Inspiration: These are the people whose work has impressed me deeply, indelibly.

Richard Diebenkorn (1922 – 1993): American painter active on the West Coast. Diebenkorn was a principal early member of the West Coast Abstract Expressionist painters who turned to figurative work and then returned to abstraction with a body of work referred to as his Ocean Park series. Visit the Richard Diebenkorn Foundation at http://diebenkorn.org/.

Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849): A Japanese painter and printmaker who is said to have had a profound effect on the history of modern painting through his influence on several of the leading Impressionist painters in the middle of the nineteenth century. See https://www.katsushikahokusai.org/

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 – 1858): See https://www.hiroshige.org.uk (Don’t be put off by the plain-looking website; just select a collection and scroll down to see stupendous reproductions of these ravishing prints.)

Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903):

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890):

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906):

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669):

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000): See https://www.kunsthauswien.com/en/exhibitions/museum-hundertwasser/. An Austrian artist, architect and environmental activist who spent a significant part of his creative career in New Zealand. While he worked in several mediums, Hundertwasser produced many large complex multi-colored prints using various printmaking techniques and that are modeled after Japanese woodblock printing techniques.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

Richard Wagner (1813-1883):

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896):

Bob Dylan (1941-      ):

Henry Moore (1898-1986):

Andy Goldsworthy (1956-    ):

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917):