Do you know of painters who are well known but don't practice in extremely large scale?

Well…my daughter is a gifted painter, but not popular in the mainstream.
I have encouraged her to amass her portfolio and hold a little show of her work.
Sadly, as is true for my creative side as well, the struggle to survive tends to shove the creativity out the window. I think there are gazillions of people that are meant to be artists but have little time to devote to their craft.

I have no idea who is “popular” in the art world at this time.
I live in an area with many local artists and galleries and in the hometown of artist Thomas Kincade. I never liked his work but he is very popular around here. Too whimsical and overdone IMO. Of course he is dead now, and being dead almost guarantees a renewed interest in an artists work. lol

I’m not sure what you consider large scale. Many of Wayne Thiebaud’s paintings are of a size to fit in a living room.

I know a lot of painters and other than major works commissioned by a museum, most paintings are geared towards sales and suitability to hang in a living situation.

They vary in size and some are larger but I don’t anyone who paints as if the ceilings are still 20 feet high or for the Versailles Palace.

I like BIG paintings, my pride and joy is a 4×4 abstract of an oceanic theme. Swirling “waves” with varying shades of blues, greens and golds. It was painted by a local wood craftsman turned painter in my area who held a show in a local winery back around 2005.
I could care less if it ever becomes worth more than the $700 I paid.

Collecting art is about capturing beauty not money.