Taking a page from the Rolling Stones,"The World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band", who I believe took a page from P.T Barnum "The Greatest Show on Earth". Not to take anything away from Salvador Dalí, I have always thought Pablo Picasso to be the World's Greatest Painter, however I don't think anyone has claimed the title since his passing. Ladies and gentleman, I now throw my hat in that ring. I lay claim to the crown. It's not a lie if you believe, and if enough people say it, then it must be true.
I make one argument! Show to me a painter who does: landscapes, portraits, abstracts (surreal or not) figurative nudes, realism, and the farcical, and I will show you a fool on the hill. For he is I and I am he. Relax, kick back, look around at my online gallery , repeat to yourself over and over and over, Rick Calzadilla , "The World's Greatest Painter", send to me your Euro's and Gold Eagle Coins.
Painting is simply the thing I love most, to do.
----------------------------------------------Renaissance Rivals, a book I am reading about the antagonist and protagonists of the renaissance. It features Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rapahael and Titian. It includes the influences of Giotto and Bellini plus the effects of the Medici, the Popes and Isabell d'este.
