There are so many wonderful figurative artists.
These are some that have been a great inspiration to me:

     akira blount           www.akirastudios.com
     Ankie Daanen www.ankie-doll-art.com
     Marlaine Verhelst           www.marlaineverhelst.com
     Patricia Anders      www.artpropensity.com
     Scott Radke    www.scottradke.com
     Laura Balombini      www.lbalombini.com
     Valerie Bunnell       www.valeriebunnell.com
     Nancy Wiley   www.nancywiley.com
     Natasha Lopusova-Tomskaya
     Olga Roehl      www.olga-roehl.de
     Ima Naroditskaya    www.imaart.net
     Barbara Harnack     www.studio98b.com
     Gail Lackey     www.gaillacky.blogspot.com
     Julia Ralnikova
     Gerda Schaarman-Rijsdijk      www.brigittehessgallery.com
     Hennie Koffrie                        www.polle.net/henniekoffrie


    


Inspiration
Sketch for La Vie en Rose
Detail of Queen Juliana - Voyage of the Courtesans