Jacek Yerka (Polish), "Illegal Production of Light." The inside-outside theme is prominent in his work. I love the ones that are most intimate in detail; one senses the presence of an individual, but that person is never depicted. A theme in my own world. We're in a...

George Inness (American), "Early Moonrise, Florida." Prominent "tonalist," a landscape style some say began with Inness, but was also pioneered by James Whistler. Notice the key highlights –– the moon, the house, and the bright notes in the foreground. They form a...

Caspar David Friedrich (German), "Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog," 1818. "May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through...