not putting even just a little bit of make-up on, I remember my sister and I put some make-up, even a little bit makes a difference! She is also very artistic and talented making especially wonderfull drawings. Even her occupation is a goldsmith! The artist just comes out of her in every aspect of life and I admire her for it! I also introduced her to EM's great make-up cause I new she would love them and now she's a fan too!

I really like Peggy Bacon, she was a great artist I love her painting

Judy Chicago!

the edginess of her work is great!

Love her work!

I love tattoo stye artists and I love Kat Von

I know that she is not your average artist but I still love her work!

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Ruth Burink

I love her sculptures and I actually have one in my garden and everyone loves it!

Pamela Sukhum Her work is really great and most definately one of a kind. Be sure to check her out!

My mom. She has some really great pieces of art st her house. She never went pro or anything but I love her pieces. They fill her house joy and I cant wait until she comes out to visit me so that we can create another piece of art together

Me, just kidding.

I really love Georgia O'Keeffe as well. She is the ultimate art girl for sure!

i LOVE nina katchadourian!!! http://www.ninakatchadourian.c...erwebs.php
I think this piece 'Mended Spiderwebs' here is so lovely! She also made this piece that was a reinvention of a car alarm.. but sounded like birds in a jungle... how nice that would make our cities sound rather then the honk honk HONK HONK!
I met her too when she came for a studio visit while i was doing an artist residency.( I am an artist too ) She is so intelligent and down to earth! love her!!!!

Hi! I would like to name 2 portuguese (like me) female artists.
First Paula Rego, a portuguese painter who lives in Britain for a long time. She has been appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire this year. Her paintings are unique and disturbing, sometimes inspired by bedtime stories.
Here is an example:

Second Joana Vasconcelos (probably my favourite), an amazing and original artist who makes art with unusual stuff. Here is a heart made with plastic forks (sold at Christies by a fortune) and a giant shoe made with aluminum pans:


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Jeanne Hebuterne



She was a French painter. She started as model thanks to her incredible beauty and after she joined the Fine Arts School, where she met the painter Amedeo Modigliani. She became his lover and model. In 1920, when Modigliani died, she suicided throwing herself out of a window, at the age of 22 (she was 9 months pregnant). She had a short and intense life.

A self portrait:



I like very much also Mary Cassatt



She was an American painter who lived in France for a long time. She was friend and student of Edgar Degas. I love the sweet way she represent babies and maternity (she never became mother).









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I'm a quilter. Jinny Beyer is a quilter, and outstanding artist with fabrics.
She can absolutely take a handful of fabric colors, and create quilts that make your mouth drool. (that didn't sound 'artsy')

Go see!
http://www.jinnybeyer.com

Doris Ceasar is an amazing artist. She sculpts beautiful images of women in their rawest state. She captures what it truly is to be a women. These sculptures are on the college campus where I graduated from school. The campus has amazing sculptures throughout the grounds and is famous because of them. Doris' husband contacted the college after she had passed away so that her work could be displayed there and people could continue to enjoy and appreciate the pieces of art. When I first took a tour of the art pieces on campus, I was drawn to hers.. I love the quote from John I. H. Baur talking of her works of art. "She has concentrated on a single theme-the naked female body-and she has wrung from it a poignant expression of what it is to be a woman, or perhaps one should simply say of what it is to be. The flesh has a virginal tautness, it is weighted by the ripeness of maturity, it is hacked and furrowed, hollowed and bossed by childbirth, by desire, by submission and the stress of experience."

My favorite Art Girl is my very own 5 year old daughter. Ironically, her favorite color is purple & we call her our little Art Girl. Her favorite medium is painting. To be so young she's very full of passion for all of the arts & loves sharing her creations. She's given many adorned canvases to family & friends. She creates each piece with love & the recipient in mind. She's my very favorite Art Girl!!! She's even inspired me to paint.....something I never imagined I could do!

I was first introduced to Georgia's work by my Dad when I was about 5. I was instantly fascinated by her use of color! She is still one of my favorites but my ultimate Art Girl is my 5 year old daughter. She has such a zest for the arts and this thrllls me to no end. Fromu painting & drawing to making up songs on her guitar Or keyboard she does it all with such passion! I just love that your Art Girl makes me think of my passionate, purple loving Ultimate Art Girl....my daughter!!

my favorite artist, BY FAR, is my cousin Hailey Perecki. She is an amazing artist and person in general. When she was 2 she started baking cakes everyday just so she could decorate the tops (with all of her toys and with tons of detail) and now she just finished her senior year at Interlochen Center for the Arts high school. She was awarded the top honor in her graduating class for her senior project and her art was the only displayed in the commencement book. i am so proud of her for all she has accomplished so far and know she will do great things with her talent.
I googled her name and a couple of her older pieces of work came up so here they are...




The works displayed in her house, my house and the walls of her high school are so beautiful its hard to image that anyone can be that talented and creative.

It would have to be my sister, Dana Hargrove:
http://www.bridgettemayergalle...ehome.htm

I love the thought processes behind her artwork and am constantly challenged by the way she thinks about our world. She is dedicated, hardworking and committed to her passion for art. Even though it has taken her many miles away from family, she has followed her dream. If it wasn't for her, I would never have even known Everyday Minerals existed. Thanks sis!

