Under the Gables

The Newborn, by Georges de la Tour, 1645 "What we shall be asked to give is our flesh and blood, our daily life -- our thoughts, our se...

“I am at once a physician, a citizen, and a woman, and I am not willing to stand aside and allow the concept of expendable human lives to tu...

"The pilgrimage begins." Two wayfaring strangers, Nell and her grandfather, from The Old Curiosity Shop. Recently, I picked up Th...

Some of you may remember my disgruntled post of a while back titled: "Where's the Milkman?" I noted that my mother, a suburba...

The famous works of Vincent van Gogh have so permeated our visual culture today--appearing in posters, on mugs, umbrellas, note cards, ties,...

The Sower by N. C. Wyeth, 1926 We plough the fields, and scatter The good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered By God's almighty ...

Chadds Ford Hills, Newell Convers Wyeth N.C. Wyeth was the father of Andrew Wyeth and grandfather of Jamie Wyeth. His son's work is n...