Artist of the day

I should have an artist of the day... Yes that would be a good idea I believe. Okay artist of the day today is Katsushika Hokusai ( Heres a link to some of his paintings on google:
https://www.google.com/searchq=Katsushika+Hokusai&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1C1CHFV_enUS395US407&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=NHCIUIC8BoTe8wS_6IGoDg&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=819&bih=564

Some information about him is that he was a japanese artist who specialized in paintings and prints and was  alive October 31, 1760 through May 10, 1849. One of his most famous print series was Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji here is one shown called The Great Wave off Kanagawa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirtysix_Views_of_Mount_Fuji
 I hope you enjoyed reading and that you learned something about this artist. Click on the links to learn even more about him. Make a suggestion in the comment section below with another artist that I can post about tomorrow!