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That’s right: Yoshitaka Amano not only worked as lead art designer on the original Final Fantasy… he was the lead designer on every Final Fantasy game through Final Fantasy VI.View Post View Larger

That’s right: Yoshitaka Amano not only worked as lead art designer on the original Final Fantasy… he was the lead designer on every Final Fantasy game through Final Fantasy VI.

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Matei Apostolescu aka 013a aka beaucoupzero is one of mine: a Romanian. But, that’s not why I’m writing about him today. I’m writing about Matei Apostolescu because he designs awesome images with unicorn poop. Okay, I’m being facetious, but his technicolor vistas are definitely pretty cool. Personally, I particularly enjoy his comical take on the fabled conspiracy of the majestic 12 (though in Apostolescu’s illustration they are an unlucky 13.) | Read More View Larger

Matei Apostolescu aka 013a aka beaucoupzero is one of mine: a Romanian. But, that’s not why I’m writing about him today. I’m writing about Matei Apostolescu because he designs awesome images with unicorn poop. Okay, I’m being facetious, but his technicolor vistas are definitely pretty cool. Personally, I particularly enjoy his comical take on the fabled conspiracy of the majestic 12 (though in Apostolescu’s illustration they are an unlucky 13.) | Read More


Another impressionist painter whose art I have enjoyed, but is not  commonly mentioned within the same breath as the best known  impressionists, is Albert Lebourg. Unlike yesterday’s entry, Maxime Maufra,  Albert Lebourg is a pure painter who is a part of the Rouen school in  France. His story is far more understandable to most artists. After  having studies at the School of Fine Arts in Rome, he was inspired by  the works of Jean Seignemartin from Lyon while Lebourg was in Algeria  (then a French territory). | See More View Larger

Another impressionist painter whose art I have enjoyed, but is not commonly mentioned within the same breath as the best known impressionists, is Albert Lebourg. Unlike yesterday’s entry, Maxime Maufra, Albert Lebourg is a pure painter who is a part of the Rouen school in France. His story is far more understandable to most artists. After having studies at the School of Fine Arts in Rome, he was inspired by the works of Jean Seignemartin from Lyon while Lebourg was in Algeria (then a French territory). | See More


Maxime Maufra is a little different than most painters  you read about. Originally from Nantes, France he started off as a  businessman who painted because he loved to do it. It wasn’t until he  was almost 30 that Maufra decided to focus exclusively on painting and  had by that point only been painting in the impressionist style for 6  years. Nonetheless, his landscape paintings are absolutely beautiful.  Maxime Maufra’s illustrations of French countryside visages and  beautiful beaches are wonderful. | Read More View Larger

Maxime Maufra is a little different than most painters you read about. Originally from Nantes, France he started off as a businessman who painted because he loved to do it. It wasn’t until he was almost 30 that Maufra decided to focus exclusively on painting and had by that point only been painting in the impressionist style for 6 years. Nonetheless, his landscape paintings are absolutely beautiful. Maxime Maufra’s illustrations of French countryside visages and beautiful beaches are wonderful. | Read More


When it comes to impressionist painting, I find that most people tend to  focus on a few artists with big names almost to the exclusion of all  others. Certainly Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, Degas, and Pissarro deserve the praise and attention that their work has drawn, but there  are many impressionist painters who are undeservedly almost completely  ignored. One of my favorite painters within this group is Maxime Maufra. | See More View Larger

When it comes to impressionist painting, I find that most people tend to focus on a few artists with big names almost to the exclusion of all others. Certainly Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, Degas, and Pissarro deserve the praise and attention that their work has drawn, but there are many impressionist painters who are undeservedly almost completely ignored. One of my favorite painters within this group is Maxime Maufra. | See More