Who is your favorite visual artist? And what is your favorite piece of theirs?

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That’s like asking what my favorite color is. There are so many to choose from and so many styles. It changes with my mood. There are living artists that I collect, and there are those pieces that just grab me and I have no idea who the artist is. I used to hate Dali, now I own a piece that I love. Some of it still scares me though. There are Shegal paintings that I love and some of them I find disturbing. I appreciate Muro in a museum, but it makes me uncomfortable in my house. It all really depends I guess.

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