I was just reading about Helen Frankenthaler, who sadly passed away in December: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2011/dec/28/helen-frankenthaler Of course, I have always admired her work; she was a great painter and a role model. To my surprise, they write that she was often compared with John Marin, an earlier painter of atmospheric colour and sensitive line. I never made that connection. His work I passionately loved, and when I was getting started I poured over reproductions of his landscapes and cityscapes. This is one of his watercolours:
