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'Ad Parnassum' Paul Klee 1932 Expressionism

Paul Klee

As well as finding new (to me) art, I very much like reading about the artist’s lives. They’re usually interesting people or …

Franco Clun 'Gregory House' Pencil on watercolour paper

Franco Clun

Franco Clun is a very talented Italian artist. You should check out his gallery on Deviant Art; the man wields a pencil …

Jules Bastien-Lepage 'Joan of Arc' 1879

Jules Bastien-Lepage

I went looking for something that would knock my socks off… and found Joan of Arc. I don’t know… the setting, colors, …

Georgia O'Keeffe Jack in The Pulpit II

Jack in The Pulpit

I’m not a huge fan of Georgia O’Keeffe. No doubt she was brilliant and did some lovely work during her 98 years …

Peter Paul Rubens 1608

St. George Slaying the Dragon

Though there are many iconic paintings of St. George slaying the dragon, Rubens is my favorite. Its complexity disguises the fact that …

'Cape Cod Evening' Edward Hopper 1939

Edward Hopper

…or, according to Helen Hayes, ‘the Grumpy Artist’. I’d been aware of Edward Hopper’s work at least since the 80s, when Nighthawks …

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Albert Bierstadt

Because sometimes you just need to look at something interesting and beautiful. Born in Germany in 1830, Bierstadt was known for his …

Cattleya Orchid and Three Brazilian Hummingbirds

Martin Johnson Heade

Oh, my. Martin Johnson Heade created some lovely paintings, didn’t he? Or maybe I’m just partial to orchids and hummingbirds.

Jack Vettriano The Singing Butler

Jack Vettriano

Jack Vettriano OBE born Jack Hoggan (born 17 November 1951), is a Scottish painter. His 1992 painting, The Singing Butler, became the …