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  • Should Have Won

    Gloria, 1884 by Thomas Wilmer Dewing, The Cleveland Museum of Art. Originally an entry for a Christmas Card contest – it is a perfect image for the season.

  • Merry Christimas

    Crinum erubescens and Amaryllis superba by Priscilla Susan Bury nee Falkner Bury Aquatint printed in color, finished by hand from Priscilla Susan Falkner Bury (1793-1869) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

  • Merry Masked Men

    Gift Rapt by Charley Harper Mid 20th century artist and illustrator Charley Harper’s work can be found in everything from posters, calendars, and books of all kinds. He felt an affinity toward nature and…

  • Christmas Streets

    Stockbridge at Christmas by Norman Rockwell, Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont. Rockwell is known for his images of holidays and Americana, this is one of his rarer landscapes.

  • He Never Fails to Amaze

    Portrait of Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess of d’Abernon by John Singer Sargent, 1904, The Birmingham Museum of Art, AL Another beautiful portrait by Sargent.

  • Let it Snow

    Snow at Louveciennes, 1878 by Alfred Sisley, Musee d’Orsay, Paris. Sisley was strongly influenced by Monet and also tried to capture light against the landscape.

  • Flanks

    Little Yellow Horses, 1912 by Franz Marc. Der Blaue Reiter (the blue rider) was a group of Expressionist artists, most famously Marc and Kandinsky who chose the name because Marc liked horses, Kandinsky liked…

  • Disappointed?

    The Blue Gown, 1917 by Frederick Carl Frieseke, The Detroit Institute of Arts. An American Impressionist painter who studied with the Europeans. Frieseke’s work is full of color and light. What are your thoughts?…

  • Amazing Detail

    Yomeimon Gate by Hasui Kawase. The gate is from the early 17th century. Yomeimon Gate is a a very famous site in Japan at Nikko. It is considered one of Japan’s most beautiful buildings.…