About House, People in the Yard: House, People in the Yard (Talo, pihalla henkilöitä, from a sketchbook, c. 1900–1921) is an intimate everyday scene recorded in pencil and paint. The drawing centers on a modest house with several figures gathered informally in its yard, emphasizing quiet human presence within an ordinary domestic setting. Loosely rendered forms and unpolished execution suggest this was made as a compositional or observational study rather than a finished work. The figures seem absorbed in everyday activities, contributing to a natural, unposed atmosphere. The simplicity of the setting reflects an interest in unidealized environments common in Finnish art around the early 20th century. As a page from a broader sketchbook, the sheet reveals the artist’s engagement with direct observation and spatial relationships. Its subtle mood and economy of means offer a gentle invitation to reflect on the rhythms of ordinary life. // Image Credit: Maria Wiik, Finnish National Gallery
Japanese camellia (Camellia japonica) is a species of flowering plant. In the wild, it is found in mainland China (Shandong, east Zhejiang), Taiwan, southern Korea and southwestern Japan. It is a popular ornamental plant that is grown for its showy flowers, which come in a wide range of colors, including white, pink, red, and variegated. In the wild, flowering is between January and March. Flowers of the wild species have six or seven rose or white petals.
This new and fun puzzle depicts the distinctive silvery-blue needles of Picea pungens, a conifer native to the Rocky Mountains of North America. The blue hue of its foliage comes from a waxy coating called cutin, which helps reduce water loss and provides some protection from intense sunlight. Blue spruces are evergreen trees, retaining their needles year-round and contributing to landscapes even in winter. In this image, the branches display the symmetrical whorled arrangement characteristic of the species, with short, stiff needles radiating around each twig. These trees can grow up to 75 feet tall in the wild, although cultivated specimens in gardens are often smaller. They are valued in ornamental horticulture for their striking color and tolerance to cold climates.
Start the day with a fun and colorful jigsaw puzzle. Pick your difficulty level, start the game and complete today's puzzle by putting the colorful pieces back together. Take a few minutes to relax and give your brain a healthy workout by reconstructing the crystalized rainbow gradient image featured in this game. Have fun!
Another fun and challenging jigsaw puzzle is here. Today we feature a field of dandelions. If you didn't know, after flowering is finished, the dandelion flower head dries out for a day or two. The dried petals and stamens drop off, the bracts curve backwards, and the parachute ball opens into a full sphere. That's when dandelions look like fluffy white balls.
This new art themed puzzle is base on Vincent van Gogh's 1887 oil on canvas painting called Fishing in Spring, the Pont de Clichy (Asnières). The setting of this work is the Seine River at the Pont de Clichy, near Asnières. The Seine has been an integral part of Parisian life for centuries for commerce, travel and entertainment and it has been the subject and location of the paintings that Vincent van Gogh made in 1887. Longing for tranquil settings, van Gogh began to paint beyond the city fortifications and along the banks of the Seine, in Asnières and the island of Grand Jatte. He experimented with a lighter, more colorful palette than used in his early Dutch paintings or Montmartre series.
Another fun and challenging still-life puzzle is here. This new one is based on a painting by Cornelis de Heem (a still-life painter associated with both Flemish Baroque and Dutch Golden Age painting) called "Still-Life with Crayfish, Oysters, and Fruit". Pick your difficulty, put the table full of fruit, oysters and crayfish back together and complete today's challenge! Have fun!
In The Account Keeper, Nicolaes Maes portrays an elderly woman who has dozed off while updating her account books, surrounded by symbols of domestic and financial life. The composition is carefully structured, with strong horizontal lines from the desktop and wainscoting contrasted by verticals like the cabinet door and desk pillars, creating a sense of visual stability. This order, however, feels precarious—ledgers teeter on the edge of the table, threatening to fall, hinting at the fragility of control and routine. Echoes between forms—such as the dual inkwells mirroring the paired hemispheres of the world map—suggest deliberate design and an undercurrent of symbolism. The woman’s slumped posture invites questions: is she a widow managing her finances, a figure lost in life’s reflections, or a moral warning against sloth? Maes blends technical precision with psychological depth, turning a quiet domestic moment into a contemplative scene rich with ambiguity and meaning.
These beautiful pheasant, also known as the Chinese monal or Chinese impeyan, lives only in the mountains of central China. The male is more colorful then the female, that is dark brown with some white accents. The male monal has a large purple crest, a red-goldened mantle, a green head, bluish green feathers and black underparts. It's plumage is highly iridescent.
Another beautiful art inspired puzzle is here. This new one is called "Still Life with Figs and Bread" and is based on a painting by the Spanish painter Luis Melendez. The image depicts a freshly backed loaf of bread, a plate full of figs, small wooden bared, a bottle and a knife sitting on a table.
In this new puzzle we feature some freshly picked quince fruit. Quince cultivated on all continents in warm-temperate and temperate climates. Most varieties of quince are too hard, astringent and sour to eat raw. They can be used to make jams and jellies or they may be roasted, baked, stewed and used as ingredients in other foods or drinks.
Today's puzzle is based on a painting by Grafton Tyler Brown. It depicts a stunning panoramic view of the Okanagan lake and its surrounding landscape. Lake Okanagan is a deep and long body of water that stretches for 135 km in British Columbia, Canada. The lake is surrounded by majestic mountains, lush forests, and rolling hills. The painting showcases the lake's sparkling blue waters and the reflection of the mountains and clouds in the distance. Click start and immerse yourself in the beauty of Lake Okanagan and its natural surroundings!
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