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Mardi Gras Barbie says "Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!" Now, throw her some beads. ;-) Well, it's Fat Tuesday and we ...

Clouds reflected in the high windows  Lately, the cloud formations have been beautiful down here in the South Bay. So I decided to ta...

Detail of Dancer Taking a Bow (The Star) (1877) by Edgar Degas ". . . And then at night get together and dance ." That...

Venus Victorious (1914) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir , on view in the Sculpture Garden at the Norton Simon Museum I had been considering p...

Bal du Moulin de la Galette (1876) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir  I find the paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir to be the most charming e...

Wheatstacks, Snow Effect, Morning (1891) by Claude Monet , Getty Museum  Yeah, I know that we've been hitting the art topics with...

Summer (1909) by Frank W. Benson Woo hoo!!! My favorite season is upon us! Summer, a time of warmth and long days. . . Of course, her...