Strange and Wondrous Immortal Turtles by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850 Birds, Cat and Dog by Ito Jakuchu (1716 - 1800) Japanese pottery, 1870 Kintaro Captures the Carp by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885 Crows in moonlight by Ohara Koson, 1927 Ox and Window by Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) Cats and Hibiscus by Katsushika Hokusai, 1829 Scops Owl, Cherry … Continue reading Animals in Art: Japan

Tea in the Garden by Henri Matisse, 1919 Greek mug, 4th century BCE Little Girl in a Blue Armchair by Mary Cassatt, 1878 Portrait of a Young Lady Holding a Cat by Francesco Ubertini (called Bacchiacca), circa 1525 Woman Lying on a Bench by Carl Larsson, 1913 Along the Cliff by Stephanie Lambourne Portrait of … Continue reading Animals in Art: Dogs and Cats

Selected pages from the book A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden by Walter Crane, 1899 (Public domain) And some pages from The Baby's Own Aesop by Walter Crane, 1908 (Public domain) Lastly, this page from Walter Crane's Painting Book, 1889 (Public domain)

A Hare in the Field by August Heyn (1837 - 1920) Girl on Red Carpet by Felice Casorati, 1912 Dabous Giraffe Petroglyph,Rock Art in the Aïr Mountains of the Sahara, circa 8000 BCE (artist unknown) Christmas in Australia (artist/date unknown) Portrait of a Greyhound, Called Pompon by John Wootton, 1746 Princess with Vultures by Henry … Continue reading Animals in Art

This wonderful photo was taken by Shingo Uchiyama and is titled "be patient".  Click here to see what an artist who was very patient did with the photo.