Alphonse Mucha

+100 years later, his art still inspires me . . . and is really incomparable.

Alphonse Mucha "Peonies" (watercolor, pattern for fabric design)

Mucha's "Woman with Daisies" (printed velour)

Mucha was very much undervalued, in my eyes, but continues to inspire and instruct artists from other media -- check out this amazing stained-glass work from Iowa-based Bogenrief Studios, Inc.. It's just SPLENDID. I absolutely love this piece. . . .