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  • Green Dress

    Jeune fille en vert, 1930 by Tamara de Lempicka. Lempicka has come to represent the Art Deco period in painting because of the fluid lines, rich colors, and sensuousness of her paintings. She was…

  • Art Therapy

    Flower Beds in Holland, 1889 by Vincent Van Gogh. One of the 150 paintings the Van Gogh produced while living in the psychiatric hospital in Saint-Rémy. He had converted a cell next to his…

  • Nature in Fabric

    Various Indian Textiles India has created beautiful textiles from the earliest days of their civilization and the tradition continues today. Quite often the designs are based on the natural fauna as are the materials…

  • Sand in Your Shoes

    Children Playing on the Beach, 1884 by Mary Cassatt. Mary Cassatt is well known for her paintings of children where she presents the children naturally as opposed to being idealized or as mini adults.

  • Honor

    Oath of the Horatii, 1785 by Jacques-Louis David. By painting an ancient historical subject, David was hoping to encourage people to look back at the ancient world and model their actions on that society…

  • Bad Hair Day

    Medusa, c. 1598 by Caravaggio. Medusa has always been a popular character in art. The combination of female and monster seems to have been so tantalizing that most ancient and Renaissance artists had to…

  • The Simple Life

    Still Life with Rose Wall and Compote 1973 by William Bailey. Bailey still lifes are among my favorites. The simplicity appeals to me and the compositions look random, but you can tell are studied.

  • Protection

    Ara Pacis, Roman Temple built for Augustus, 30-9 BCE, Rome. Built to honor Augustus’ battles in Spain and Gaul, the Ara Pacis was built as a celebration to the power of the Roman Empire…

  • Recovering

    The Recovery of his Majesty in the Year 1789 by Benjamin West. West was born in Philadelphia and was largely self-taught, although he did study painting. He was a friend of Benjamin Franklin, whose…