Puzzles

Curlicue clouds and verdant swirls of greenery heighten the mystery and majesty of El Capitan’s sheer rock face. American artist Phyllis Shafer inf...

The delightfully frightful Addams Family has tickled the dark side of the public’s funny bone for nearly 90 years. With the creation of Morticia, G...

Edward Gorey is beloved for the boundless imagination and sharp humor exhibited in his more than 100 published works. His profound affection for li...

Tom Thomson’s love of the Canadian wilderness is masterfully depicted in each of his paintings. Working as a guide and forest ranger in Algonquin P...

Tamara Madden was renowned for featuring Black women of the African diaspora in elaborate headdresses and lavish ensembles, and Her Coat of Many Co...

French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir expertly captures the ideals of Impressionism in his painting Dance at Bougival. Renoir sought to capture the d...

Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) B-r-r-r-r-rdbath In typical Charley Harper fashion, the midcentury modern artist shows off his classic humor a...

Lucinda Ward Honstain (American, 1820–1904) Reconciliation Quilt, 1867 Lucinda Ward Honstain pieced and sewed this quilt of 40 blocks depicting sce...

Kazuyuki Ohtsu (Japanese, b. 1935) Flowers in Village The joyful, vibrant colors of spring balance the strength of snow-dappled mountains in Kazuyu...

Take to the air with hawks, falcons, and other winged creatures in Charley Harper’s Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. In the 1970s and ’80s, Harper created ...

Diverse beauty and the beauty of biodiversity—Christopher Marley’s biophilic art samples the awe-inspiring life forms on our planet. Marley’s work ...

Molly Hashimoto’s vivid portrayal of the natural world offers a source of wonder and delight that reminds us to be still and engage our senses. Sha...

One of the last great masters of the Edo-period ukiyo-e painting and printmaking, Utagawa Hiroshige’s artwork invites you to experience everyday li...

Franklin Carmichael (Canadian, 1890–1945) Mirror Lake, 1929 The absolute stillness of a summer afternoon is magically represented in Franklin Carmi...

Jack Stuppin (American, b. 1933) Russian River Rhapsody, 2011 Jack Stuppin’s plein air paintings envision countryside vistas at their most dazzling...

Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) Canyon Country is one of ten posters Harper was commissioned to create for the US National Park Service. Here ...

Heidi Taillefer (Canadian b. 1970) Brewing the Yangtze, 2000 Surrealism, humanism, and mythology meld in the dynamic work of Canadian artist Heidi ...

Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) Once There Was a Field Charley Harper’s Once There Was a Field invites us into a wondrous world of birds, bloo...

Rex Ray (American, 1956–2015) Mylopronesta Rex Ray’s dynamic Mylopronesta painting pops with vibrant colors and graceful designs aswirl against a b...

No prosaic tiptoeing through the tulips for these tabbies! B. Kliban’s wide-eyed jungle Cats hide in plain sight amidst fantastic flowers and folia...

Edward Gorey (American, 1925–2000) Illustrations from 22 book covers Before his now iconic books drew critical acclaim and a dedicated following, E...

Illustrations from Dancing Cats These rambunctious cats embody an indefatigable enthusiasm for for life, and who can argue? Juggling cookies, cheer...

Edward Gorey (American, 1925–2000) Dracula in Dr. Seward’s Library Author and illustrator Edward Gorey was also was a set and costume designer for ...

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849) Under the Wave off Kanagawa The distinct composition and linework of this print may at first appear to foc...

Deb Stoner (American, b. 1957) Chaos 2016 Using a flatbed scanner as her camera, Deb Stoner’s dynamic gardenscapes give an ant’s-eye view of the ve...

With the cheeky tail end of a deer or the dangling foot of a droll little mouse, Charley Harper’s artwork makes viewers smile. In a style he called...

We are all in this together, and the interconnectedness of species and ecosystems is a particular passion for artist Jon Ching. His brilliant photo...

Robert Bissell The Buffalo, 2016 A polar bear swimming amidst tropical sea horses and sunbeams? Part magical realism, part climate change narrative...

Edward Gorey (American, 1925–2000) Baby Toss (Falling?) With Edward Gorey’s usual flair for the dramatic, this precarious scene suspends time, invi...

Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) Web of Life, 1986 From cardinal to chili pepper, cowfish to cyano-bacterium, Charley Harper’s Web of Life brin...

Billy Hassell (American, b. 1956) Crossing the Rio Grande, 2018 High above the expansive canyon, the golden-fronted woodpecker’s dramatic patternin...

L. C. Armstrong (American, b. 1954) Rainbow Falls over Flora and Fauna, 2010 If hope is a rainbow, L. C. Armstrong’s Rainbow Falls over Flora and F...

Unknown artist Flammarion engraving (color added), from L’atmosphère: météorologie populaire, 1888 The Flammarion engraving depicts a legendary sce...

In 1947, Jackson Pollock arrived at the drip and splash style with which he is most often associated. Affixing canvases to a wall, the floor, or th...

Take a trip out to the country with Charley Harper’s Gorman Heritage Farm. Harper, a dedicated supporter of land preservation, created this artwork...

Wildlife artist Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) came by his love of nature as a child growing up in rural West Virginia. With his distinctive ...

Pat Scott (English, 1932–2017) A Resounding Success, 2012 Festooned with felines, this sweet scene is the sort of quirky, happy art Pat Scott is kn...

Edward Gorey (American, 1925–2000) Seventeen Cats on the Front Steps of 82 Maple Street No two cats stand, sit, stretch, or snooze quite the same w...

Mattie Lou O’Kelley used bright, vivid colors to create landscape paintings of her early life in rural Georgia. In this resplendent springtime scen...

John La Farge’s stained glass windows reflect the Gilded Age fascination with medieval art and craftsmanship. The industrial revolution had made in...

Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) The Desert Charley Harper’s The Desert was originally featured on a poster commissioned by the US National Par...

Originally commissioned as a calendar, Alphonse Mucha’s Zodiac became one of his most popular designs, with at least nine variants. Images represen...

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) Bank of the Oise at Auvers, 1890 Vincent van Gogh painted over 75 works of art in the last three months of his ...

Amid the poplars, entangled by the floral undergrowth, two lovers stand arm in arm. Their faces disappear into the forest floor. Painted the month ...

Teeming with life, optimism, and a sometimes improbable congregation of species, the paintings of Tom Uttech celebrate natural abundance and divers...

Wayne Thiebaud (American, b. 1920) Cakes and Pies, 1995 Arresting and appetizing, Wayne Thiebaud’s signature paintings of cakes and pies inspire th...

Rosalind Wise’s spectacular Flower Cycle—painted on a canvas nearly seven feet high and eight feet wide—overflows with colorful blooms so fresh and...

The trail riders of Thomas Hart Benton’s painting are miniscule in relation to the sweeping mountainous landscape they traverse. His dazzling aqua ...