The striking paintings of the three featured artists have made them some the most beloved American artists of the twentieth century. In order to appreciate the artists it is necessary to understand how they came about being. I investigated several artists and found my 3 favorites to be the most interesting perhaps because of their backgrounds and what type of artist they are. I chose painters. I am not particularly fond of too many kinds of art but paintings in which one can see the visual elements appeal to me. I have a difficult time describing art so I have incorporated some of my favorite paintings, into the text, so you can get a visual of what I see in the painters Tom Dubois, Thomas Kinkade and Norman Rockwell.

Artist Tom DuBois has the gift of seeing through a child's eyes thus transforming the realistic into the fantastic. The results are highly imaginative works of art unique to his creative genius. He is most well known for his Disney paintings which we are all familiar with.

A true Renaissance man, DuBois has merged his love of art, poetry, and music into an interesting and diverse career. He is an illustrator as well as a fine artist, po

Thomas Kinkade was born in 1958 and grew up in Northern California in the small town of Placerville. Though the family did not have wealth, Kinkade often says they were "rich in the greatest form of wealth: a nurturing and loving environment. His mother was his first collector, who would frame his childhood drawings and use them to decorate the family home.

et, singer, and storyteller. He is truly an artist in every sense of the word. Tom often appears at gallery signings with his acoustic guitar and sings to the amazement and delight of his fans. He is fond of a quote by Picasso, "Every child is an artist. The problem is remaining a child once you grow up."

he did for a February 1960 Post Cover, Norman Rockwell pictured himself at an easel. For inspiration, clips of four small self-portraits were pinned to the upper right corner of his canvas: Durer, Michelangelo, Picasso and Van Gogh. (I found this fact to be very interesting) A hundred years from now another painter will likely tack portrait prints of his or her heroes for inspiration. Perhaps those masters will include a boyish, lanky, hard-working illustrator: someone known for his enormous Adams apple and even larger heart. More than any other artist, and arguably more than any other storyteller, he recorded 20th century America. Some of my most favorite prints are as follows:

An indefatigable illustrator produced over 2000 original works in his lifetime that can be collected now as they appeared in ads, merchandising, books, posters and magazines. Most of his originals have been destroyed by fire or are housed in permanent collections. Rare early unmarred magazines and other collectibles with Rockwell illustrations can command hundreds of dollars today. In addition to The Saturday Evening Post his clients included: Edison Mazda Lamp Works, Encyclopedia Britannica, Fisk Tire, Interwoven Socks, Maxwell House Coffee, Overland Cars, Parker Pens, Coca Cola, Brown & Bigelow, the Boy Scouts, Ford, Hallmark, Mark Twain Book illustrations for Heritage Press, American Magazine, Boy's Life, Judge, Good Housekeeping, Look, McCall's, St Nicholas Magazine, Woman's Home Companion, Literary Digest, Motion Picture Companie

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