Actors always want to be rock stars. Rock stars always want to act. And painters always want to make movies (okay, maybe just Julian Schnabel). Still, artists of all colors, kinds and credos have been inspired by other artists, and not just artists from their discipline. Enter these four artists, each of whom display their work in a gallery, but who take inspiration from the work shown in the cinema. It’s a logical extension, and one that no doubt has a large commercial appeal.

Trained at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Justin Reed paints letterboxed collages inspired by modern cinematic classics. His work bears a strong influence to the paintings of Eric White, who may not paint actors, but whose work is hung on the walls of many of Hollywood’s elite:

Nathan Stapley is a San Francisco artist who does double duty creating the visuals for video games as part of the team at Double Fine. Though his paintings aren’t solely inspired by cinema, many of the works from his recent solo show are, a few of which you can see below.

You’re probably familiar with Jeff Bridges. After all, he is The Dude. You may not, however, be familiar with his photography, which is done with a special camera called the Widelux, which he uses to document his time spent on and off the sets he works on.

Nope, these aren’t photographs, but rather the impeccable work of Davis Cone, a master of photorealism and an aficionado of the small Art Deco movie houses that populate America, which are the subject of his paintings. You can usually tell which decade he painted them in by the movie that’s listed on the marquee.

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