I recently bought a plaster plaque that appealed to me for its Neoclassic look (and very reasonable price tag). The oval is approxim...

Today I am featuring the delectable work of artist Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920). alicenell.blogspot.com Wayne Thiebaud's lon...

Mark D. Ruffner, from U. S. postage Several years ago, I visited Chesterwood, the Massachusetts summer home and studio of Daniel Cheste...

Regular readers of this blog know that I collect the early photographs known as daguerreotypes. You can read all about my daguerreotypes ...

I wish to extend a special thanks to Yvette of In So Many Words... , who gifted me with the 2012 Blogger of the Year Award , which in tur...

My blogging friend Yvette of In So Many Words recently posted on 10 male portraits she'd like to own, and now it's my turn. Act...

Last year, good friends gifted me with a box of William Dean Chocolate , made exclusively in Belleair Bluffs, Florida. The first thing th...