Deke was a painter, very innovative and talented.

Was he reluctant about artists whom he secretly recognized as the other great innovative painters of the day?

Bouts is considered an innovative painter of landscapes, even in his portrait work where they are included as distant views seen through open windows.

Would he have become a more innovative and original painter had he committed himself to France and become embroiled in events there?

We all know Watteau was an innovative painter, but he was a mightily fine draughtsman too.

Since then, he's been one of the most innovative and original Portuguese painters.

Aside from being an architect, he was an innovative painter.

This has assured his prominence in the art world as an exciting and innovative contemporary painter.

The mission of the Foundation was to recognize and promote innovative, contemporary representational painters and sculptors.

In addition to his mural work for various American government projects, he was an innovative independent painter and university art professor.