John Singer Sargent

I'm not an incredibly arty person. I like art and I enjoy going to exhibitions but it's not very often that I fall completely in love with an artist's work. John Singer Sargent is one of the few exceptions. He was born in 1856 and in his lifetime created around 900 oil paintings and over 2000 water colours (according to wikipedia). I can't describe exactly what it is that I find so wonderful about his paintings, like I said I'm not a very arty person. All I know is that they are all stunning - the colours, the softness, their ability to tell a story. I feel like I can easily transport myself into the painting and hear the sounds and the atmosphere of that day.