My favorite artists (for now):
Lake District 40x64",o/l
Lynne E. Windsor, mi esposa
Steve Tatom, my frame guru. Rustic, yet, sophisticated! (Steve and his frames)
Arlene LaDell Hayes, my cousin
Curtis Wade, my nephew
The best jewelry designer...
David Dear, my jeweler

Marcus Bohne, painter extraoidinaire
Honorable Mention:
Gerald Cassidy Hombre
Vincent NCIS: Provence: The Van Gogh Mystery
JMW TURNERTATE COLLECTION
Some of my favorite books:
Composition of Outdoor Painting, Edgar Payne.
Guide to Landscape Painting, John Carlson
These Hunt book's are missing some pages, but not too many!
W.M. Hunt's 'Talks on Art' E-Book download from Google Books I had a copy from the 1800's but it went the way of all the best books!
Pre-Raphaelitism and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Volume 1
more to come...