Tretchikoff

I've grown to love the works of Tretchikoff. He's a self-taught painter, born in Russia in 1913, and died in Cape Town, South Africa in 2006. He painted real-life portraits and most of his subjects are based on his early travels in China and Malaysia. The reproduction of his paintings second Picasso, and he was also known as the epitome of "kitsch"
I think he's better than kitsch.