Inspiration

The price of Bob Ross paintings vary, often selling between $15,000 and $95,000, with ‘Row Boat on the Beach’ being the most expensive at $95,000.

Van Gogh’s The Starry Night is worth between $200 million to $500 million (USD). While there isn’t an exact amount of how much it is worth, we can look toward his other paintings that have sold for an estimated amount. Portrait of Dr Paul Gachet sold for $83 million in 1990 which is worth ~$225 million in 2023 with inflation so The Starry Night which is much more famous would likely sell for more.

The Mona Lisa was never sold at auction, and it probably never will be. However, in December 14, 1962 it was assessed through an insurance evaluation at $100 million which with a 3.88% yearly inflation rate is equivalent to $1 billion dollars today in 2023.

The most expensive paintings in the world are 1. Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci ($450 million) 2. Interchange by Willem de Kooning ($300 million) 3. The Card Players by Paul Cézanne (~250 million) 4. Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) by Paul Gauguin ($210 million) 5. Orange Marilyn by Andy Warhol ($200 million).

Some of the most famous Renaissance artists are Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Raphael Sanzio, Sandro Botticelli, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Donatello, Albrecht Dürer, and Jan van Eyck

The top 10 best sci fi and fantasy artists are 1) Frank Frazetta 2) H.R. Giger 3) Michael Whelan 4) Boris Vallejo 5) Moebius 6) John Howe 7) Alan Lee 8) Roger Dean 9) Syd Mead 10) Yoshitaka Amano

Some good Christmas drawing ideas are Christmas trees, jingle bells, Christmas presents, candy canes, gingerbread man, holiday wreaths, snowmen, and Christmas ornaments.

Some cute things to draw are animals, plants, food, other objects like balloons, cars, coffee cups, and even cartoon characters.

Some easy to draw animals are a bee, penguin, hamster, and hedgehog.

“A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art does not.” – Leonardo da Vinci “A painting is a poem without words.” – Horace “A painting is complete when it …