Artimaeus

Description: Cervantes began writing Don Quixote while in debtors prison. It is a parody of the contemporary over romantic view of chivalry at the time. Over the 400 years since, it has worked into the cultural foundations. This painting by Nicholas Petrescu-Gaina ~1913, is a favourite of mine and was my work avatar for many years. Picasso painted a similar picture

Description: Very few mamals have the grace and strength of dolphins. Here are two bottlenose dolphins leaping for shear joy of life.

Description: Camping and Caravanning are two of the gresat leasure activities. Here is the iconic teardrop van which, in my opinion, is the coolest shape. It is drawn by another icon from the 1960s: a bubble car, specifically the BMW Isetta

Description: Camping and Caravanning are two of the gresat leasure activities. Here is the iconic teardrop van which, in my opinion, is the coolest shape. It is drawn by another icon from the 1960s: a bubble car, specifically the BMW Isetta

Description: A self deprecating meme. Since covid, it has become popular to make a joke of being slightly mad. Here is my take on the phenomenon

Description: A self deprecating meme. Since covid, it has become popular to make a joke of being slightly mad. Here is my take on the phenomenon

Description: A self deprecating meme. Since covid, it has become popular to make a joke of being slightly mad. Here is my take on the phenomenon

Description: A self deprecating meme. Since covid, it has become popular to make a joke of being slightly mad. Here is my take on the phenomenon

Description: This picture is inspired by the Red Lacewing butterfly, one of the most beautiful butterflies in the world. Lacewings can be found in Asia down to northern Australia

Description: Here is a selection of animals - some familiar and others less so. Together they make a colorful display.

Description: The dog is one of the earliest companion animals. Here are a selection of dogs. Originally on cigarette cards from the 1890, here are a selection of those dogs common at the time.

Description: There is something about sports that are universal. Generally the boys get more airplay than the girls. Sports even generate their own culture including trading cards. These from the late 1800s/early 1900s celebrate women in sports.

Description: This gorgeous butterfly combines a muddy brown camoflage with big eyes to protect itself

Description: The many faces of an iconic water bird from Australia. These are one of my favourite birds because everytime you look at them they have a different body expression.

Description: Little pied cormorant on a bad hair day.

Description: A beautiful bird wing butterfly in purple. The bird wing is a type of swallow tail butterfly. There are perhaps 36 species world wide. One of the most stunning butterflies around

Description: Each country has a hat that strongly identifies their culture. In Australia it is the Akubra, U.S.A. it is the Stetson and in Morocco it is the Fez.

Description: Each country has a hat that strongly identifies their culture. In Australia it is the Akubra, U.S.A. it is the Stetson and in Morocco it is the Fez.

Description: Each country has a hat that strongly identifies their culture. In Australia it is the Akubra, U.S.A. it is the Stetson and in Morocco it is the Fez.

Description: Each country has a hat that strongly identifies their culture. In Australia it is the Akubra, U.S.A. it is the Stetson and in Morocco it is the Fez.

Description: Each country has a hat that strongly identifies their culture. In Australia it is the Akubra, U.S.A. it is the Stetson and in Morocco it is the Fez.

Description: Each country has a hat that strongly identifies their culture. In Australia it is the Akubra, U.S.A. it is the Stetson and in Morocco it is the Fez.

Description: A beautiful bird wing butterfly in red. The bird wing is a type of swallow tail butterfly. There are perhaps 36 species world wide. One of the most stunning butterflies around

Description: A beautiful bird wing butterfly in green. The bird wing is a type of swallow tail butterfly. There are perhaps 36 species world wide. One of the most stunning butterflies around

Description: A beautiful bird wing butterfly in blue. The bird wing is a type of swallow tail butterfly. There are perhaps 36 species world wide. One of the most stunning butterflies around

Description: collage of hot air balloons

Description: Flys can be pretty too. This yellow and black fly crowds to underscore the "no flys on me meme"

Description: Flys can be pretty too. This yellow and black fly crowds to underscore the "no flys on me meme"

Description: An illuminated P from a middle ages text. Since at the time the work of copying or translating took years of effort, it was little more trouble to richly decorate manuscripts. It also signified the value of the work. Each illuminated initial became a master piece in its own right

Description: Two hassidic jewish giraffes out for a drive in a citroen 2CV. Be yourself. Life is too short to be anyone else.

Description: Restless dragonfly, darting, dancing Over the ribbons of trailing weed, Cease awhile from thy myriad glancing, Poised on the curve of the swinging reed; by Arthur Christopher Benson

Description: This is one of a series of wood cuts showing dancers especially in the context of weddings.

Description: This is one of a series of wood cuts showing dancers especially in the context of weddings.

Description: This is one of a series of wood cuts showing dancers especially in the context of weddings.

Description: This is one of a series of wood cuts showing dancers especially in the context of weddings. This one shows a father dancing with his daughter

Description: This is one of a series of wood cuts showing dancers especially in the context of weddings. This one shows a father dancing with his daughter