Here are links to artists, illustrators and others that have influenced my life and work.

Michelangelo Buonarotti

yeah, yeah - Shakespeare was a good writer, and Michelangelo was a good painter. But when I was a kid, his work inspired me like none other.

http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/michelangelo/

Leonardo Da Vinci

perhaps the most well-rounded man to ever live.

a great site with lots of artwork

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/

Rembrandt

a master not only of light and shadow, but of scene and character.

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/

These are some links to websites of artists whose work I admire, and general sites of interest to artists of faith.

Sandra Bowden

one of the finest artists working today.

http://www.sandrabowden.com

William Collins

an artist local to me; his pen and ink technique is breathtaking, and he's a great guy.

http://www.virtu.com/thamber/

Matt Newby

a friend and photographer.

http://www.nobletec.com/~newby/

Image

a journal of Faith and the Arts.

http://www.imagejournal.org

Christians In the Visual Arts

a great resource!

http://www.civa.org

Great Illustrators - artists whose illustration work lit fires of creativity within me.

The Norman Rockwell Museum
Howard Pyle, the great American illustrator
NC Wyeth - one of Pyle's greatest students
The Book of Job - William Blake - raw power and majesty
Archive of Blake's work