John William Waterhouse

JW Waterhouse is one of my favorite artist/painter whose on the traditional side. He was born in Rome in 1849. His work are very classical; they are paintings mostly surrounding the theme of poetry, myth particularly female mythical characters . They are all very romantic and "dreamy"..telling the story. The female in his paintings look very gentle, creating a sense of softness. The way he paints the drapery, water, implies shadowing and textures all suggests movement, weight and dimensions.

It is quite ironic to me that I like JW Waterhouse as well as Kathe Kollwitz as his work delivers the good, the dream world, while Kathe's brings the evil side and reality.

http://www.jwwaterhouse.com/