This artist may or may not still be alive; I don't know. He was quite popular in Finland a while back. He handles light -- both its presence and its absence -- incredibly well. He may have been painting before photography was considered art. His paintings look almost like photos. Any info would be helpful. Thanks! One of these maybe?
Akseli Gallen-Gallela
http://www.gallen-kallela.fi/akseli/1_tr...
Albert Edelfelt
http://www.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showa...
Pekka Halonen
http://www.edu.fi/oppimateriaalit/kultak...
Eero J盲rnefelt
http://www.edu.fi/oppimateriaalit/kultak...
Hugo Simberg
http://www.edu.fi/oppimateriaalit/kultak...
Ferdinand von Wright
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_v...
Magnus von Wright
http://www.turuntaidemuseo.fi/vonwright/...
Wilhelm von Wright
http://www.fng.fi/cgibin/art.pl?en_colle...
If not, take a look at these sites:
http://kokoelmat.fng.fi/wandora/w?lang=e...
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luokka:Suom...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fi... Thomas Kinkade.. He's called the painter of light...
He's great!! First answer was right...
Go here... http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servle... | 
