My favorite illustrators

These artists produce illustrations I enjoy tremendously.  I hope I can be as successful in my art as they already are with theirs.

Rafal Olbinski (www.polishhomefoundation.org/events/Olbinski/gallery1.htm)

Yan Nascimbene (www.yannascimbene.com)

Greg Clarke (www.gregclarke.com/swf/greg_clarke_all.html)

CF Payne (www.rd.com/celebrities/artists/the-c-f-payne-gallery/article26393.html)

James Bennett (www.richardsolomon.com)

Jack Unruh (www.jackunruh.com)

Joe Cibere (joecibere.com/index.html)

Maxfield Parrish (http://parrish.artpassions.net/parrish.html)

Tomer Hanuka (www.thanuka.com)

Michael Gibbs (www.michaelgibbs.com)

Their art vary in style, subject matter, and "personality".  But the common appeal for me is that many of them are humorous, and all are intriguing.  A couple are serious and in the "fine art" world, but most are illustrators that live in the book, magazine, or poster world.   Due to copyright concerns, I have only provided links to their websites.  Its more than what I can post here anyway.

Another thing you will notice about all of these artists is that they are solid in their fundamentals (e.g. drawing, painting, colors).  My teacher Glen Orbik says "how can you write a great book if you cannot even spell or put together a sentence correctly?".  Drawing, values, edge, shape, anatomy, colors are all analogous to the "spelling and grammar" of art.  I try to practice the fundamentals as much as I can, but I think that is all I focus on to the point that I forget what it is I want to create.  In fact, I am not sure what to create at this point.  Never fear though, I will just keep working on the "basics" until the vision comes to me.