Hi everybody,

When I feel a bit stuck in a rut, lacking inspiration and motivation, to me, there's no better remedy than to immerse myself into the works of my favourite artists, bands, novels, movies, etc. Whether it's taking another dive into those magic, deep cuts of The Kinks’ albums of the late sixties, or the works of internationally lesser known masters like fellow Norwegians, Christian Krohg, Harriet Backer and the brilliant landscape artist, Kitty Kielland, I get so much comfort and inspiration from revisiting what has formed my cultural perception, that after fully immersed, it's almost impossible not to feel the urge to pick up the brush again, or the guitar, for that matter.

On that note, I thought: It would be nice to have a space where we can share artists who inspire us. Most of us in here are familiar with both Olly and Edo’s work, and if you’re not, I suggest you get to it, immediately. We’re lucky to be in the direct presence of two modern watercolour masters, even if they’re probably way too modest to admit to that claim themselves.

There’s another great thread in here, Watercolour Literature (https://www.oliverpyle.com/forum/general-discussion/watercolour-literature), which addresses books on the subject of watercolour, but there are several artists who’s yet to publish a book, our in-house masters (imho) included, and I thought this could be a suitable thread for that purpose. I, for one, love to discover new art that inspires, both past and present.

I’ve already name-dropped some in various threads already, but here are some brilliant, maybe lesser known, painters I’ve discovered during the 18 months I’ve been painting:

Watercolour artists I recommend checking out:

Rob Piercy - British (Welsh) landscape painter: www.robpiercy.com

Ian Sidaway - British landscape painter: www.iansidaway.co.uk

Iain Stewart - Scottish-American landscape painter: https://www.instagram.com/iainstew7

Cathy Veale - British landscape painter: www.cathyveale.co.uk

Poppy Balser - Canadian landscape painter: www.poppybalser.com

Morten W. Gjul - Norwegian landscape painter: www.mortengjul.no

Kristina Dunér - Swedish portrait and landscape painter: https://www.instagram.com/kristina_duner_art/

Maria Wigge - Swedish landscape painter: www.mariawigge.com

Steve Bettman - Swedish semi-abstract landscape painter: www.instagram.com/sbettman/

Tips from members:

Ron Ranson - British landscape painter

Rowland Hilder - British landscape painter

Andy Evansen - American landscape painter: https://www.evansenartstudio.com/

Thomas W. Schaller - American landscape painter: https://www.thomasschaller.com/

Joseph Zbukvic - Australian landscape painter: https://www.josephzbukvic.com/

Herman Pekel - Australian landscape painter

Andrew Pitt - British landscape painter: https://www.andrewpitt.co.uk/

David Dunlop - American landscape painter/teacher: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidDunlop

Dean Mitchell - American landscape painter: https://deanmitchellstudio.com/

Chris Robinson - British landscape painter: https://www.chrisrobinsonwatercolours.com/

Carl August Sandström - Swedish landscape painter: https://www.augustartwork.com/

Anders Andersson - Swedish landscape painter: https://aandersson.se/

Lars Lerin - Swedish landscape painter: https://www.instagram.com/sandgrund/

Carl Purcell - American landscape painter: https://carlpurcell.com/

Ross Paterson - Australian landscape painter: https://rosspaterson.com.au/

David Curtis - British landscape painter: https://www.djcurtis.co.uk/

John Yardley - British landscape painter Richard Thorn - British landscape painter: https://www.richardthornart.co.uk/

Matthew White - American landscape painter: https://www.mwhiteart.com/

Titus Meeuws - Dutch landscape painter: https://www.titusmeeuws.com/

Arthur Streeton - Aussie landscape painter

Hans Heysen - Aussie landscape painter

Richard Sneary - American landscape painter: https://www.richardsneary.com

Edit (8/1/2023): I'll regularly add your suggestions to the list, as it might be handy to see them all in one place.)