This is the sequel to my post about my favourite painters. I wanted to mention a few more, some that I like myself and some others because my friends like them.

I will start with the very first painter I "fell in love" with. I have kind of grown out of him (Klimt has taken his place) but I still love his work and admire his technique (besides he is a fellow Scorpio ). Of course I am talking about …

Claude Monet (French, Nov 14, 1840 – Dec 5, 1926). He is without doubt the most famous impressionist -- his works have been reproduced in all possible ways (t-shirts, mugs, notepads, you name it).

I chose one of his first and "less" famous paintings (he was only 28 years old, long before his Giverny period or his London period) which I have also seen at Musee d'Orsay, just because I find simply amazing the way he was painting snow

Apparently he was painting until he was 86 years old!! Here is what he painted when he was 74 (1914)

And here is what he painted when he was 85!

And then there are a couple of painters that I do not normally refer to as my favourites, but I do like a lot some of their works.

Such as Franz Marc (German, Feb 8, 1880 – Mar 4, 1916). Not that well-known (as far as I know) but I really like his lovely little blue horses

and this very cuddly cat.

And then there is Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Jul 12, 1884 – Jan 24, 1920) whose particular way of painting faces is very recognisable. His Red Nude is one of the most beautiful female nudes I have ever seen.

Now, let me present some painters that are my friends' favourites:

For my friend A: René Magritte (Belgian, Nov 21, 1898 – Aug 15, 1967)

and John Miller (English, 1931-2002)

For my friend K: Salvador Dali (Spanish, May 11, 1904 – Jan 23, 1989) but only this particular painting!

And finally, I would like to close (until further notice!) with Frida Kahlo (Jul 6, 1907 – Jul 13, 1954). The aesthetics of her paintings do not really appeal to me but I find you can really feel her immense pain and her tormented life by the eloquence of her art and imagination.