I figured since I did one of my earliest influences below...I might as well let the flood gates open and fill you in on some others. I promise to go back in and enter their histories but everyone knows that, if they are so inclined, they can always find the information lurking on the web somewhere.

The artist you see above is Jean Delville (1867-1953). He was an occultist and Belgian symbolist painter.
The two top pieces are done in charcoal, the bottom ones in oil. I would explain what I like and why I like it, but I'm totally biased. So you're free to make your own judgement.