It has to be my art teacher, the gorgeous shimmering purple of the art girl eyeshadow reminds me so much of her, because she liked being very creative and you should have seen her hair which was in different shades of purple with lots of sparkle.

we would always looked forward to her makeup because she had such colorful eyeshadows, she used to say she got inspired by her paint palettes.

i would call her the ultimate art girl because she made art so much fun, she was so quirky, had a fun personality, always laughing, her fashion style was really out there, i liked her i dont care attitude and did what she want.

she was very good with painting, drawing, using clay, really cool artist who really gave inspiration to students, even those who didnt like other lessons always came to her classes.

it was funny she would make you feel like a really talented artist even though you knew your drawing was not very good, she would make funny remarks and give you the motivation to bring out your creativity, she was cool.

She was a pioneer who overcame violence and humiliation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi

Can I say my daughter?

This is a painting she did when she was 3 years old. I think it's adorable with the hair, the balloon that he's holding and that great big smile!

I love an artist who paints and recreates the landscape... Karin Daymond illustrates so beautifully!

My favorite art girl has to be Mary Cassatt, the American impressionist whose art depicts so many simple scenes of mother and child. I love them because they show the beauty of loving in the everyday things that a mom does for her child--bathing, dressing, hugging. Even the subdued colors remind me of the depth of love that is quiet, yet unmistakeable--like the love a mom has for her child. She's great!

my art girl is my mom!

Sarah Mensinga is an amazing artist that I have been following since high school. She is really doing what I would like to do in the future which is work as a concept artist for animated movies, video games, ect. She is also a very talented writer and she illustrates her stories herself. Seeing her work pushes me work harder at polishing my skills. Her work makes me aspire to learn more and reach higher. I love her style too.

Frida Khalo (1907-1954)
A survivor of polio at age 15, Khalo is a brave, passionate artist. When she was 18 years old, she was in a bus accident, leaving her unable to have children and leaving her to battle pain for the rest of her life. The sketch below shows her early impressions of this horrific point in her life. She began painting with oils during her very difficult recovery. She died at the age of 47.

Many of her paintings are passionate to the point of being disturbing, so I won't post them here, but I just admire her boldness and courage. What a woman! (self portrait below)

I love the works of Mary Cassatt. When I was in high school there was an exhibit of her works that we went to. She really had a way of depicting life and normal daily tasks as beautiful.

PART 1

The woman I choose as my ultimate art girl is largely overlooked and greatly under-appreciated. She deserves her proper due and I hope to give her a little bit of it now, though space limitations prevent anything close to justice. This ultimate artist draws, writes heartfelt poetry, and can even tap dance. However, her artistic brilliance shines in her incredible musical, lyrical, and vocal artistry.

She is a brilliant song-writer, musical arranger, lyricist, producer, and a multi-instrumentalist. Yet, the finest musical instrument she skillfully wields is her flawless, soulful, powerful, unmatched singing voice. She is Mary Brockert.

Perhaps part of the reason she is so overlooked and under-appreciated is because she is musically unclassifiable. This presents a problem to radio stations as each station caters only to a specific type of music. Music stores also have difficulty classifying her and tend to place her music in the R&B or soul categories, though this unfairly limits her exposure and true artistry. If you've heard a few of her songs on the radio and think you know her, think again. One can only truly begin to appreciate the diversity and depth of her artistic skill by fully listening to at least several of her 13 studio albums and numerous singles, not to mention her wealth of unreleased material. Unlike most other musical artists, no two songs on a single album of hers sound alike and no album sounds like any of her other ones. There are no limits to her creative ability.

As a true artist, her work comes from deep within her and she allows no one to set borders for her. She defies boundaries by creating and performing music equally great across all the various genres. She can funk it up like no one else can, then turn around and rock it out, or pop a dance tune just as convincingly. She rapped long before it became common. She can even sing with country flair. Her R&B and soulful sounds are undeniable and her jazz is impeccable. She vocally hits the highs, the lows, and everything in between with perfect pitch, tone, and masterful command. Still, her performances are natural, sometimes playful, other times vulnerable, always seemingly effortless, and completely heartfelt. A trail-blazer who exacts full creative control of her work, she not only writes, arranges, and produces the lyrics, music, and vocal arrangements for nearly all of her songs, she then plays a number of the musical instruments, sings the lead vocals, and even does her own background vocals. Furthermore, she creates new genres of music by uniquely combining various elements of her boundless musical styles with Latin rhythms and African beats, as well as sounds of the Orient. (Batucada Suite, Shangri-La, Romantica) Her stunning scatting ability can compete with the greatness of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. (Tune in Tomorrow, Cassanova Brown, and Sunny Skies) Then there are her love ballads. Even those few very famous and expensively-promoted balladresses can't hold a candle to her deeply-moving, honest, heart-wrenching balladry. Try I Can't Love Anymore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI_qN_Ow2nE), Dear Lover [url=(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...RzOL2gbc94), or If I Were A Bell [url=(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...vOMFngfvEY) on for size. Her more recent ballad You Blow Me Away [url=(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...1u8Y8-msSc) will absolutely blow you away. How could it not, when the music, the lyrics, the feelings, and the experiences inspiring them are hers. No cookie-cutter music for her. Yes, her music is real and her well-rounded talent is matchless. Space allows mention of only a few gems from her vast treasure chest of innovative musical jewels.

