Favorite Artist ?

Who's your favorite bonsai artist and why ?

Spread the word of your favorite artists out there - post pictures of pots, trees, forests, etc.

Thanks,

-kdr152004

Moved to The Lounge

Top 3:

> Jun Llaga

> Robert Steven

> Walter Pall

Graham Potter.  His artistry is without question impeccable his presentations of his work is inspirational. You can see other artists post before and after photos and be inspired to emulate that kind of transformation. You can watch Graham perform open heart surgery metaphorically speaking and be inspired to do the same types of processes. Personally I believe he has made the greatest contribution to bonsai in this Century, as significant as Walter Pall and Masahiko Kimura did in the last.

Vance Wood wrote:Graham Potter.  His artistry is without question impeccable his presentations of his work is inspirational.  You can see other artists post before and after photos and be inspired to emulate that kind of transformation.  You can watch Graham perform open heart surgery metaphorically speaking and be inspired to do the same types of processes.  Personally I believe he has made the greatest contribution to bonsai in this Century, as significant as   Walter Pall and Masahiko Kimura did in the last.

ditto ditto ditto

its also cool that he does so much on youtube which blows away before and after still photos
matter of fact he personally walked me through my first air-layering attempts 2 days ago... helluva guy !   

Vance, I must second you with respect to Graham Potter - the way he transforms trees on Youtube..... I'm jealous

Walter Pall is from the last Century, this is our luck... to we who want to make western broadleafed bonsai...The Photos Walter did, and ofcourse still is sharing, show us the results of many years of good effective bonsaiwork.
Walters Photos is what I study, in my attempt to make big broadleafed western bonsai, something that is new to me, as I used to make only shohin....


Theese flowers are for you Walter...and may your tounge never become dull   

Kind regards Yvonne

I choose Vance Wood. He's self taught. He innovated how Mugo pines are worked. He's been doing bonsai since before a lot of us were born. And he's from Michigan!

M. Frary wrote:  I choose Vance Wood. He's self taught. He innovated how Mugo pines are worked. He's been doing bonsai since before a lot of us were born. And he's from Michigan!

Holy Smoke my head just exploded again.  Thank you very much for the kind words.

You deserve it for all things listed above. You were doing it when it wasn't even popular. Barely even heard of in the U.S.A.
Besides if your head exploded we would lose all of the bonsai knowledge in there. That would be a shame.

M. Frary wrote:  You deserve it for all things listed above. You were doing it when it wasn't even popular. Barely even heard of in the U.S.A.
Besides if your head exploded we would lose all of the bonsai knowledge in there. That would be a shame.

Messy too.

after taking a workshop w/ arthur joura yesterday, i gotta stick him in my list w/ potter, pall and jun...

mainly because of his approach and his way of looking at things.
a very enlightening day and one of affirmation of some tenets that i hold in regards to this ancient and ever evolving art form...