Paintings of Gillis d'Hondecoeter

Cattle Resting in a Dune Landscape

Landscape

Mountainous Landscape

Paradise

Favorite Actress Showcase #9: Kate Hudson

The super cute and gorgeous Kate Hudson catapulted to fame with a memorable performance in the brilliant movie Almost Famous in 2000. She's gone on to appear in numerous hit movies since including How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days; Raising Helen; The Skeleton Key; Bride Wars; You, Me and Dupre; and Fool's Gold.

Literature Pick #41

The Whispering Spheres
by Russell Robert Winterbotham
A fantastical science fiction tale from the July 1941 issue of Comet.

Pastoral Landscape

Pastoral Landscape
by Alvan Fisher (1792-1863)
1854
oil on canvas
24.1" × 20.1"
American artist from Massachusetts
 

Literature Pick #40

The Lost World
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The masterful work of science fiction featuring the first appearance of Professor Challenger as he seeks a lost land where dinosaurs still live.

Alexandre Calame painting

Lake Lucerne (Symphonie en bleu)
By Alexandre Calame (1810-1864)
From Switzerland
1855 
70.5" x 96.1"