# Favorite painter for decorating **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 24, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727 "2022-06-24T08:54:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Danger\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727/1 "2022-06-24T08:54:52Z")
I just moved into a house for the first time and I am looking for inspiration of decorating. I found [this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-painter/470820/6) thread and it has given me lots of inspiration. The reason I am creating this thread is because I am wondering who your favorite painters are when it comes to decorating your own homes. Do they differ from your favorite overall? For example some paintings may be very dark and dramatic, so you may prefer looking at them in a gallery, but not in your own living room. ---
**Author:** ![Danger\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727/2 "2022-06-24T09:08:06Z")
I see now that I posted this in the wrong forum. It was meant for Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727/3 "2022-06-24T11:40:09Z")
We have a number of prints by [Kenneth Koskela](https://www.kennethkoskela.com/index.html) - 6 large and 5 small. Yeah, we like his work. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727/4 "2022-06-25T03:37:32Z")
How can you go wrong with French Impressionists? ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727/5 "2022-06-26T16:36:45Z")
A print of _The Fourth Estate_ by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo hangs in our place, not least because the lead striker looks a lot like my partner’s grandfather. Then we try to buy oils and acrylics from local artists when we’re out and about to capture moments and places we’ve shared ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727/6 "2022-06-26T17:07:05Z")
Yeah, I prefer to buy original art from living artists when I can. If you build a collection over time, it’s not terribly expensive. There are lots of online sites now, but I used to get pieces on vacation or from local festivals/art shows. My problem now is not enough wall space. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727/7 "2022-06-26T17:46:50Z")
As far as home decorating, much depends on the decorator’s tastes, as well as the spaces where the proposed art will hang. That said, I find that a lot of Japanese art – portraits and nature studies - is very suitable for home decorating purposes, adding an exotic yet tasteful touch (assuming that is what you are interested in). Hiroshige, Hokusai and Utamaro are three of the biggest names, but there are many others by lesser-known talents of similar quality. Good hunting. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-painter-for-decorating/966727/8 "2022-06-26T18:25:37Z")
Yes! I have four Kawase Hasui woodblock prints. If you want an “original” (i.e. not a photographic reproduction), his prints cost about half what the three you named would. Here’s “Night Rain at Omiya”: [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/Ip6s0vv.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/Ip6s0vv)