Sue Halstenberg

A painter, who started her career as a fashion illustrator and now is a well known painter whose paintings have occupied many  magazines and galleries.
The collection of Sue's paintings is huge. Starting from Ganesha to Victorian ladies ;it's almost endless! 

   

                             To know more about her, visit her website http://suehalstenberg.com/

Charles Allan Gilbert

Dead beautiful!
Heard of this word before???
But have you seen something like this before???
Well let me show you one.

From a distance, it looks like a skull. Doesn't it? But when you look closer you'll find there's a beautiful woman looking herself in a mirror. Well that's what I say. "dead beautiful!"

Now you must be set thinking that who is this person who has made this masterpiece.

It is Charles Allan Gilbert. Charles Allan Gilbert, better known as C. Allan Gilbert, was a prominent American illustrator. He is especially remembered for a widely published drawing titled All Is Vanity.

This man's paintings give you a "wow" moment. Some of his other paintings are;

Oliver Jeffers

Stories. Are they all about writers??
If yes then what about children storybooks?
Can you attract those stories to the childeren with only literature?
I don't think so. Its a lot about illustrators.The better the illustrator the more attractive the story becomes for the reader to read.
Oliver Jeffers is a very creative illustrator, artist and a writer.
Few of his books ( which I've read) such as "the day the crayons quit","Stuck","how to catch a star","up and down" are  really interesting and funny. No matter what's your age you can't prevent yourself from reading his books.
The best of part of his books (including the books he has illustrated) is his commendable sense of humor displayed through his art.

Joel Rea

"Humans are so tiny!"

THAT was the first thing which came to my mind when I saw this man's paintings.

Joel Rea is basically a surrealist painter. His paintings capture the strength of the nature. 

His central character of almost all of his paintings is he, himself.

to know more about him you can visit 

http://www.joelrea.com.au/

Iman Maleki

Few painters are extraordinary and therefore immortal!
Iman Maleki is one such painter.He's basically an Iranian realistic painter.
His paintings speak a thousand words. They show various human emotions. Few show loneliness while others show love. Few show grace others show misery. 
Whatever it is, they're most on feminine emotions.

Durga Bai

Paintings which give a striking look because of their fine detailing, attracts the audience/viewers.

Durga Bai is a Gond artist of Madhya Pradesh(India).

Done with fine detailing, her paintings have interesting stories to tell. Her paintings are used in many books which are appreciated by Indian government. 

Sultana's dream is a short story based on feminism. She drew paintings for that beautiful story. Her paintings elaborated the story and made it much more interesting to read.

She herself is a very strong person.She belongs from Bhopal. She was a poor child. It was her talent which made her successful.

In 2004, Durga Bai was honored by the Handicraft Development Council. In 2008 she and two other Gond artists, Ram Singh Urveti and Bhajju Shyam, were presented the BolognaRagazzi Award in Italy for their illustrations in the children’s book, The Night Life of Trees, published by Tara Publishing. Durga Bai was also awarded the IGNCA Scholarship for 2006-2007.

Emily Carr

A very well known Canadian artist, Emily Carr, is popular for her expressionist paintings. She was one of the first artists to attempt to capture the spirit of Canada in a modern style. Previously, Canadian painting had been mostly portraits and representational landscapes.

Edward Hopper

Born in America, Edward Hopper shall always remain one of the finest American realist painters. While he was most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a water colorist and printmaker in etching. Both in his urban and rural scenes, his spare and finely calculated renderings reflected his personal vision of modern American life.
His paintings have a striking look. They're done with fine detailing and extreme care.