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  • Classic Beauty

    Daybreak by Maxfield Parrish, 1922, Private Collection. Parrish’s father was an artist and he was encouraged by his family to pursue a career as an artist. He had a good deal of success as…

  • Bearer of Glad Tidings

    Archangel Gabriel, 13th Century AD, Notre Dame Cathedral, Reims,France. Notre Dame at Reims is the first example of the High Gothic style of architecture. It is highly decorated with carving, sculpture and stained glass.…

  • Awwww!

    Kitty and Girl on Beach, c. 1960’s by Margaret Keane, glued to cardboard in basements. Popular in the 1960’s big eyed puppies, kitties and children could be found tacked to bedroom walls and in…

  • Homage

    Carhenge, c.1987, Alliance, NE

  • Looking for Answers

    Stonehenge, c.2950 BC, Salisbury Plain, England. An ancient series of monoliths set in a circular pattern has enchanted and intrigued people for centuries because the original purpose has been lost – there are many…

  • Hey, I didn’t post a Dali yet.

    The Hallucinogenic Toreador, 1969-70 by Salvador Dali, the Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL. Dali conceived this work in an art supply store. It is rich with color and imagery. It features the famous…

  • Personalizing

    Salisbury Cathedral From the Bishop’s Grounds 1826 by John Constable, The Frick Collection. This version also includes a figure of the Bishop pointing out the cathedral’s spire and the young lady with the parasol…

  • Bucolic

    Salisbury Cathedral from The River, 1820 by John Constable, National Gallery, London. Constable painted this work for his friend the Dr. John Fisher, the Bishop of Salisbury and his nephew Archdeacon John Fisher after…

  • More Painting with Glass

    Garden Landscape and Fountain, 1905-1915 by Louis Comfort Tiffany, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tiffany’s father began the jewelry business that has become on of the world’s most famous and Louis Comfort Tiffany could…