Under the Gables

O Christ, our Morning Star, Splendour of Light Eternal, shining with the glory of the rainbow, come and waken us from the greyness of our ap...

It's a bit late to talk about winter soups but we have more than another month before spring arrives. The picture shows a bowl of pot...

Untitled,  by George Luks, 1920 To me, this drawing exemplifies the miracle of drawing and painting. I happened upon it when I was look...

Chadds Ford Hills by N. C. Wyeth I posted this painting first in 2010, noting that it was by N. C. Wyeth " of his beloved Chadd Fo...

Giving Thanks by Horace Pippin, 1942 Horace Pippin was an African-American painter, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania,  in 1888, 10 mi...

Anthony Adverse as a Boy, by N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945), with his son Andrew as the model "My father was a terrific technician. He...