PART 2

Another reason that she is so overlooked may be that she appears to spend far less time, energy, and money promoting herself than most other music artists do. No advertising frills, gimmickry, or over-promotions. Instead, her focus is clearly on her art form. Her vocals are full-bodied and rich, flavorfully seasoned, flawless, clear as a bell, powerful, yet flow effortlessly. She appears to give meticulous attention to every musical and vocal detail, infusing each song and note with unique artistic nuance, personality, and exquisite control. Soft tenderness when it's indicated, charming playfulness when it's tempted, pleading passion when it is called for, vigorous strength where it is demanded. Cassanova Brown [url=(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Wq9JLXQjOU) is only one example. Hear the beautifully refined quality of the piano, the strings, and the brass. This is no garage band music. Then there's that scat note she holds for an incredible 19 seconds, all the while, inflecting it with passionate feeling. Other vocalists who can even dare to hold a note that long let their notes end flat into nothingness as they gasp for breath. She, however, has the artistic vision, power, and skill to pull that note back in and simmer it down into a "hay, ay, ay, ay, hayay." Moreover, the pain of the song's character shows through on this telling note with a depth that words alone could not depict. Her performances are honest and persuading. She holds nothing back, wearing her heart on her sleeve. Perhaps one of her greatest artistic talents is that her music, while complex and perfected, does not come across as mere performances of her robust vocal cords, but rather as shared experiences with her audience, emanating from deep within her soul. She vulnerably reveals herself, such as in Naked to the World and My Body's Hungry. She lets us in on her true pain and loneliness, her desires, her joy and exhilaration, often creatively putting into words and music what her listeners feel and relate to, but aren't able to articulate themselves, forming a bond of understanding with them. Wherever she goes musically and emotionally, her listeners appreciatively join the ride.

As an artist, she fought back against a record company that wanted to keep her bound by contract while unfairly refusing to publish her material, thus stifling her. Her efforts resulted in a court win and a landmark artists' rights law called the Brockert Initiative (named after her) that has benefited all other recording artists since then. She encourages younger artists to not let greedy companies take undue advantage of them, informing songwriters that they can open up their own publishing company for $150.

Then there's her artistic endurance, spanning three full decades and then some. Few artists have been around that long; and, of those who have, many simply perform old material, without creating anything new. Those who try often fail because their styles and creative ability can't keep up with changing times. Their voices often reveal signs of wear and bad form. Not so with this ultimate art girl. Like a fine wine, her voice and her artistic prowess get better with time, setting the pace and raising the bar for other artists to aspire to. She is pure talent, pure musical genius, an artistic treasure. Her attitude? Now 54 years young, she makes clear that she has not yet reached her artistic peak and that her best is yet to come. I greatly look forward to the creative gifts she shares with us in the future.

My ultimate art girl is Mary Christine Brockert, AKA Teena Marie. Listen to her, perhaps again for the first real time.

My favorite "Art Girl" is my cousin Linda.

My aunt and uncle, meaning well, told her and her sisters that they would only pay for college if they got a business degree. So, Linda got a business degree.

Instead of heading into the business world, she has since proceeded to make a wonderful career working for a wide range of crafting magazines. She has even been the editor-in-chief of several.

More important than the fact that she works for these types of magazines, she produces an astonishing array of craft pieces. She did homemade Christmas cards for her ENTIRE Christmas card list one year. She made my fiance and I a quilted Christmas tree skirt. She makes beaded jewelry that is absolutely gorgeous. I was just skimming through he blog and found two purses and a tote bag that she made out of t-shirts. She crochets, and I assume that she knits too. I honestly have no idea where her crafting ability stops...if it even does. I don't doubt that she could learn how to do any sort of crafting project that she puts her mind to.

Her current crafting obsession is quilting. Her blog has post-upon-post-upon-post showing the fabric stash she has been building. She wants to have any sort of fabric she could possibly need for a quilting project without having to leave the house. She has recently moved into a much larger home, and she is excited to have her quilting machine up and running to help her with those projects she is planning in her head. I can't wait to see what she comes up with!

I admire my cousin Linda for her artistic ability when it comes to crafting and for the guts that she had to follow her heart in choosing to make a career out of something that she loves so much.

I've studied Art long time at school but I've never treated it only like a matter.
As you Know Italy is full of wonderful artworks that full your spirit with their magnificent.
But I consider the Word "Art" with a large meaning and I include in it lots of beautiful different forms of art.
For this Fan task I wanna show you something I appreciate so much.
I'm talking about "Fantasy Art"!
I found the work based on the Fantasy world something that bright together the beauty of Art with the mistery behind the dream world that everyone of us has inside.

My favourite Fantasy Art EVER is Linda Bergkvist.
Here you are something of her wonderful work I prefer.










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