Apollo 17 Astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack
Schmitt are doing some “low-tech” body work on their high-tech Lunar Rover.
During their first moonwalk Gene accidentally hooked the hammer he carried
in his right leg pocket onto the Rover’s right rear fender extension,
knocking it off. He fixed it temporarily by taping it on with duct tape.
Unfortunately, somewhere on their lunar drive the tape gave way and the
fender extension fell off and was lost for good.
Apollonia is the patron saint of dentists and
those suffering toothaches. When heathens in Alexandria revolted
against the Christians in 249, Apollonia was beaten and her teeth
were pulled because she would not recant her Christian beliefs.
"The Country
Mouse and The City Mouse "
Scott Gustaffson
Once upon a time … artist Scott Gustafson turned his paintbrush to
this delightful Aesop’s fable on “to each his own.” The city mouse
visits the country mouse and finds his raw nuts and feed corn coarse
and unappetizing. The country mouse visits the city mouse where the
repast is refined and wildly diverse, but eating it is nearly
impossible with the all the roaming cats and human activity.
Gustafson’s usual good cheer imagines the two happily toasting, vive le difference!
There is a Rufous hummingbird on the branch of a mountain
hemlock tree with purple cones which are only about an inch
long, even when mature. In another scene, a grasshopper
climbs a tiger lily. Lyman continues to balance the showy
with the unassuming in the third image by pairing a
swallowtail butterfly with delicate pink mountain heather.
Finally, there’s a ladybug beneath the flowers appropriately
named shooting stars. “They explode with fireworks of
blossoms at the top of the plant,” Lyman noted. Let the
Wildflower Suite light up a
corner in your home or work life with their up-close
wilderness views.
Rufus Hummingbird and Mountain Hemlock (top)Fine Art
Giclee canvas
Out of the
Dust, Daniel Smith newest fine art edition, is a gem of North America’s
giant icons. You can almost smell the animal and feel the dry heat in
this image. “My paintings are a reflection of many years of field work
combined with a passion for the natural world,” says the artist. “My
objective is to share my passion through a scientifically accurate
realistic painting while maintaining artistic integrity.” You can get a
piece of this fast-rising wildlife star, signed and numbered and at an
affordable price, from Picture This framing & gallery .
Fine Art Smallwork
Giclee Canvas Handsigned by the Artist
In the 18th and 19th
centuries, many Plains warriors told the stories of their war deeds and
accounts of important events that took place each year in their lives,
in simple form drawings that were not literal but rather highly
stylistic—with many symbols that were understandable only to the Native
Americans. These stories were drawn and painted on hides such as
buffalo, elk, deer and antelope. The warrior who produced the drawing on
animal hides was telling friends and foe alike of his many
accomplishments and deeds of bravery.
This painting shows a young warrior proudly displaying his father’s
painted robe on the back of his pony. He has placed his moccasins on the
withers of his mount so they won’t get wet as he cools his feet in the
water
Small Work
Giclée Canvas hand signed by
the artist
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